Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-04-04

have proved unsuccessful al that time
ioz2 gas vas successfully introduced
INTO Boston. and the next year n com
pany was Incorporated in New forS.
with a capital OF si.pcO.0OO. but did
not succeed IN successful operation
until 1927. But these things were
wholly unknown 100 years ago; and
now coal gas j. being extensively used
Tor warming apartments in Offices or
houses; and wood. excepting. perhaps.
70 some considerable extent in the
country towns. has largely gone out Of
use; and. in point % fact. electrical
lights appear to be fast taking he
place Of coal gas
SO also in the homes Of n hundred
years ago rugs and carpets were nj
most unknown. and the floors in many
cases were sanded as a matter % clean
illness. All the water used Tor house
hold purposes In the larger towns and
cities was obtained from wells by
means Of pumps or old-fashioned
sweeps. rs very generally in the coun-
try towns ut the present time Pumps.
it is stated. we're not in use until about
1870; II 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 FORKS. while in the country
they have mostly superseded the use
Of the OId-time ~well-sweeps
Among other small conveniences
needed one hundred years ago. or a
much less term. was that now univer-
sal item. friction machines-madc and
used ut the present time in such Iargs
quantities in our country. and import
ed in such considerable numbers from
European countries. In early times.
and down TO n period within the re-
membrance 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 Hint into prepared finder. and then
lighting a sulphur match in the finder.
III, as said. the finder proved to be
damp or would not catch. the only
alternative was that of wading
through the snow "A half mile
or more and borrow a brand
OF n neighbor." II i almost
wonderful what progress has been
made in the use OF friction matches
within the last forty or fifty years 1T
i a fact worthy o fnotice that. insignif-
cant as matches are. il il a matter OF
Importance. an account Of the immense
number made. that the manufactures
should BE- situated in districts where
timber is cheap Twenty years 2 II
was estimated that the quantity manu-
featured in the United States amounted
nearly forty millions Of matches daily.
At the present time il IS doubtless very
much larger. OF course. under these
circumstances. il must be admitted
that they r a very great convenience.
aud IL Il almost wonderful h0w the
people could ever have got along and
kept house without them At the
present time vast numbers Of friction
matches are exported from the United
States to the West Indies. South Amer
lea and other countries. ard even to
Australia
There are. ~ l. We'll known. many
articles and means in Use n tine pres
ent time to lessen the burdens and
trials Of severn winter weather in this
part ~ the country. which ~ yet are
not in use farther north or in the far
West. And with this il would seem
that what might be called a severe
winter could be easily borne. while in
other parts Of the country. and among
the poor classes. it Is usually n dis
tressine trial to human nature. But
even among our own people a mild
winter and exemption from severe
storms i much TO be appreciated as a
great relief and blessing to a large
part OF every eommunity.-BOston
Herald.