The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-09-10

In their day. the old fashioned ''crane"
and ''the dutch-oven," were doubtless re-
garded as the acme Of convenience in
the preparation of food for the table.
But, as in everything else, progress has
been made in the construction of appli-
ances for cooking food. and TO such
degree has it advanced, that the crane
and dutch-oven, though honored in
verse, have become obsolete rs culinary
auxilleries, and are looked upon as con-
trivancea of torture for the industrious
housewife of early days. Succeeding
these, came the 'Buck" and the "Ten-
Plate" stoves, which soon took rank "a
remarkably ingenious prices Of work
manship, the employment of either Of
which in any household was deemed
sufficient to lessen, ten fold, the labor=
of the women And those who were
able and sufficiently progressive 10 buy
them, united in expressions of great sat
iSlaction with them. The favor with
which these stoves were received, and
the spreading demand for them, which
grew as their worth became known. in !
dueed some thought among iron mon |
gers in various places, in the direction
OF still further improvement in matters |
pertaining to stoves for cook ing pnrpos |
es. and also stoves for heating purposes.
This thonght naturally resulted in the |
ura1uaI ainfr,Ino,;nY m the puhlicU of /
a great number of stoves of diverse pat
terns-some of which were really an
on those which first claim
ed popular favor. And with the devel-
opment of the iron interests of the coun-
try, have followed marked improve
ments IN the construction of stoves, un-
til now, it is claimed, for convenience.
strength, and beauty of design, the stoves
of America are unequalled by those of
any other country.
Stoves for cooking and heating pnr-
poses are now constructed upon scientific
principles, and are so arranged and am
pli6ed-in a word, so eo1nplete-as TO
render such thing as furnace, or an
"out-oven," for private household, un-
necessary. or at least of secondary impor
tance. With a modicum of fuel, an as
degree of heat is attained in
the modern stove, and it is so cohtrived
that this heat NAV be concentrated at
almost any given part of the stove. or
quickly shnt off altogether, at the will
Of the Operator. Indeed the real pro-
gress that has been made within the
past few years in the designing of stoves
Of all kinds, is as remarkable as that
made in some other things of less I'M
portance, but of more extended recognI-
tion.
These remarks were suggested by
recent look through Mr.. George H.
Safford's establishment in this place,
where may be seen by ell odds larger
stock and greater variety of patterns
Of stoves than were ever before kept in
store by any dealer in this county. Mr..
5. informed us that, ever since he en-
barked in his present business, he has
making his the most ex-
tensive stove esta blishment in the coun-
ty, and that he now felt that he had sue
ceeded in doing 80. This of course, he
conld not have done, with the limited
means at his command in the outset,
without meriting desirable and grow
ing trade by keeping well up with the
lines as regards improvements in the
articles he "carries" for sale, and offer
ing those which had been approved, and
demonstrated to be good, and all that
was claimed for them. Having gained
public confidence In that respect, the
next thing needful was a strict attention
10 business; anticipating in a measure
the wants of his customers, and square,
honorable dealing with them. We may
here remark that there is a very noticea-
BILE contrast in the quantity and variety
Of stock now kept in store by NJ. SAT-
ford, and that which ornamented his es-
few years ago IN the old
clerks Office building. Then it was
very meagre, and offered the pur-
chaser no opportunity for desirable Sc
lection; now he can select ut his estab-
lishment almost anything in the stove
line he may desire-from toy stove to
a mammonth Arlington, Monitor, Etna,
legant base-burne- etc, and at price
that indeed compare favorahly with the
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