Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-10-20

multiply the uses of electricity as it
/ has done UP to date. In all animals
use develops Il given organ, while by
i diSuSe it dWindleS and ShriveS and
! eventually changes entirely its char
acter. \ glance through the electrical
building at the worlds fair makes one
think that if electricity is to perform
all the offices for man that is put forth
here he will soon have use for no other
=, part Of his body but that wonderful
! head of his which contriyeS all these
wonders which are destined to reyolIl-
| tioniZe the order of things. Hence the
thought that he will eventually become
just one large head with minor accom-
panimentS.
He must retain his stomach, however.
for as yet there has been invented
nothing that will do his eating; but
next best to that this electrical servant
of his has been taught to do his cooking
in 4 way that is without heat or dirt
or danger, and which requires Il mini
mum of time and care. You touch
the button, I'll do the rest says the
electrical cooking apparatus, and the
result is, that as far us the culinary
part of life is concerned, the millennium
| is at hand.
In the gallery of the electrical build
/ ing is the exhibit of cooking by clcctri-
cal apparatus, and Judging by the inter
eSted crowds which surround it daily
it is one of the successes II the build
IN, 4 Iiffarnnt mann iS T5nn1pa,I not.l,
day, and the food is served out to the
waiting crowd. There stands the
large oven, which is SO very simple in
its mike and is Il marvel of ncatncSS
and convenience. 1t is made of Russia
iron, lined with wood and asbestos,
which allows Of absolutely no radia
ton of heat into the room. The heat
ing plates are arranged SO that the heat
can be applied either from above OF be
low or both at the same time, the de
gree Of heat being controlled by Il
switch on the outside. A thermometer
on top gives the exact degrees Of heat,
a glass door i'll front gives Il view of
the interior, and with the switch to
regulate what more could the most cN-
acting cook desire?
And there shall be no more burning
of hands and blistering of faces by that
irkSOmc process known to the wise ones
rs bastlng. Electricity does not con
sumo the oxygen from the air rs c0al
or gas does, so liquid is not evaporatcd
and the roast nestIcS cOntcntedly i'll its
own Juices and is cooked with all its
delicious flavor intact. A cook puts
in his meat, turns on the necessary
amount of electricity and il a given
time it turns off again. The amount OF
heat remains the same until the door
is opened, because, as WAS said, the
oxygen is not exhausted. Imagine the
Importance of this kind to the temper
and disposition Of our WOm"nkjnd. 1t
even has direct bearing on the spiritual
life. 4 woman can put her roast IN
the electrical oven and 80 to church,
sure Of finding ii all right and juicy on
her return. She can give herself up
unrostrain"dly to prayer and holiness,
instead of giving, as heretofore, one
thought to heaven and God and two -
home and gravy.
Ironing day, too, will lose its tclTorS
when the electrical iron is used. IN
stead Of the old agony Of Keeping the
! coal fire going and the irons at proper
heat, one iron charged with electricity
will iron as long rs the current holds
/ ont All these electrical apparatuScS
/ have wires arranged at the bottom Of
them, 50 whenever Il house has had
electricity introduced, it is only nee
! esSary to unfastcn the glass bulb anh
attach the utensil and the electricity
makes an incandescent heat by passing
! through them, just as it does in passing
! through the little platinum wire in the
! incandeScent lamp. There are tea-pOts
! and chafin9 dishes and tea kettles, and
with a supply of electrical apparatuses
cook could move her kitchen to any
ger or Inconvenience and without the
reprCach Of dirt and untidireSS.
! 1t is very amusing to watch some OF
the people who crowd around this eX-
| hibit. They gaze on the proceedings as
| if there was something u lcanny and
irregular in the whole thing, and when
! the food is offered them touch it in a
gingerly way as if they feared that the
odOr of birthstone from its hidden cook
still fingered there. But the toOthSome-
ness Of waffies and griddle cakes soon
! overcomes their fears, and like Oliver
! Twist they cry for "more." The un-
heard-of questions that they propose
would demolish the patience Of anyone
less well supplied in that particular
/ than Miss Johnson, the bright and
able exhibitor, to whose pluck, hard
work and fine abilities the exhibit owes
it's great success.
From the clouds to the cooking stove
seems a wide enough leap, but one al
most expects to see the statue OF
Franklin, which stands in front OF
this building, throw up its hands IN
holy horror at the sight Of this divine
agent. which he cOaXed from the skies
backing the boots Of boys ard men
TO such pass has it come, as one may
prove who accepts the invitation to
drop a niclxle in the slot and have
his shoes shined. The machine is
quite an ingenious one. Wien the coin
goes in the slot the electrice current
j CLOVIS into n glass bulb, two circular
brushes begin to rnvolve and the DC
c1Ipant of the chair has only TO press
pedal and hold up his boot to the
J right-hand brush for coat Of backing
| then press another pedal and turn TIC
the brush on the left, and 10, in less