The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-10-03
THE NOVELTIES EXHIBITION
Mrs. PiIsen in a Letter to The Frederick
Ncus, Describes the Wonders OF the
Latest Philadelphia Exposition.

Mrs. PiIsen in a Letter to fhe Frederick
Ncps, Describes the Wonders OF the
Latest Philadelphia Exposition.
After few preliminary remarks by |
President latham, wave of music by |
the Germania Orchestra and a brief adj |
dress By the Hon. William ID. Kelley, |
promptly at 1890 noon on the 18th inst,
the white ivory button sunk beneath the
pressure of Mr.. kelley's fingers, loud |
sounding gong responded at the otl
end of the building, the engineers lie.
steam into their engine cylinders, wheels
began to run, machinery to move and
the Novelties Exhibition was open. AS
with most exhibitions much remained to
be done before everything was in proper
order but at this writing the exhibition
is in good shape and running along
smoothly. You can find there anything
and everything imaginable in the way of
science, art and mechanics from a pet
eel to a fire proof asbestos theatre cui
a.
elevator, from a self -heating sad-iron to
an iceberg. Perhaps you will be tempted
to ask under which head, science, art or
mechanics, the salsuginous pretzel comes.
Well, there is Il science about the con-
struction Of a prctzel that makes the
perfect preparation of one an art which
only the most skillful of mechanics in
dough can attain to. If this is doubted
by any dyspeptical cynic just let him or
her stop at Wilson'S exhibit of cakes,
crackers, biscuit, &C., and find the truth
staring them in the mouth. And while
| they are there let them notice that Gu
rious machine called Cake Depositing
Machine" The cake dough, of any
| kind, be it thick or thin, easy or tough,
of which extends 4 lot of small steel
tubes, the belt from the engine attached,
the machinery put in motion and away
it goes forcing the dough regularly and
upon IA pan beneath and dropping cakes
thereon at the rate of 1860 II minute
much faster than they are eaten even in
this swift age. What a queer thing AS
bestos is. y glossy grecnish mineral
substance composed of long, silky,
| greasy, indestructible, flexible, fibres,
occurring side by side in capillary cry
stalls, which are drawn into threads, and
woven INTO cloth that will resist ordinary
and sometimes, indeed, extraordinary
| 1, Al,
hibit of it here, showing it in the min
eral and advanced stages of preparation
up to uonconducting coverings for stem
pipes and Il theatre curtain. There are
several theatre curtains OF this material
i'll use in the United States, one at the
Philadelphia Academy of Music, which
is there looked upon as the only com
pletc barrier of protection to an audience
| in case of fire, in the world. The but
ton hook is as prominently present as it
| is possible fOl 4 button hook to be, but
| | want to reserve mention Of it unCil
| can give an account of the wonderful
| celluloid display, part of. which it is.
| In the eastern end of the building an enter
pislng firm have erected a sample passen
ger elevator and under the coercing intlu-
euce of a nickel will elevate you to Il high
gallery from which poiut you can obtain
"a fine view of the building, the exhibits
and the people beneath The Patent Re
versibe Self Heating Sad-Iron smoothes
its way into the affections of many be-
holder at the reasonable price of So 80
| 1t is reversible So that one side can be
heating while the other side is being used.
A small neat alcohol lamp, which is cas-
ily and conviently attached, furnishes
the heat, and at the beginning the iron
a e.
cording to the lishtness or heaviness OF
the ironing. But, in addition to doing
the work of an ordinary iron, one of it's
four sides is Il liuter and another pol
isher, which are heated at the same time
the iron is and thus are Away ready for
use. 1t is also an iron stand. 1t can be
heated with gas and the alcohol lamp
dispensed with. if that is desirable |
am not at the end OF its advantages yet.
| If the handle is turned around on the
side the iron makes FIRST rate stove for
| the sick room, SO that hot water or any
neces AIRY warm appliances can he had
quickly, us it heats rapidly. Now, shat $
| the sort of an iron every considerable hus-
| band should furnish his wife and thus
save her from running to and from the
stove and also the expense of keeping
up a hot coal fire. Wives with inconsd-
crate husbands should procure one on
their own account and then when they
Throw it at the atore mentioned inconsii-
| crate husbands they will have two
chances of Gripping them-by fire and
fracture.
| have been such an incessant seam
stress and have worn a thimble so con-
stantly from my girllOod that should
leave it off for a day by chance I've no
| somehow the LAMENTATIONS upon the top
| navar thnuuht nc Them ar If 7 did If
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