Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-03-03
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ELECTRIC
HEAT

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It is an impatient, speed-mad
age, and electricity, quicker even
than light, is the one agent to
faithfully keep the pace a hustling
people has set. This unsuitable de-
mand for speed has done more to
further the wonderful development
of electricity in the past few years
than any one thing. In this
"press-the button age both neces-
sites and luxuries are demanded at
the touch of finger.
The mails are too slow, and e]ec-
tricity must carry the messages
thru the air over the seven seas.
Steam power is too cumbersome,
and electricity must bear the bur-
dens. ...--
Last of all. coal has been pro-
nounccd archaic and electricity
must give heat?
There is no time to waste over
slow fires. The demand is for in
Simultaneous heat and plenty of it.
Electricity, which has answered all
the problems of speed, has been
called upon and the result is a long
list of electric radiators and elec-
trio heating and cooking devices.
No more mysterious source of
heat can be imagined than that
afforded by electricity. Without
flame, smoke or gases it is ready in
an instant and can be regulated at
will from a slight warmth to the
carbon-melting temperatures of the
electric arc furnace. The convent
ence, speed, and cleanliness of elec-
trio heat has led to many new de-
velopments in electric household de-
vices.
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
pepper; shaving mug; luminous
radiators and electric tea kettles.
These added to the number of fry
ing pans, broilers, cookers, cereal
cookers, coasters, etc., already in
use make the electric kitchen prac-
ticalIy complete. There is no long
er any need of a fire in the house
or chimney on the house. The
building can be easily heated by
electricity. The cooking. washing,
ironing and scrubbing can all be
done by electricity. Water is heat.
ed to boiling point as fast as it
can be drawn. A turn of the
switch and the irons are hot. A
press Ct a button and the dinner is
cooking. At the weight of fing-
er the house is warmed, ventilated
or lighted. With the same ease
and speed the small electric motors
will do the washing, wringing,
grinding, chopping, ventilating, re-
frigeratjng, 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 it reaches
the outlet. There could be nothing
quicker or more simple than this
electric convenience. Another new
device is the electric hair dryer.
After miladi has washed her hair a
press of a button starts the hair
dryer and a fine breeze of hot air
quickly dries the damp tresses.
This device, contains a 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 curling iron
heater is ready to keep the little
iron at just the right temperature
for dressing the hair.
The shaving mug is especially
designed for the travelling man who
wants quick shave in the morn
ing. The water is heated in short
order and the cup is built in sec
tions SO the soap dish can be re-
moved making the same vessel an
swer for q pint water heater.
The electric corn pepper makes
it possible to pop corn on the parlor
table and never mar the varnish.
This handy device is equipped with
small rubber wheels and a short
| wood handle SO it can be easily os-
cillated. A wire screen keeps the
popping kernels from flying about
| the room.
| The electric oven. which has late
~ been improved, is now very quick
and economical. There is no waste
Of heat and the foodstuffs are al
ways baked evenly. The new tea