The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04

the electric fan at the head Of the bed
and its breezes will watt you or to the
land where you would be.
If, however, it is a biting cold night
and you need artificial heat, you con-
meet your electric heating pad at the
wall socket within reach from the bed.
place it comfortably near your feet
and doze off with smile on your lips
occasioned by "reminiscences OF healky
hot water bag. Waking later on in the
night. you may disconnect the pad
but. should you sleep on. no harm
would be done
Other electric bedroom devices are
the curling iron heater and three
pound fiat iron. This light weight
iron is more available for use in the
bedroom than in the laundry. being
chiefly adapted TO pressing dainty ap-
parel rumpled in wearing. Often.
when preparing to go out, woman
will avail herself of such convent
ence.
In the bathroom the water has a way
of heating while you are wishing
for it, and when you want massage
there is the massage motor.
The man of the house no longer
fumes about waiting for an indOlent
maid to bring him warm water for
shaving. He draws little water in
his shaving mug, makes the connection
and while he strops his razor the water
heats. A nickel plated ssap trap fits
into the cup while in use and is easily
removed during the heating process
The electric motor has doubtless been
applied TO home devices other than
those already mentioned Ice cream
freezers. churns. clothes wringers; in
fact. anything demanding continuous
rotary motion can be operated by
means of this power.
Besides possessing virtues OF clean
vices have the gift OF portability,
which is a great convenience In many
respects. The ease with which they are
connected and disconnected and the
speed with which the current acts for
heating and especially for power are
points greatly in their favor.
The initial cost OF all these eontriv-
Whether exorbitantly so or not will be
decided by the Individual; II the gain
in convenience appears sufficiently
great to him he will not consider IL ex-
orbitant; if money is no object to him
he will not consider the outlay large.
There are many who willingly pay any
price for novelty, who continually
make a demand for IL.
Even at the present time the prices.
are decreasing, although they are still
far beyond the means of the small
householder. So the seeker after nov
elites must acquire an electric servant
for his home now, while IL may only
be enjoyed by the exclusive few. Nor
may he tarry much longer, for soon
the unmoneyed many will be encroach-
inging on his exclusive privilege and
there will be no joy in it for him.
Frequently the owner of an electric
house will go so far as TO have an cleo
trio stable Formerly it was impossibls
to charge an electric carriage at ones
own home Now. however. the electric
rectifier makes il possible Consequent
ly. the stable as we'll as the house is
wired, and with the rectifer installed
ones runabout can always be kept
ready for use without depending upon
public garage.
Another new electric joy is the door
bell operated without the use OF bat.
teries. This eliminates the bell out Of
order and puts the door bell on the
same status as the other electrical ap-
pliances throughout the house
AS an aid in innumerable employ
ments. electricity has proven highly
satisfactory. We are only waiting for
II to become even more efficient. mora
widely operative. And ther-We shall
look around for something else. This
seething modernity has made US rest
less.