The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-24
A Revolution in the Kitchen,

PfOri ne Im,ri1t4 (iroter Of Aug. 2sihl
cleanliness is lLu % y !thszs,p and thi, time
h0nJreI maxim Ia, Lost nOht II IL force amid the
advancing civilization VI ihe\ lnrteenth century.
There came 4 period, however, RHng which the
reputation VI American house WiIN vas Ia danger
iOf the tidy New England hUus- nrIsr to great
extent gave up doing her own WORN bod the sge Of
ineI IsFieHoe,I foreign "help' bsta u. The new.
opmeTs did not tax" naturally t0puIt Ite Zone, lalh
bhck and ellDE T. .r. ~ ,,'ILbnily the DOOR
were not s sTptless, tue paint hhite, the
kniVes aud forks aud iinWafe not A. bright, and
there Uas general air Of dinginess about the vim
doUs, which proclaimed to the h0useketper Of the
previous generation that things we're mot ~ they
used to IT,, and that the age d cleanliness had
gone forever. About this time, however, discOT-
cry Vas made which put new lace upon the sub
jrct and gave Us q title To this AnlCle-"A Revolt
lion 10 the Kitchen"
GeOlugists have given the generic name Of "IiIi-
Gates" to large variety u rock formations, vary
lug In character and density from the Transparent
RICK crystal and finty granite to the softer and
more riable varieties d mica field, spar, ETC. Close
ly related 10 the latter = formation which has
ksen known commercially As "JiisT,' and, although
Il had bcn kDDTn for many year,, and bad lEen
used 10 a limited extent for the aluteraiiOn Of
Ialnu and other purposes, II had never isHn cOh-
sidCresl u much Importance OF value. About the
year ISIS, however, 1t ltlan 10 h usISl In pow
defel form for the pufpse VI cleaning and pfelnr-
Ing the metal plates us, iJr taking dagueHeOtyIss,
and ~ Perfectly did II do Its work that 1t occurred
10 Mr. W. l.. 1TpHell, dAguereDtyplst and chem
ist Of no mean aliainmenlS, that u might lie util-
lied A. superior cleaner and p0llsher TOT house
hold pu1nseS Following up this live Of thought,
MT. 1fvIcll begAn = ssries u experiments, which
finally resulted In the combination Of powdered
sileX with alkal and other substance aud the pro-
duet va, Introduced In the market commercially
under tho name Of "TroIslfI Pitt u n, htichsn
Sap" This article was such palpabe improve
ment upon punliCc stone, hath brick aud all other
substances heretofore kncwn for the purpose Of
cleaning, securing and polishing, that Il leaptd At
once Into the FROM rAnk among preparations Of the
klndi and created practical revolution IN the
kitchen" by taking the place VI other Substances
Tor this purIDSs II leCane ~ pppulaf that II slim
ulattd 4 number Of Gihef parties ~ go into the
manufacture Of similar PREPARATIONS, many Of
which have been " idely advertised and have at
tainel large sale. Indeed II may ie Elid that the
discovery Of Mr. TrOIell lnauRurited new branch
Of Industry, and while unfortunately he did not
live 10 reap the BENEFITS resulting thcfeifOm. yet
the Manufacture Is carried on by mernlers q his
family, aud "Tro1,irI PrtiS 6ths Rishsn SoIP'
Il q household word In almost every section Of the
Unitel States. Not alone In the Kitchen las It's 50.
pafiUFity hFen demonstrated, but also Ia the engine
ROOM aud dairy; Ia short, wherever metal, glass,
marble, " woodwork should h. kept clean aud
bright this article has beCOme inlipenSble. II is
one Of the many illustrations that scientific re-
search can utilize aud make valuable many Of the
cOmngnest aud, therefore, most uselGs' articles in
creation: and II II L. true that she who makes two
blades Of grass grow where before but was pro-
ducel' has not lived 10 vain then the chemist no
thus discovers and OIsns up heE brsnth Of indus
ify-by which hitherto us.lss materials are made
valuable and the hloF Oitle human race Is lcsScn-
ed-,a public benelaCtDr.
BLOCH BROTHERS,
sill AGENTS FOR WEST VIRGINIA.