The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-03-10
THE ELECTRIC QUILT.
1t Enables Milady to Take Turkish Bath
in tho Parlor.


in tho Parlor.
You can take Turkish bath in the
parlor. With the electric quilt which
has been invented by Snedekor, the
London electrician, and member of the
Royal society, you can not only save
yourself the expense of a bath ticket,
but you can battle amid all the COM
forts of home. All you have to do is
to wrap yourself up in a quilt, turn o.
a stopcock and wait. And you do nc
have to wait long, either. In 80 secont
from the time the stopcock is turne,
you are sweltering in heat of $50 de
grees Fahrenheit without steam, with
out visible sign of heat, and, bette
than all, without inconvenience to any
one else who may happen to be in the
room.
One of the peculiar sights that may
be seen in the parlor of house where
the new electric quilt is kept is that of
woman with thick Turkish quilt
around her, taking Turkish bath
with all the windows of the room open.
while persons standing within a foot
of her arc shivering from the chilly at
mosphere outside. The owner of the
quilt may also use it as an ordinary bed
covering.
The invention is called the thermo-
gen, but it is common quilt, all the
same. The only difference is, that, in
addition to the cotton, wool or elder
down of which it is made, there is also
a coil of wire. The coil is bent and
has many joints, so that it will move
freely and in any direction like coat
Of mail in olden times. It is embedded
in the soft body of the quilt, and through
it a:curFent of electricity is permitted
to flow. 1t is this which produces the
heat, but the heat is moderated by the
layer of material that is between the
wearer and the coil wire The heat is
distributed over the person who takes
the parlor Turkish bath with uniform
strength aud from every part of the
quilt. Attachment with the household
electric system will give all the cur
rent that is needed.
In case the heat is excessive and
threatens to scorch the bather, there is
fuse at one end of the quilt which in
stantly melts at the danger point, and
the current is shut off automatically.
Physicians who have tested the new
thermogen believe it will be a great n;d
TO them in connection with the operat
ng table. In long operations where art
ic;al means are required to sustain tn
'atient's temperature, instead of no
blankets and hot water now in use, thz
electric quilt will give steady and even
emperature. It will also be used liz
asses Of chronic rheumatism. The in
entor claims for his idea that the
household uses for it are without num-
or.
The thermogen will be of the greatest
aiUe to persons who have just taken
chill. Sometimes they do this at ar
our when it is impossible to obtain hot
alter. and in any case the heating sys-
cm of the quilt is said to be more bene
fetal than water. A man comes HON
tired and chilled, slips into the quill
and, perhaps, a dangerous illness is
ing many lives.
After using the quilt it will be found
pleasant TO take cold sponge bath.
This can lie taken with comfort after
the fody has been generally heated by
the thernogen. There are many too
delicate 20 stand immersion in cold wa
ter, still !.:e quilt, it is claimed, will be
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