The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-24
A WOMAN'S INVENTION.
A Few Household Articles Which =
Woman Has Planned.

The Chicago Sunday Tribune OF recent
date publishes the following article in re-
gard to Mrs. Caroline Wescott Romney,
who was at one time eastern correspondent
for The Sentinel. Speaking Of the articles
offered for inspection at the worlds fair,
the Tribune says:
No less than fourteen articles were Of
fered for inspection by Mrs. Romney at the
fair. several of which were awarded
medals. Among these is water-cooler
which does not require ice TO keep the
water cool at all times. It consists Of a
covered receptacle for holding the pail Of
water and is made of cellular brickware,
which is manufactured of clay. sawdust
and asbestos fiber, In the process OF man
ufacture the SaWduSt Is burned out al A
white heat in the kiln, leaving the product
cellular, or porus. BY reason OF this po-
rOusness il is made perfect nOn-con-
ductor Of heat and cold, and is pervious to
water. The receptacle. with the water TO
be kept cool within it. stands in tray OF
galvanized iron which holds water 10
depth of two or three inches. BY reason OF
the porosity of the cooler. and the force OF
constantly rises through the cellular walls
OF the receptacle and is as constantly eVap-
GRATED. This rapid evaporation chills the
air inside and keeps the water as cool as
il is usually drawn from "A well or spring
By this means. II IS claimed, the tempera-
ture of the water can be kept as low as
There Is milk cooler or creamer SINH
larly made. suitable for for either dairy or
household use. The same method used for
keeping the water cool is employed, and II
is claimed Tor the MIX cooler that not only
does il do away with the cost of ice in the
cooling and preservation OF milk and the
ripening of the cream, but also preserves a
uniformity in the temperature, which can
be maintained without huctuauon at A de-
grees. Mrs. ROmney says that the warmer
the weather the greater the evaporation
and consequent lowering OF the tempera-
ture inside; the cooler the weather the less
the evaporation, and correspondingly less,
the necessity for lowering of the tenpera-
Fr1r r~n
same degree the year round.
4 Modern Dinner Pail.
But what Will especially interest the
hundreds OF thousands of housewives who
have to put up a lunch every day for the
bread winners OF the family is that Mrs.
will keep the food placed in it, for several
hours, as hot as when il left the cooking
stove in the morning.
. NV Dads Dinner Pail as the old song
had it. used to be made Of tin that
'sparkled like silver, so worn and bright
| The song will have TO be modified now, 50
In storm or in sunshine,
In snow, rain or hail.
II will keep hot forever,
My dads dinner pail.
THE new dinner pail that Pat and Tim
and Nfchaelo and Pedro viii soon have 10
hold their 'dejeuner la fourchette viii
be made Of brick. IL viii consist of a case
made Of the cellular brickware manufact-
ured after the same style as that OF the
water cooler and milk cooler, only that
il will need another pail INSIDE IL,
unless to hold liquid, such as tea or conee-
1t will have suitable and separate recepta-
cles for meat vegetables pie etc. II the
| the contents will keep as hot up to noon,
or even longer, as when they IeIt ne
stove at O'Clock or o CLOCK IN 1lle
morning, when Pat and Pedro issued Iorth
for their days work
OF Interest to housewives.
IN addition to these articles Mrs. Rom
ney has constructed out of the same
products-namely. clay, sawdust. and as
bestos fiber. a refrigerator for the house
hold a milk refrigerator, refrigera ting
closet or storerooln, a reIrlSefauhs cellar
or chilling room for slauShter-hOuse puI-
poses, a heat conserver or closet IN when
food may be kept warm Ior IN ihoelliilte
time for dilatory members OF the boardlng
house or for late Corners AT the reSlaQ-
rant. a warming closet Tor butler
nantries a domestic water-hlter, warranted
10 prove a mystic labyrinth IN Wnlch the
ro,lEIino 1nicrobe is sure TO get lost,
foot-stOVe for carriages or compartment
cars and a water-flter and water-cOOler
combined. She has also invented restau-
rant conveyor. both simple and compound,
for carrying food from restaurants 70 out
side customers, by means OF which the
food is delivered as hot as II could be had
if served in the restaurant Inc simple
one consists Of a rack of scrap iron, con-
tanning spaces for half dozen basins,
more or less, OF seml-clrcular form, ar
ranged two on a shelf The shelves are
arranged one above another and ara
fastened together by longitudinal supports
which also lock the basins in when turned
a little way round after being put in place.
The whole affair is then let down into a
receptacIe of cellular brickware with a
cover and bail. IN the compound con-
vevor there is a series of simple ones ar
ranged in pigeon holes along the sides OF a
covered wagon for the use OF restaurants,
cooperative kitchens, etc.
i" THE Womans inventions company has
been chartered for the manufacture Of Mrs.
Rornrrev's inventions; stock, 100000; shares.
$40 each DR.. Sarah Hackett Stevenson,
president of the Woman club Chlcagos
most noted organization of women, is the
president: Mrs. Harriet l. North, wife OF
Charles b. North, the Chicago banker, Is
treas lIrer: Mrs. Romney, secretary and
business manager; office 5l9 Woman's tenn
pie, Chicago