The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-20

There is TO more interesting exhibit at
Atlanta than that which illustrates the
progress that has been made in cooking.
from mechanical point of view,
since the time that Benjamin Franklin
instituted cooking reform just $50 years
ago By the invention of the first iron stove |
that amounted 10 a great deal 1t is
worthy Of remark that the principle of
the Franklin stove is retained in the wood
burning stoves of the present day. Not
withstanding the cooking stove has been
in use a century and a half, it does not
require a very old person with an excep-
tienal memory 20 recollect when cooking
stoves were comparatively unknown out
side of the cities-in the south. at least
except in rare instances where they were
the property of wealthy or pretentious
families. Forty years or so ago trivets
and chimney-hooks held the heavy iron
pots in which the food for the majority
of the people of the suburban and rural
districts was cooked. Baking was done in
heavy iron ovens in the open hearths. or
in brick and earthen ovens erected on
stills in the open air. In those days cook
ing was drudgery; it was hard work, and
two aud sometimes three black women
were required to prepare the meals for
family Of ordinary size. In the out-of-
town districts of the present day it Is
exceptional to find a family without
neat cook-stove or range. Cooking m
the fireplace is a thing Of the past The
old backyard brick ovens have disap-
peared.
1t is in the city kitchen. however,
that the most notable progress has been
made, and that within few years. Coal
and wood stoves held the field undisputed
until short while ago. Now their terri
tory is being disputed by gas and. cleo
trio stoves. Coal and wood-burners are
extravagent MASTERS of heat They make
dirt. and to keep them running and clean
necessitates lot of work Their new
rivals waste neither heat nor fuel. They
are always ready for service at a mo-
ments notice. are clean and even-tem-
pered, and seldom, if ever, induce nervous
headache. The striking of a match or the
turning Of a button is all that is necessary
to put them into service, and they are as
quickly put out when the service IS I'm
ished. New utensils have come in with
the new stoves. They are enameled. and
/ hence are easily kept clean-a point con-
/ dueive to the health and appe-
ute Of the users With the use
Of the smokeless heaters, which concen-
trate all of their energy upon the utensn.
and DO not waste it by heating the entire
room in which they are kept, and with the
/ enameled utensils. cooking becomes a
! pleasure to the energetic housewife. She
can wear in her kitchen costume in
which she may receive company. and even
/ invite the company. the terms of famil-
/ iarity warranting it. to a seat in the
clean and cool kitchen.
Admiral kirkland. who has been relieved
Of command of the European squadron
and is now on his way home, will have TO
answer 10 a three-cornered charge when
/ he arrives in Washington. and it may he
that he will have to stand trial before a
CONTINENTAL His alleged onenses are
sending an Unauthorized and unwarranted
/ letter to President Faure of France. say
/ ing some very sharp and unpleasant things
about the missionaries in Armenia i'm CON
nection with an official investigation. and
using language IN his communications to
the department unbecoming an admiral.