Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-12-09

The New York Mirror ~ IN rnptures
over an invention recently patented by
a Mr.. Power, by which houses can be
warmed and cooking performed without
stoves or Ere place; but simply by means
of gas. We have heard OF cooking
being done with the common gas, and
have but little doubt but that, sooner or
later, gas will come into general use
for both cooking and warming dwellings.
This will greatly tighten the labors Of
housekeeping, and also bring about great
changes in the architecture Of houses,
inasmuch us the chimney may DO entirely
dispensed with. But let the reader pc
ruse what the Mirror says Of this inven-
ton for
USING GAS To WARM OUR HOUSES AND
COOK OUR vicruALs.
The mOdus opcraHdi Is perfectly sim
pie. The common gas pipe IL tipped at
any point, an India rubber tube Is at
tachcd by meaus Of an Ingenious coup
ling, composed In part OF the same ma
tesial, flor which Mr. Power has also a
patent, through which the gas IL con-
Quoted To small iron plate--not much
larger than ones hand--thut forms what
may be called tho stove. THIS plate IL
filled with pcrforatiDns, containing uv-
bestos, which concentrates and dillnses
all the heat. The computation made by
tho Inventor goes 10 show that small
office might be heated lor the trihna
sum OF fifteen cents day. Incredibly
small M this appears, wo confidently be-
llcve that Il will cover tho whole OK.
pcnse. though we have not demonstrated
this by actual experiment, Admitting
however. that a much larger amount wi!
come nearer the truth, the advantages OF
lke invention are obvious For lawyers
and slmllar ofiiecs, where 10 Is ,lcalrable
10 avoid the dust, dit and trouble OF
coal lire, 10 say nothing OF tho expenses
of keeping an attendant, u II peculiarly
adapted. A man can enter hir Office IN
the morning, turn on the gas, apply a
match thereto, aud the fire ID instantly
started, aud by the time ho gets com-
lortably settled down 10 hls deak, the
room will be warmed. We shall soon
be able 10 give our testimony as Ia the
sconomy and utility OF the heating part
of the invention,
OF Its complete aueeeas In cooking we
can speak wllha confidence founded
upon careful observation aud repeated
experiments. We have eaten meats
cooked by this new process, and eau
youch Cor their fine ilayori as for the ex-
pense, we can speak with mathematical
precision, having cprefully computed tho
sost with Mr.. Power and the President
ofihe Brooklyn Gas Co. To cook 3 lbs.
of mutton chops takes just ten minutes
of tune, and cost only i-a OF n cent TO
boil kettle containing half gallon OF
water, occupies exactly IL minutes, and
consumes less than cubic foot OF gas
To get up breakfast Of four dishes, say
one for meats, second Tor coffee, a
third for potatoes, &C., and fourth for
eggs, or Whichever else you please, will
cost only 3 sent, and can all be done
within 10 minutes. III any OF our rea-
ders are sksptic 10 on this point, they can
easily satisfy their curiosity by visit TO
skinner a. Powers Gas Works, Fulton
street Brooklyn.
The gas pipes are tapped, and the
connection with the cooking apparatus
made in the same way that we have des-
cribed for heating. Fifty dishes can be
cooked at the same time, il desired. A
fine large turkey was roasted at The
Astor House the other day by this pro-
cess, and those princes of caterers,
Messrs. Coleman a. Stetr.son, pro-
nounced this new mode OF co oking the
most complete and successful IN It's re-
suits that they had ever Witnessed. The
days Of stoves and cooking ranges are
numbered. The use Of gas is to form q
part OF our domestic economy, and the
kitchen will become an attractive place.