The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-14

the house. The building can be cas-
| ily heated by electricity. The cook
| ing, washing, ironing and scrubbing
can all be done by electricity. Wat
er is heated to a boiling point as fast
As ii can be drawn, A turn Of the
switch and the irons are hot A
press of button aud the dinner is
cooking, AT the weight OF a finger
the house is warmed, ventilated or
| lighted. With the same ease and
speed the small electric motors will
do the washing, wringing, grinding
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. At
ter miladi has washed her hair a
jpress of button starts the hair dry
er and a fine breeze of hot air quick
lly dries the damp tresses. The de-
vice contains small fan and two
electric heaters. The cold air pass
es over these heaters before il is pro-
liected 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
lhair
| The shaving mug is especially de
signed for the travelling man who
wants a quick shave in the morning
The water is heated in short order
land the cup is built in sections 81
| the soap dish can be removed makins
. the same vessel answer for pin
OF water heater.
The electric corn poper makes
| possible to pop corn on the parlo
table and never mar the varnish Th'
handy device is equipped with small
rubber wheels and short wood han
die so it can be easily oscillated. 4
wire screen keeps the popping ker
nels from flying about the room
The electric oven, which has late
ily been improved, is now very quicl
and economical. There is no waste
Of heat and the foodstuffs are alwayt
baked evenly. The new tea kettle
are handy and easily keep suppl!
Of hot water always on hand, as, af
ter the water is heated, it takes bu
little current to keep it hot.
.
The electric sterilizer and bandag
heaters are the latest acquisitions t,
, the sick room and are OF fully a
jmuch service as the electric heating
pad and milk warmer.
, The luminous electric radiator, in
. troduced in this country by the Gen
eral Electric Company, is the mos
perfect source Of heat known. At TIL
snap of he switch the radiator give
a flood of radiating heat and cheer
full glow without gases odors and fir
dangers. The heat radiates throug
the air warming the room man
times quicker than other heaters 0
stoves of the non-luminous sor
. which depend upon setting up war;
currents of air.
Evidence that electricity as a souI
ce of heat is taking very importar
place in this impatient world is tha
] the Eagle hotel, in Grand Rapid
J. Mich, has been equipped with lun
= inous electric radiators. 1t is tn
n first hotel in the world to be heate
IS with electricity. Nearly five hur
: dred homes in the same city are II:
/. ing electric cooking devices and otf
d er electric heating apparatus. |
= !, nearly every city or village boastin
y of an electric light plant the electri
e heating and cooking devices are b,
y ing utilized. The Hillman house
d Schenectady, N. Y, and the home
!. ]. E. Davidson, in Montpelier, VI
! land H. Georgia Knap, of Troye
I France the Sinsabaugh house
J. Carrolton, Ill, are entirely equipp'
4 !; with electricity and the results ha'
4. been even more satisfactory and &c
d nomical than when upder the 0
4 system. A number Of the large re
e taurants in this country and abro;
vt have installed electric kitchens. tt
q Y bachelor-girl, and the plain, old-fas
Il Iioned masculine bachelor, have ado
5, ted the cooking devices and now tn
. cook their own breakfasts and Id
r cheons in the time it formerly to-
e them to walk to the restaurant. tt