St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-25

brilliancy Of the lamp on tho counter
that she asked 70 be allowed to take Il
home in her carriage. The Lyceum
Theater In London WAS lighted with
gas in l80S-4. and in 1913 Westminster
bridge was lighted with coal gas for
the first time. and the next year some
OF the streets were lighted with gas.
Some OF the gases used At this time
and earlier were made Of wood. In
this country tallow candles and oil
continued to be used much later. in
many cases until 1850 or go. The first
attempts to introduce coal gas into the
United States were made in 1916 or
1921 At Baltimore. and were said to
have proved unsuccessful ut that time.
In 1922 gas was successfully introduced
into Boston. and the next year . COM
pany was incorporated in New York.
with capital Of 81. 900. 900. but did
not succeed in successful operation
until 1927. But these things were
wholly unknown 100 years ago; and
now coal gas is being extensively used
for warming apartments in offices or
houses; and wood. excepting. perhaps.
to some considerable extent in the
country towns. has largely gone out Of
use; and. in point Of fact. electrical
lights appear to be fast taking the
place Of coal gas
So also in the homes of hundred
years ago rugs and carpets were al
most unknown, and the floors in many
cases were sanded rs a matter of clean.
illness. All the water used for house.
hold purposes in the. larger towns and
cities was obtained from wells by
means OF pumps or Old-fashioneu
sweeps. rs very generally in the coun-
try towns at the present time. Pumps.
it is stated. were not in use until about
1900; il this be SO. there were no
pumps in use one hundred years ago
in this country. They are now OF very
rare use in cities and towns supplied
with water. works. while in the country
they have mostly superseded the use
Of the old-time well-sweepa
Among other small conveniences
needed one hundred years ago. or ,
much less term. was tina: now univcr-
sal item. friction machincs-made and
used ut the present time in such large
quantities in our country. and import
ed in such considerable numbers from
European countries. In early times.
and down to a period within the 70
of many persons OF the
present day, the common means Of pro-
ducing fire was by the use OF the flint
and steel. striking a single spark from
the flint into prepared tinder. and then
lighting a sulphur match in the tinder.
IT." as said. 'tae tinder proved - Se
lamp or would not catch. the only
was that of wading
through the snow half mile
,r moro and borrow . brand
II a neighboc." It il almost
wonderful what progress has been
made in the use of friction matches
within the last forty or fifty years. 1T
s fact worthy Of notice that. insignifi-
ANT IS matches arc. il is q matter of
ON account of the immense
lumber made. that the manufactures
should be situated in districts where
imber is cheap" Twenty years ago it
vas estimated that the quantity manu-
actured in the United States amounted
o seven thousand gross Of boxes. or
,early forty millions Of matches daily.
1t the present time it is doubtless very
much larger. W course. under these
it must be admitted
hat they are very great convenience,
md it is almost wonderful how the
,eople could ever have got along and
rept house without them. At the
present time vast numbers of friction
are exported from the United |
states to the West Indies. South Amer
ca and other countries, and even to
australia
There are. as u we'll known, many
rticles and means in use at the pres |
mt time to lessen the burdens and
rials of severe winter weather in this |
art Of the country. which as yet are
ot in use farther north or in the far
Vest And with this it would seem
hat what might be called . severe
rinter could be easily borne. while in
ther parts Of the country, and among
he poor classes. it is usually . dis
ressing trial to human nature. But |
ven among our own people . mild
rinter and exemption from severe
torms is much to be appreciated as .
'reat relief and blessing 70 a large
art Of every COMMUNICATIONS
Ierald.
lntolerable Eeeentries.
What is called eccentricity 10, in nine
ascs out Of ten. either affectation or
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