The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-27
THE ELECTRICAL HOME.
Calendar of Weekly Events in the Wonder
full Electrical Home of ]. E. Davidson,
Montpelier, VT.

1t is astonishing how much our daily
comfort depends upon electricity. 1t is
such faithful slave to our convenience
that we use it dozens of times day and
do not give it a thought. Electricity
has come to such prominent position
in our every day life that we think we
could not live without it, although our
forefathers struggled along for centu-
ries with candles, wood fires and hand
power.
The weekly calendar of events in the
electric home of Mr.. j. E. Davidson,
Montpelier, Vt, which is fully equipped
with the standard General Electric
household devices, best illustrates the
various uses to which electricity can be
put to-day. Life in the electric home
can be arranged somewhat as follows:
Sunday: Breakfast prepared on the
electric stove with the electric kitchen
utensils. The men of the house use the
electric shaving mug, and the family
boots are polished on the electric shoe
shining apparatus. The chill is taken
from the rooms with the electric lumi-
nous radiators. A newsboy rings the
electric door bell and announces the Sun
day paper (Which was printed on cleo
trio motor driven presses). The cleo
trically prepared dinner is served and
for dessert ice cream has been made
in the motor driven freezer. After dim
ner cigars are lighted on an electric
cigar lighter and the family takes a
ride in an electric automobile. After
church an electrically cooked lunch is
served, and later in the evening after
the electric lights are ablaZe, corn is
popped in the electric corn pepper.
Monday: Wash day loses half its
terrors when the work is done in the
electrical way. The water is heated
by electricity. The washing machine
and wringers are turned by motors
and the clothes are dried by electric
fans if the day is rainy. OF course
the cooking every day is done by eiec-
tricity. Orders are placed with the
butcher, baker and grocer, over the
phone.
Tuesday: The good wife irons in
comfort with electric irons, and if the
day is hot the work is accomplished
on the back porch. The electric re-
frigerator takes care of the provisions
delivered imam electric delivery wagon
to the electric dumb-waiter
Wednesday,: The family sewing is
done on the motor driven sewing ma
chine, and small electric iron is used
for pressing. The children play with
electric toys. Water is pumped to the
house by motor driven pumps. The
rooms are heated by electricity if cold.
The family attends the theatre i'll
the evening by trolley and greatly ad-
mire the spectacular electrical effects
at the play.
Thursday: The honse is swept by
a motor driven carpet sweeper and the
parlor floor is polished by an electric
polisher. The silver is FURNISHED on a
motor driven buffer and the kitchen
knives are sharpened on the same ma
chine. The vegetables and meats are
prepared for dinner in the electric
meat chopper. The house Is ventila-
ted by electric exhaust fans. In the
early evening the family take an out
ing in the electric runabout. A concert
is enjoyed later in the evening by the
telharmOninm.
Friday: Fish broiled on electric
grid. Shopping by electricity, utilizing
the runabout. Calling on friends. At
home evening with electric luncheon.
In case of sickness the electric heating
pad and water heaters are in readiness.
e, Saturday : Baking day tn the
electric oven and the electric dough
mixer. The electric dish washer and po-
tato peeler are also used. Afternoon in
the country by trolley. Saturday night
bath, using the electric instantaneous
water heater and the electric massage.