The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-18
A Revolution In the Kitchen.


Frota Ne Ansrioda Grottr Of Avg. 2sA.l
"CleAnllnog Il akin to golines," and this time
honored maxim has lost hUne Of It's force amid the
advancing civilization Of the nineteenth century.
There came = period, however, during which ih0
reputation Of American housewives was 10 danger
iof the tidy EeV England hOuse-keepef TO great
extent ElVe up doing her own work, and the age Of
INEXPERIENCED foreign "help' begin. The new.
cOmsFE did not take naturally 10 puinlee stone bath
brick ADD elboW grease and consequently the aOorI
were 10, - spotles, the paint not aI white, the
knives and forks and tlnHafe not a. bright and
there vas general air Of dlnpnes hb0ut the win
doNs, which proclaimed TO the housekeetof Of the
previous generation that things were mot A. they
used 70 Be-" and that the re Of cleanliness had
gone forever About this time, however. dlscoT.
cry Wn made which put new face upon the sub
let and gave " q title to this artlcle-"A ReVou
don 10 the Kitchen"
GeoloElStl have given The generic name Of htli.
oai.F' 70 large variety Of rock formations vary.
Ing In character and density from the Transparent
rock crystal and hinty grinlte 10 the soitef and
more ifable varieties d mica, field spar etc Close
y ftlated 10 the latter q . lOrtnailou which has
been known commercially u "Jiier," and, although
II bad been knoHn for many years, and bad been
used TO 4 limited extent iof the adultefatlOn Of
paints and other purpostS II had never been con-
Eidefed Of muth impJftance OF value. About the
year. 1855, however, II hegln 10 be used 10 pow
defed iOrm igf The pufpoe d cleaning and pfepaF.
Ing the metal plate used iuf taking dasuefreotytes,
and - perfectly did Il do ltI work that II occurred
10 Mf. W. l. Troxell, dagueFreotypId and chem.
1T Of no mean attainmenb, that ID might b nth.
lied u 4 superior cleaner and polishef lUf house.
bold purp1seS Following up this line Of thought,
MF. ffUTell tegan 4 sfles d experiments, which
finally resulted In The combination Of powdered
slleK With ilka and other substances and the pro
dnet vas Introduced In the market commercially
under the name Of "TFof,ifI FridS n ne RiieAsn
Sap" This article was such talpable Improves
ment HDpn pumioe stone, bath brick and hll other
substances heretofore kncWn for the pufrUse Of
cleaning, ,counng and polishing, that Ii elped al
once into the front rank among preparations Of the
kind, and treated q practical revolution In the
kitchen" By taking the place Of other substances
for this pufpos. 1ttsrame - Popular that II slim.
ulated ] humber Of other piTtie TO 20 into the
manufacture Of similar preparations, many Of
tained iarge ale. Indeed II may te sid that the
discovery Of Mr. TroEell iDaugufIted = new fF1neh
u Industry, and while unfortunately he did no,
live to reap the benefits resulting therrifom, yet
the manufacture Is carried on " members q hii
family, and " TroysTt fTidS d he RIelsa Sap
4 household word 10 almost every section Of the
United States Not alone 10 the kitchen has its 80.
periOtity tern demonstrated but also 10 the engine
room and daify; IN short wherever metal, giass,
marble, o. woodwork should te kept clean and
bright this article has become Indispensable. II is
one Of the many illustrations that scientific r.
seareh can utilize and make valuable manT Of The
oommonest and, therefore, most useltsi articles In
efeauoni and u II b true that "he Who males two
blades o. gras EroW where before hut one Hts pro
dueed has not lived 10 vain, then the chemist Who
thus discover and opens up new brunch Of indus
tfy-by Nhith hitherto uleis materials are made
vilulble tnd The ht1F oilhe human NO Il leIsn.
dds public bsueitetof
BLOCH BROTHERS,
vii AGENTS FOR WET VIRGINIA,