Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-03-03
ELEcrRiC HEAT.
son. Of the New Devices in Which 1t
IL used.

a.nand for speed has done more 10 further
ths wonderful development OF electricity
in the past few years than any one thing.
In this ..press-the- button" age botn
necessities and iuxuries are demanded ut
.ho ,oucn OF a finger. The mails are too
e,ow and electricity must carry the
messages through the air over The seven
seasl steam power is too cumbersome,
and electricity must bear the burdens!
ri, and gas are too inconvenient and
electricity must give light
tast OF all, coal has been pronounced
,rcbaic and electricity must give heat!
rhere is no time to waste over slow fires.
M, demand is for instantaneous heat and
r,lanty Of it. Electricity, which has an
sxered all the problems OF speed, has been
called upon, and the result is long list OF
orsetric radiators and electric heating and
cooking devices.
No more mysterious source of heat can
he imagined than that Afforded by cleo
,r;city. Without flame, smoke or gases 1t
!. ,sadv in an instant and can be regulated
At viii from slight warmth to the carbon
melting temperatures OF the electric arc
furnace. The convenience, speed, and
cleanliness OF electric heat have led to many
nav developments In electric household
devices.
Among the latest heating devices which
have been perfected for the home are the
instantaneous water heater, the electric
curling iron heater, the electric hair dryer,
the new electric oven, the electric corn
ronper. shaving mug, luminous radiators
md electric tee kettles. These added to
the number OF frying pans, broilers, cook
ara. cereal cookers, coasters, etc., already
IN nae make the electric kitchen prscti-
cslly complete.
There is no longer any need OF fire in
the house or . chimney on the house.
The building can be easily heated by cleo
tricity. The cooking, washing, ironing
and scrubbing can all be done by cleo
tricity. Water ID heated to q boiling
poipt as fast as il can be drawn. A turn
Of the switch and Ahe irons are hot. A
prtss OF button and The dinner Is cook
ing. At the weight OF q finger the house
is warmed, ventilated or lighted. With
the same ease and speed the small electric
motors will do the washing, wringing,
grinding, chopping, yentilating, refriger-
ating, freeze the ice-cream, sweep the
floors, clean the house, carry the coal or
sift the ashes.
The instantaneous water heater can be
attached to any wash stand or water pipe.
The flowing water passes over the heated
surfaces and is quite hot by the time 1t
reaches the outlet. There could be nothing
Quicker or more simple than this electric
venience. Another new device is the
electric hair dryer. After miladi has
washed her hair press OF q button starts
the hair dryer and fine breeze Of hot air
quickly dries the damp tresses. This
device contains . small fan and two
electric heaters. The cold air passes over
these heaters before it Is projected from
the machine by this fan. Then the curl
ing iron heater is ready to keep the little
iron at just the right temperature for
dressing the hair.
The shaving mug is specially designed
for the travelling man who wants quick
shave in the morning. The water is
heated in short order and the cup is built
in sections so the soap dish can be re-
moved, making the same vessel answer for
apint water heater.
The electric corn pepper makes 1t possi-
bic to pop corn on the parlor table and
never mar the varnish. This handy de-
vice is equipped with small rubber wheels
and short wood handle 80 it can be
easily oscillated. A wire screen keeps the
popping kernels from flying about the
room.
The electric oven, which has lately been
improved, is now very quick and economi-
cal. There is no waste OF heat and the
foodstufs are always baked evenly. The
new tea kettles are handy and easily keep
Asupply OF hot water always on hand, as,
after the water is heated, it takes but q
httle current to keep it hot.
The electric sterilizer and bandage heat
es are the latest acquisitions to the sick
room and are of fully as much service as
the electric heating pad and milk warmer.
The luminous electric radiator, intro
p1ced in this country by the General
LLlectric Co., Is the most perfect source of
neat known. At the snap of the switch
.ae radiator gives food OF radiatlng heat
sae cheerful glow without gases, odors
sad IRE dangers. The heat radiates
through the air warming the room many
.lmes quicker than other heaters or stoves
~ lne non-luminous sort which depend
Spon setting up warm currents OF air.
Evidence that electricity as q source of
~ t y taking very important place in
MI, Nus, impatient world Is that the Eagle
. aussl, IN Grand Rapids, Mich, has been
Taipped with luminous electric radiators.
Ms s the first hotel in the world to be
49, d,ssed with electricity. Nearly five hun
49, 49, homes in the same city are using
Htnc cooking devices and other electric
q s;,,g apparatus. In nearly every city
pi.n suiage boasting Of an electric light
Ser, the electric heating and cooking
mes are being utilized.
Y~M hiilman house in Schenectady, N.
Ns,s me the home of J. f. Davidson, in
Torr.peiler, VT, and NJ. Georgia KNAPP, OF
Osssssss, France, the Sinsabaugh house at
sisrss;.so:n, H., are entirely equipped with
~ ssicity, and the results have been even
W. satisfactory and economical than
4 "a. under the old system. A number