The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-17
STOVES ron POCKETS.


Or You Cen scatter Then al Over Your
vital Parts II You Like.
Warrington Star.
why, how warm your hand isl" ex-
claimed young Noodles. upon ciasping
hands with his friend Timpkins on r street
one day during the recent cold snap.
Timpkins grinned.
"You haven't your gloves on either; and
yet while my gioved hands are like icicles.
yours are as warm ~ toast. DO you carry
around stoves in your overcoat pocketsf
THAT il precisely what do" replied
Timpkins laughing. Your random guess
struck the facts squarely. carry = stove
In each side pocket OF my top coat in this
sort Of weather. and find them very COM
Portable, assure you, though there hasn't
been occasion to use them before during
this winter. Here Is one Of them"
With this Timpkins drew forth and sx-
hibitsd to view . curious little tin box
about six inches long by four In width and
one inch In thickness. Il Was slightly
curved In shape and appeared to b covered
With some stuff like glazed calico. When
the top was slid Of. the inside Was seen to
be made OF tin perforated with great
many holes. Is contained nothing but .
round stick Of some Queer-loOking sub
stance, which was burning ct the end with
bright redness, but without fame or .
particle Of smoke.
"what do you cali it," demanded Mood
Lee. wonder,ngly.
1T Is . japanese stove-a device that has
been used In Japan very commonly for
many centuries. You see, IL Il simply
tin box with holes In Il, covered on the
outside with this calico stuff TO help retain
the heat II Is really quite hot. you OBJ
serve. and IL viii remain 80 for five hours
with the burning Of single fire stick. You
can't imagine how agreeable 1t Il to have
. couple Of such stoves In your pockets to
keep your hands warm. No frozen fingers
for me when can carry my IRE around
with me. They are so small and 50 fiat
that they don't even make ones pockets
| bulge"
But Why isthe continuance made with
| Q curve7"
"Becanse il accommodates itself more
| readily 10 the hand. for one thing. The
| chief reason. however. is that IL is better
adapted in this shape TO other uses Warm
ing the hands is but one Of the services the
/ japanese stove 10 made TO perform. IL ID
| applied Also to any other part Of the body
that needs heating. l know . man who
wore always in cold weather two of the
stoves on his chest beneath his shirt. They
| fit admirably and keep him warm and
| comfortable for many hours at stretch,
he told me that he wouldn't be without
| them for anything. l have understood
| that in Japan they are put over the kidney.
| or the stomach or on any other part where
heat Is desirable. Rheumatic sufferers find
their use most beneficial.
II should think they would be good for
grip"
IL have no doubt. Indeed, for any sort
| OF colds once contracted or rs . preventive
against them japanese stoves ought to b
| excellent l should think that delicate
persons would find great comfort in cold
weather in half dozen or so scattered ovel
the vial parts OF the body. There is M
reason Why ladies should not carry them
in their NUTS: the equivalent is done in
Japan"
Are these stoves very exrensiver''
Very. They cost Sc apiece. and with
each one are thrown in two packages OF th,
fuel sticks for Burning in them. Til,
tuei sticks are Just made the length
OF the little tn box. and they com,
In packages very much put up like fire
crackers. They are made OF very hnely
powdered charcoal, and. eursously enough
the burning does not give Out any rercepti
Die smoke. IL you want . great deal o
heat Yen hight both ends Of ssick--only on,
is used at time--snd yoa get double Tn,
warmth for two hours and . half Az
extra amount OF calor.c could. OK course
Re obtained by putting in two or thre'
sticks 1T once, lighted; but that woult
make the stove too no; for ordinary pur
poses. /. IS easy enough 90 carry three O
iear sticks Ia your pocket II you are goinl
TO be eas ali day Ia the cold. and as soon n
one is used up light another and renew tn,
supply OF fuel, You can get rs many fne
siscss as you want IT the Chinese and Jap
ansse shops whore they sell the stoves"