The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-28
A Revolution in the Kitchen.


from The dRerican GrOtcr of Aug. 18Th.
"ClanlineS Is akin to gOlineSn hnd this time.
hnnJTp maxim has lost hume OF It's force amid the
advancing civilization ni the nineteenth century.
There came a period, however, during which the
reputation VI American housewives was In danger;
for the tidy New England hOusr-kCcprr 10 great
CKt tent gave up doing her own work, aud the age Oi
uCXIpTienCtd foreign "help" bcgan. The new
corners did not take naturally to pumiCe stone, hath
brick and elbow grease, and consequently the iln0Ts
were not rs sp0tless, the paint not as white, the
knives and forks aud iinWaTu not as bright, nhl
there was q general air Of dingiuess about the win
lOWs, which proclaimed To the Householder Of the
previous generation that things were mot rs they
Ilsci to lr," and that the rye Of cleanliness had
gone forever, About this time, however, dlsCOV-
cry was made which put new face upon the sub
IrCt and gave Us title to this nricle--"A lSVOlu
lion In the Kitchen"
biologists have given the generic NAME " "SiH-
odisin In large variety u rock formations, vary.
ing In character and density fnm the Transparent
ruCk crystal and ilnty grinite IN the softer and
more fTiabe varieties VI nil field, spar etc. Close
ly related IN the latter - formation which has
been known cOnmCTCiallyRs "HcT," and, although
II had lFCn known for many years, aud had bcen
uscd IN q limited extent for the adullerailOn Of
paints and other purposes, II had never lscn COn-
sidered VI much Importance Or value. About the
year 1858, however, II lFgan to IL used In POW
efel form for the purpose Of cleaning aud pFrIar-
Ing the metal plates ust1 for taking laWeTeOyIsS,
and ~ perfectly did Il do Its work that II occurred
IN Mr.. W. l., TTUXGll, daguCtrCOiyrlst and chem
lSt Of no mean attnlnmens, that i might 10 utll-
lied ~ superior cleaner anl p0llshcr for hOuS'-
hold purposes. Following up this line Of thought,
Mr.. frUIell lpgan a series VI experiments, which
finally resulted In the combination Oi powdered
slick with nkali aud niheT substances anl the pfp-
duct was introduced In the market commercially
under the uamc Of "TfOI,FI Pride n The Kitchen
SOlIL" This article was such lalIahc improve
mcIl upon pnmllCe stone, hath brick and all other
substances heretofore known for the purpose Of
cleaning, securing and polishing, that Il lcapcl at
once into the front rank among preparations Of the
kind and created a practical revolution In the
kitchen" hy taking the place Of other substances
for this purlns. lleCane ~ popular that II slim
ualCl q number Of other parties tn 80 into the
manufacture II similar preparations, many Of
which have been widely ndyCrisCd and have nj.
tanrd large sale. Indeed II may h. sail THAT the
discovery Of Mr.. Tr0Nell lnaugltatCl n new branch
Of Industry, aud while unfortunately hr did not
live to reap the benefits resulting thcfCifOn, yet
the manufacture Is carried on hy mcmlsrs u his
family, and TTgI,FI pTiis n N, Kitchen Sn1p'
Il n household word In almost every section Of The
United States Not alone In the kiircn'hns it, M.
pefiOrity been Demonstrated but RlsO In the engine
rom aud dairy; In short, wherever metal, glass,
marble, NJ woodwork should lr kept clean aud
bright this article has become Indispensable. II j.
one Of the many Illustrations that scientific IT,
search can uiilLC and make valuable many Of the
cOmmonest anil, Therefore, most useless articles In
creation; and II II lie true that "he who makes two
blades NJ grass grow where before hut one was pro-
luCcl' has not lived In vain, then the chemist who
thus discovers and opens up new branch Of indus
try-by which hitherto lisGlS materials nrc InhlG
valuable and the laOT Ot the human race is ltispn.
eds public lCnCiaCtbr.
BLOCH BROTHERS,
agI,r1s tsnr, trtsusr &.tpgtgt,