Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-11

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Housewives.

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Housewives.
ovon Meredith, whose. writings are
c.Usr.iiv The soul Of sentimentality. has
,nods ono practical remark and IT 10 THIS;
.w. m.,, iva without poetry. music. and art,
W" may i've without conscience ana 1.-Two w''nous
we may i've without friends, ws may 1.-Two with
I'm. c; Tas man cannot live without cooks"
Every ono is forced to acknoyledce that
the fact is true, but the amg s.snI domsstics
leave ma can be relieved, ct least IN part ny
an Invention Of the present day-tho
American Heater. which Is coDtrivanco
fnllv qualified 70 do both the. work OF a
c,,s,,,,sr, and stove. In former DAYS, when
the volatile colored COOK was WON
10 throw up her situation ~ ocIock
in tho morning ana iiato nuspann.
were aroused from their Humpsis ~ Wv
man sighed for an invention which would
relieve him OF these awful burdens. ana
now tho millennium of domestic lcucity
has arrived. The American Heater, whlch
"a tho mo.t economical and reliable heat
producing apparatus in use, has pecn put
upon the market by company OF we'll
known Richmond gentlemen, anu u sup
plies q long-felt household want. INC
snoring spouse no longer mas 70 snsn ,1sen
his peaceful dreams and vent ms spleen
with the axe and coal-scuttle, for now ms
wife-eveu though all the COOKS Oh
Christendom have gone TO Jericno,
can start her range with the snlp.c
scratch of a match, provided, Oh course
she has been prudent enough 10 suppy
herself with that universal penacea-euo
American Heater. This useful contriVahce
does away with smoke. odor. art; uu't,
and ashes. The principle, upon WHICH ~
works il exceedingly simple-thst is, after
Won have bought one and had 1t explained
TO you. The Heater. which can be pus IN
ordinary cook stoves, ranges, anu hr.-
nlaces "a connected by pipe with a TANK
Of kerosene oil. When tho oil gets INTO
the heater it is converted into an imam
mable gas, witch becomes igni'ed py
match, but without any, explosion. ~ u
this burning gas which DOES the wVrA .or
the heater and causes the bread and pastry
in tho stove to bake in seven and elght
minutes. while you can COOK things IN the
twinklin9 OF an eye.
For several days past one Of tho Heaters
has been on exhibition at No. cas-. Broad
street. and It has attracted universal attsh-
ton among the ladies. A colored c,cf, oe-
decked III q white cap, which Is itseI sus-
gestive of everything eatable. has gwen
practical illustrations OF the workings or
tho continuance and dispenses at all hours
biscuit and other delicacies which nave
been baked by the Heater. This week tho
Heater will again be on exhibition from ii
A. NJ. to / 2. II. and from L. M. TIL
o'clock 2. N.
A few days ago the directors OF the com
pany, desiring TO see the practical WORK
ings OF their production. had dinner
which was cooked upon the Heater. Sora,
oysters q every form, custard. PIE. ana
other heavenly articles OF diet were serve !,
and the gentlemen were even more de,
lighted with the apparatus than they had
ever expected TO be. AS it is, the company
is overwhelmed with orders, aud they De-
Leye that their investment will be even
more lucrative than the Bonsack cigarette
machine.
One Gallon Of oil will run the stove SIX
hours, and a. this amount OF liquid - Cup
Piled by the company for elk cents, tho
contrivance cen be operated TOR ono cent
an hour. III,
To sum up everything. it is howl
ing" success, and oil housewives must
have one. =,
Cheering news is coming in daily from
oil over the State. especially from Lynch
burg, whore on Friday evening banquet
was rendered the Medical Society OF lir-
ginia at Calisthenic Hall by the local ply
siclans. All the dishes OF the elaborate
menu were cooked on the American Heater
with great success.