The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1853-11-08
GAs---A REVOLUTION IN PARLoR AND KITCH
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Don't bc frightened, reader, at this ominous
caption. We are not going to deal in that val
uless and to often employed article-editoria
gas-but with the genuine thing, the bona fde
oxygen which we burn. and which has. at las
been converted to all the purposes of heat al
light. We have given our reader various ink.
links of the matter, and we now propose to 90
little more into the particulars of an inven
ton that is destined to work complete revo
luton in the culinary art and to ruin all :he
dealers in fuel, excepting those who furnish
coal to generate gas
Tho principal of heating and cooking by ga.
has boen known and experimental on for some
time both in this country and in England, bul
with only partial success. y
We believe that we have seen device that
obviates all objections, overcomes all difcul
ties, and that will cause this application of gas
to come into general use. 1t iS the invention
of Mr.. Joho Power, an Englishman, of the firm
of Messrs. Skinner & Poper, of Brooklyn, who
are the proprietors of the patent, and who are
so overrun with curious and interesting visitors
that they have not yet found time to put uI
their new heating apparatus IN our office. In ;
few days we hope to be able tn show our friend,
who may favor Us with a CALL that ours is the
ne plus ultra of stovees--occupyng but little
space-portabl that is to say. to the extent Of
the india rubber tube that connects it with ouI
gas pipe-neat, clean and servcible-in short
a perfect wander and bDou Of stove that
might bo put into quart pot
The modus operandi is perfectly simple
The common gas pipe is tapped at any point,
an india rubber tube is attached by means oI
an ingenious coupling. camposcd in part of tho
cnp .ia1 70 al Io Leo,
patent,) through which the gas is conducted
To small iron plate--not niue larger than
ones hand-that forms what may be called
the stove. This plato is filed with perfora-
tions. containing asbestos, which concentrates
and dffuses all the heat. The computation
made by the Inventor goes 10 show that Il sma l
Office might be heated for the rrining sum OF
fifteen cents day. Incredibly small as this
appears. we confidently believe that it will
cover tho whole expense, though we havo not
demonstrated this by actual experiment. Ad.
hitting however, that a much larger amount
will come nearer the truth, the advantages OF
the invention are obvious. For lawyers and
similar Offices, where it is desirable TO avoid
the dust, dirt and trouble of coal fire, to say
nothing of the expense ofkeeping at attendunt
il is peculiarly adapted. A man can enter his
office in the morning. turn on the gas, apply a
match thereto, and the fire is instantly started
and by the time he gets comfortably settled
down tn his desk, the rooom will bo warmed.
We shall soon be able to give our testimony
as to the economy and utility of the heating
part of the invention.
Ofits complete success in cooking we can
speak with confidence founded upon careful
observation and repeated experiments. We
have eaten meats cooked by this new process,
Il O. bair fin 40
pense we can speak with mathematical precis-
ion, having carefully computed the cost with
Mr.. Power and The President of the Brooklyn
Gas Company. To cook three pounds of NUT
ton chops takes but ten minutes in timo, and
costs only half n cent to boil kettle contain
ing half gallon of water, occupies exactly
twelve minutes. and consumes less than Gu
bic foot of gas. TO get up breakfast of four
dishes, say one for meats, second for coffee, a
third for potatoes, &c., and fourth for eggs,
or whatever yon please, will cost only three
cents, and can be done within fifteen minutes.
If any of our readers are skcptical on this
point, thcy can easily satisfy their curiosity by
a visit to Skinner s. Powers Gas Works, Full
ton street, Brooklyn.
The gas pipes are tapped and the connec-
ton with the cooking apparatus made in tho
same way that we have described for hcating
Fifty dishes can be cooked t tho same time,
If desired. A fine large turkey was r,asted at
the Astor House the oher day by this process
and those princes of caterers, Messrs. Coleman
and Stetson, pronounced this new mode Of
cooking the most complete a. d successful in
its results that they had ever witnessed. The
days of stoves and cooking ranges are number
ed. The use of gas is to form part of our
domestic economy, and the kitchen will be-
come an attractive place.
Mr.. p. hns apparatus for every ramifcation
OF the kltchen-even TO heating fat-iron-
that is ever required. An ironing day will
soon ceasc to dreaded by housewives. He
has smoothing iron constructed in such a
manner that it will be heated nearly as soon
ms tho gas is turned on: tho gas is conducted
into It's body in the manner we have described
and can be graduated at pleasure; tho wood
cd handle through which the gas passes before
ignition. is n non conductor of heat and the
fat can be used all day without holder.
We cannot go into minute description of
all the various cooking utensils, but will say
in brief that they are all made upon the same
principle. The gas of one of our ordinary
burners supics about ff yjcts--forming dis
tributod and sttenuated fame--rosembling in
appearance the blush alchohoic fame-ani
saving every particle of the heat. The cook
ing is done by downward radiation; the fire is
brought to the meats, not The meat to the fire.
In roasting tho fire keeps basting tho meat,
all the time, thereby saving tho cook all tho
trouble which he is now compelled TO take
Oneof our average gas burners cost about 35
cents for every 100 cubic feet of gas, and as it
burns only about four feet per honr aud as ono
burner of the ordinary size will keep tho pot
boiling or most any of the dishes going, the
economy will be apparent to every reader. A
company of capitoists have taken hold of the
matter, and will soon erect large factory for
making the cooking utensils. &c, so that the
public will soon enjoy a participation in tho
benefits of this new and valuable Invention.
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GREAT Loss.--Mr. Ralph Phelps called up