The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

Electrical ranges now. Electrical
kitchens with every labor-saving device
imaginable. No more coal stoves with
ashes. dirt and smell.
No more ugly gas stoves that have to
be closely watched If one dtslikes burned
dinners. Just electrical ranges, orna-
mental and time-saving.
Expensive? Quite.
These electrical ranges look very much
like the furniture in a living room The
heating apparatus is made OF soapstone
and on this polished shelf the electrical
cooking utensils stand. Each one has It's
own heater, which is somewhat smaller
than the base Of the kettles. The cur
rent Is at the back of the tile and taps
the plugs. Each plug has q lever which
regulates the degrees OF heat--hot,"
medium and very hot" No fire to
build and TO sit and wait for. Just press
a button and the whole force goes on
without any preparation. The heat can
be applied at any one place, none being
lost as in an ordinary coal range. The
ovens and plate warmers are made OF
block tin trimmed with polished brass.
The ovens have a thermometer and in
the more expensive ranges glass doors.
The surface Of an electrical heater
heats very rapidly, in one-half the time
consumed by an ordinary fire and cooks
in the same proportion.
Electrical kitchens are a little more
expensive than ordinary ones, a good one
costing all the way from $50 to 500. The
ovens and plate warmers are most ex-
pensive. the ovens coming as high as so
apiece.
The portable stoves which are to be
set on the corner of a table, bake hot
cakes tender and delicious brown
They are s., and some of the individuals
$40 Teakettles and coffee pots are s.,
81 80 TO sS They keep the tea and coffee
oil
handiest things imaginable.
The same with the chafng dish No
more bother with alcohol, that always
spills and never did have an appetizing
odor. The chafing dishes are works OF
art and therefore costs money. Sixteen to
thirty dollars are their prices.
AS for the expense for running an cleo
trical range. 1t differs with the location
In cities or towns where electricity Is
manufactured it is much less expensive
than either coal or gas.
An ordinary coal range uses from 70
cents to a dollars worth or coal q day Tor
a medium-siZed family. In the hands OF
an inexperienced person an electrical viii
for one meal cost 50, while otherwise 10
cents worth of electricity will run
range for five hours.
Like everything else practice and ex-
perience are needed
When gauged properly electricity is no
more expensive than any other fuel The
oven is the most eXtravagant part But II
heated to a certain point and half OF the
current turned off it will cook just as well
and the rest of the current if needed, can
be divided among the heaters.
A few stores and companies have finely
equipped kitchens, where meals are pre-
pared for directors and employees.
Electrical ranges make cooking q de-
light and save an immense amount OF
time and patience. Electrical Inventions
are not limited to the kitchen. There arc
electric foot-warmers. electric heating
pads and electric radiators. The heating
pads are made of thick felt and take the
place Of the hot-water bag. It is much
more convenient and no time is lost wait
ing for water to heat
The foot-warmer is a delight TO invalids,
as it is made of cast iron and so con-
structed that it can be used anywhere,
under chair or desk. The electric radtat-
ors screw to the Dashboard of the wall
and the carpet is held firmly by clamped
feet They soon heat a chilly corner and
can be moved when desired from place to
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