The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-08-02
An Electrical Home.
The Advantages Of Electric Power
as Applied to Home Convent
enceS.

All of us knew what the electric
light was and appreciated its value,
its convenience and advantages over
other forms of lighting, but perhaps
it was not until the Lighting and
Power Company began to supply a
day current that the great utility
the varied purposes for which cleo
tricity may be used-were more fully
realized. Indeed, the possibilities Of
electricity are almost beyond esti-
nation. In this connection the fol-
lowing description OF an electrical
home, showing the purposes for
which electricity may be applied,
will be of interest:
This remarkable dwelling has electric
lights in every room, in every closet, in
every dark corner. Instead of the con-
yentional bell burglar alarm, there is
an electric switch next to the bed, by
pushing which one can instantly turn on
every light in the house This would
terrify any thief more than dozen re-
vOlvers
In the sewing room a machine run by
an electric motor saves endless trouble.
On a table beside the machine is an cleo
trio fiatiron ready for use at any time.
In this room there is also telephone,
and an elecric radiator for auxiliary
heating.
The dining room has an electric chafing
dish, corn pepper, a coffee percolator
and luminous radiator. In the bed
rooms there are electric heating pads in
stead OF the old fashion hot water bot
ties, which are always liable to burst
dIHon t. 10.
electric crimping irons and flatirons.
The bath room is an astonishing place.
An electric immersion coil heats the wa
ter when the house furnace is shut down
in summer. There is little boiler to
supply hot water quickly for shaving.
Here, too, is an electric radiator, a device
which costs but $12, but which is a
great comfort when something is needed
to take the edge off the chilliness of the
air. In this room there is also a mas
sage motor which can be attached to
any incandescent lamp socket and be op-
Grated by any one.
One OF the great features of this kind
Electric Home is the kitchen, where ev-
cry particle of food cooked gets its heat
from electricity. There is no kitchen
stove and all the device for cooking is on
an ordinary wooden table. The outfit in
cludes an oven, cereal cooker, frying pan
vegetable boiler, gridiron and meat
broiler The oven has a regulating
switch for securing high, low and med
ium grades of heat, by turn of the han
die. In size it is about the same inside
Dimensions as the old style kitchen stove,
or later designs of gas oven. A novel
feature OF this oven is two glass win
dows in the door through which meat
or bread may be seen cooking without
opening the oven. This arrangement is
secured by placing an incandescent lamp
in the back of the oven.
''The electric gridiron is nine inches by
twelve inches in size. 1t requires but a
couple of minutes to get it hot, after
which! the most delightful brown cakes
may be cooked in q most convenient
manner. The meat broiler is equally
pleasing to handle, being regulated by
the switch for two or three heats as may
be desired.
Then additional electrical contri-
vancs are being invented from time to
time. Among the latest along this line
are the electrical refrigerating machine
and the furnace regulator. The refrige
rator attachment is an automatic affair
which will keep down the temperature
in the ice box to any degree. The fur
mace regulator is devised to keep the
temperature at fixed point, by opening
and closing hampers as the rooms get
too hot or too cold"
For bloating, belching, soul stomach,
bad BREATH malassimiation of food, and all
symptoms of Indigestion, Rings Dyspepsia
Tablets are q prompt and efficient corrective
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