The Meeker herald., 1907-11-09
(copyright. BY Joseph B. Bowles.)

Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Gspyrsst 1905 BY Joseph BoT ls
Capt, WainwriEht. u s. Nj ;;ov was not al a,
when he astonished the world by his
heroism during the destruction n. Of to,! Ger
ing article traits approaching the heroic
in striving to help the Intelligent. women
of the country to tighten their iabor9
What II a delightful old fairy god
mother, like Cinderella's. should walk
into the kitchen some evening and
find you resting after hard. long day
spent In the amending and pitiless serv-
ice of that fiery dragon, the cook
stove? This monster, like the one in
the story of Andromeda. requires
a woman to be chained up for its
benefits, and sometimes. indeed, 1T
exacts her life unless some gallant.
rich Perseus comes as her deliverer.
What II the dear old fairy god
mother should wave her wand and
say: II will loose these chains and
let you 20 once more free and happy;
l transform this monster now. on the
spot, into q neat little box. with a
cook inside. ut your service!"
II she should work the trans
formation, place the kitchen lamp un-
der tho box. into which put the food
you wish cooked on the dishes In
which It will BE- served. close the box
and the kitchen door. Go to see the
tennis match. the great game Of
football OF the latest orchid in the
flower show. Return when you are
ready. and you will find hot, we'll
cooked meal in the box, all ready to
place on the table.
Can you imagine poor Andromeda
saying: mo. old lady, no! l like to
be chained here. love this mon
ster with his dirt and his cruel ex-
actions. l will be roasted, burned.
broiled and stewed in his service. and
when he does not need me / Will
stand for hours over sink scrubbing
the metal pots he delights In that he
may have the vessels sacred to his
use. bright and ready when ! must
again serve him"
How foolish Of Andromeda! How
Incredible, even! Yet this is just what
Thousands Of women are doing. while
that very magic box with the cook
Inside Ia waiting to be bought and has
been written about and much used for
certainly 20 years.
The Aladdin oven has been before
the public quite that long. and yet
its advocates are like missionaries in
far country who have such pre-
cious message to deliver and no one
seems to understand the language In
which 1t is spoken. 1 hope that my
experience with this really wonderful
invention may be Of service to some
of the poor slaves Of the cook stove
and incompetent cooks. and. like
siren whistle, pierce the ears Of the
deaf and inattentive and cause them
to stop and listen.
Jean Paul Richter says: Only once
in her life does poor woman hold up
her head and look at the world as 1t
really is. All her youth her head is
bent and her eyes are downcast In
study and submission and later her
head is bent over her sewing or her
endless homework. Only when she
loves does she stand upright and Is
pushed out into the sunshine by low
ing, willing hands. for her short holi-
day with her lover, before her head fs
again bent forever" Now every wom-
an who does her own cooking can hold
up her head like q betrothed maiden
all the year round.
For several years this Aladdin oven
has been used by a family Of four
with such success. health. pleasure
and profit that now 80 great do its
perfections seem to them all that they
are ready to swing incense and crown
1t with flowers every morning as an
appropriate expression Of their CRATE
full appreciation of its labors in their
service. Theirs 1t stands in the cor
ner always client. ready and efficient;
no heat or smell. needing no overseer.
and working for them while they
play or sleep. hope an account OF
an experiment with this delightful
little cook may cause some other wom-
an to try 1t also.
Hast thou two leaves, sell one and
buy jacinths to feed thy soul" Two
poor women lopged for the unattain-
able. q house by the sta, their own
beach aud garden and their very own