The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-06

miliar writing. This invention Is in many
points much superior to either telephone or
telegraph, and it is quite sure to encroach
considerably upon their domain. NeSotla-
tions might be conducted between parties In
widely separated places and contracts signed
and exchanged without their coming to-
cether. or minute instructions be given to
bankers or brokers without any room Tor
misunderstanding or dispute.
In the north gallery another recent and
clever application Of electricity IS shown py
its use in cooking Electrical ovens,
models OF convenience and neatness, are ex-
hibited. They are made OF wood, lined with
asbestos to prevent radiation OF heat, and are
lighted inside by an incandescent lamp. The
temperature of the oven is indicated by
thermometer, and large mica-colored door
shows the progress OF the cooking within:
Wires Offering resistance to the passage OF
the electric current, and thus producing the
beat are disposed In the oven, and switches
placed at different points enable one to ap-
ply the heat wherever desired. II turkey
is roasting more rapidly on ono side than on
another. instead OF taking 1t out and turning
if about, a second switch Is closed and the
temperature is raised as required. all sorts
OF utensils are provided with attachments
through which current may be passed !;
coffee Is boiled and steaks are grilled WITH
electricity; datirons have small silk-cov-
cred copper wires fastened at tho BACK 80
that high and even heat is maintained az
the bottom, while the top, made OF nom
heat-conducting substance, remains quite
cool. In fact, conditions seem 30 changed
that the kitchen becomes almost parlor and
cooking pastime In this display there arc
also registers from which rooms may be
electrically heated.
In the south gallery chickens are hatched
in electric incubators, and the records OF
other processes, or even Of the maternal men,
are completely broken. Wires are led
through. compartments where, by means OF
switches and thermostadts, An absolutely
uniform temperature Is maintained through
out the period OF incubation. The time Is
lowered from twenty-one to nineteen days.
and almost every egg produces lusty chick.
Another contrlvance Is an electric cloth
cuttinc machine. This is for use In large
clothing manufacturers shops, and 1t Is said
to save one-half Of the labor while giving
better results than are obtained by any otner
method. It does its work with the greatest
ease and precision, and costs Tor motive
power less than S5 per month.
An electric bootblack is tho next novelty.
One sits in a comfortable chair, and puts q
nicSle in the slot, when at once one brush
cIenns the boots aud another give them ra-
diant shine.
In one of the cases the advance OF telegra-
ply Is shown by Contrasting Morse receiver
of 1898 with the original Morse machine OF
1887. Near this exhibit is an interestlnS
witness to Cyrus Fields's labors. 1t is the
grapnel with which the broken cable OIL lS0o
was successfully recovered.
By another electrical machine the speed
and direction Of ship are indicated. This
instrument is connected with the compass IN
cuch n nnnnner "a not to Interfere with its
movements, and at the same time to show
n continuous chart for each fifteen minutes OF
the distance traversed and any variation that
may have taken place in the course.
In submarine telegraphy the Commercia!
Cable Company make very instructive and
interesting display. After the several 1ail-
ures OF 1857, 1858 and 1865 OF the attempt to
connect Europe and America BY cable, sue
cess was achieved In 1866. Since that year
electrical communication hns remained un-
broken between the Eastern and Western
Hemispheres, and submarine telegraphs have
multiplied, until now the different lines OF
the gSpe have an aggregate length OF 1ss' GOO