New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-16
SUNDAY EDITION.
JUNE is, 1895.
ELECTRICITY IN THE HOME.
SOME USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO COM
FORT AND HEALTH.
THE REVOLUTION IN DOMESTIC SCIENCE 81
WHICH HoUsEKEEPERs ARE GRADUALLY BE-
COMING INDEPENDENT OF SERVANTS
AN INCREASED UTILIZATION OF
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THE ELECTRIC FLUID.
When Bulwer wrote his novel THE Coming Race"
in which he described the electric light before 1t was
invented he served as prophet-novelists and poets
often do But the comprehensive character OF this
s has e1 v In work Of cton
for the purposes Of heating nshng IN %aR
ing the house Independent of servants Buiwer was
With the general application of electricity to
household affairs, the world Is rapidly approaching
eonned mainly to the 2'' business and Industrial
centres of modern life. Now the vril Of science
the old way Is often he'd to be better than co tine
dsraS ahG nnoed to
the history Of the change Cndountedy' me h OPEN I'M
candescent electric light Those who could afford
II had IL those who could not afford !, wanted i,
was felt to be expensive. However, an important
economic factor lost sight Of The power neces
with all the appliances which have been wanted) %
that to 5 2f en AND
Yet even here there was an intermediate step. Inc
many apartment-houses and substituted gas ST. for
heating and lighting educated the progressive house.
keeper up the electric stove and heater.
THE ELECTRIC STOVE.
For II the gas stove good the electric stove
is better. Nothing could be simpler in principle 1t
H. merely an insula ted wire mel ged in plate, which
by resistance to the flow OF the electric
energy gives off heat. Obviously, there could
scarcely be a more convenient form of lighting ana
heating II you wish water in your bath.
lust drop in the plate. II you want heat for your
shaving mug for your chatting dish for your baby's
milk pitcher Just turn on the switch. The tenn
perature can be delightfully."- regulated by the cleo
tric stove there is no consumption OF oxygen
and the consequent giving off OF carbonic ACID gas.
~. this ground alone the electric stove must find
its way into the ideal home. Not only does gas
seriously compcate the problem of ventilation'
especially in apartment and city houses, but be-
sides poisons the atmosphere and overloads II with
moisture. Gas is injurious to the human voice.
and is held to predspose the throat to Disagree
able and sometimes serious affections. However,
although the principle of the electric stove and
heater is comparatively simple. IT was found exc
tremely difficult practically. to make a plate
rheostat as the electric stove is technically KNOWN
which would at once be moderate in price and
which would not burn out almost Immediately
The perfection of such plate by Mr. j. H. De-
lany at once simplifes the introduction OF cleo
tricity into the home for almost every purpose.
When restricted to illumination alone. the careful
householder might we'll have hestated, although as
has been said. on grounds OF health alone tnere
ought not TO have been any hesitation But now tnas
heating cooking illumination. communication, To-
comotion and power are all under the cohtro OF tho
Iabor-sayng time-saving and, In every proper
sense of the word money saving push-outton, the
triunnh of electricity In the New-York house ana
elsewhere throughout the entire country Is Simply
a matter of time. .
Mr. Delanys invention is extremely simple IL
consists OF imbedding an insulated wire In a tie
plate and dispensing with the OLD meta. oaex-
The DeIany plate has been submitted 10 tne ss,ei-
est possibe tests for some time past ana mas
stood them triumphantly Being OF Porcealh, y
mugs and the use of the non-conductor gives
general advantage which. from a scientnc point
Of view is thoroughly appreciated by eee'ric ,
An advanced stage therefore in domestic se.en nee
can fairly be said to have been reached Inc age
~ tho wood fires save for sentiment; mas long
since past. The coa stove. with us dust; mo'sc.
waste OF heat units difficulty OF lighting, OF mann
taining an even temperature and recurring hou,S
70 heat up and cool down has rapidly gwen WAY WAY
- ,he Gas stove lust the gas stove VII pr9papiy
in turn be replaced by the rheostat FOR midnisne
supper or early breakfast the electric Stove on av
cont If fs convenience, its immediate avaiis Dilty
and uniform degree OF heat leaves little II anythhs
., he desired All that is necessary Is 10 atlach ing
10 n the socket OF an ordinary electric lamp ana
the Deany Heating and Rheosat company; o, 81.
ga creenvich-st attends 10 every detai IN mar
ing the connection between the source ana inc oe-
air