Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28

and brighter women has at last robbed
housekeeping days Of their terrors Gas.
Kerosene and gasoline have wrought a
vertable transformation, and with the
inhnity OF mechanical contrivances and
labor saving appliances to take the rough
edge on the work, housecleaning has be-
come JOY rather than a horror, and even
the old man is half disposed to take a day
on and help work the machinery The
prudent housewife has so many devices
now within easy reach and call that she
prefers doing the work herself, or under
takes It's direct supervision rather than
trust to the uncertainty OF hired help.
In the rural districts gasoline and coal oil
have wrought revolution in homework
As a dirt cleaner, eater and destroyer gaso-
line has almost completely superseded the
hands and clothes destroying lye. The
ash hopper with its wood I've has gone for
ever from the farm or home. The modern
soap makers produce This esser tial in su IN
enormous quantities and varieties that the
soap and I've kettle have been relegated to
the limbo OF useless obsoletes Soap pow
ders, washing powders, borax and prepara-
lions Of borax for the varied cleansing pur-
poses have put the disgusting soft soap
out Of business, and do the work a thous-
andfold better.
The gasoline and oil stoves which have
finally reached the maximum Of safety
and the minimum Of danger. have driven
tho heavy cook stove and range into in
nocuous desuetude, absolutely so during
the summer months.
In the cities the cleanly. convenient gas
stove and range has metamorphosed the
| kitchen into a thing of JOY and beauty from
thing Of dread and perspiration. And
| the average housewife is almost willing
TO complaisantly endure without kick or
knock against the extortion Of the gas
trust In consideration OF the gas range and
its comfort producing effects.
Washing Day "A JOY Forever.
And here again, II is that the soap
octopus with its thousand or more varie-
! ties Of excellent soaps designed for every
| special and general purpose in household
| economy. with soap powders, washing pow
| ders, washing wax and dust allayers have
come TO the relief Of tie housekeeper on
house cleaning day.
| In the cities particularly, is to be found
the ultima thule OF laundry work. No
| house is now considered essentially modern
without its laundry, with battery Of two
or more porcelain lined laundry tubs with
hot and cold water faucets and discharge
valves. In many modern houses, too, are
drying rooms where the laundry output
may be dried either by hot air or steam
| Wringers and mangles there are galore
These may now be operated by water OF
electric motor power, thus doing away witt
the cumbersome fiat iron that has beer
the cause OF so many good women coming
perilousiy near fracuring the third COM
mandment. While the motor is largely
used in the operation Of the mangles, il il
coming 10 be very generally used in the
operation OF the new styles of portable
washing machines and also furnishes tbs
power for the working Of the wringeT.
The mangle hnds a brisk competitor II
the smaller homes In the automatic or self
heating iron. These may be heated by Oil
wood alcohol OF gasoline, or even gas Of
electricity, and are coming into use NOR,
generally as their merits become bettel
known. The automatic heated iron is rel
atively new device, particularly in ia
present perfected form. II is designed 4
replace the detachable handle and iron
that was 80 enthusiastically hailed as tn,