Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

IXAYE we should have reached per-
" lection in the building of homes
49, ere this so many improve
1SN%SN9b ments having been made on
49, their construction during the
last century, still it is fact that more
improvements are coming up right along.
Some of the features which l will men,
tion have been In use long enough to
hardly be considered new features, but
will be mentioned here on account of their
being so little used so far, that they are
unknown to most home builders, 1t would
be useless to try and prophesy what i'm
provements are apt to be made during the
next century, but If as much progress is
made during that time as has been made
during the past century modern home
should be a model of convenience beyond
our conception.
The uses of electricity in the home are
being demonstrated by practical applica-
ton in some homes, but so far have met
with little favor on account of the ex-
pense of the current. When the cost of
producing the current is reduced, cleo
tricity will be used in the home in a great
many different ways besides lighting it.
In some homes where the cost of keep
ing 1t up is not an item of considera-
ton, electric currents are provided for
running the sewing machine, washing ma
chine and ice cream freezer The cook
ing is done by electricity and some of the
rooms ere provided with electric radiators.
These, however, are only for intermediate
use to warm up a room for a few min
utes early In the morning or the evening
at times of the year when the beginning
and end OF the day is COOL but not cool
enough to warrant keeping up the fire in
the heating plant.
Vacuum cleaning systems are being in
stalled in a great many homes the best
| of them being plants located in the base
ment and run by an electric motor, and
! from this pipes leading to various parts
! of the house with outlets in the Dashboard
where extension hose can be connected
! One outlet in every floor is considered
| sufficient since a fifty-foot hose can be
| attached and carried to every part of the
house. While some people still have more
| faith in the cleaning propensities of 0
| scrub woman, there Is little doubt bu
what as the vacuum cleaning system be
comes perfected and also reduced in price
| that 1t will be considered as an essentia
part of q home as modern heating anc
| plumbing, for there is no doubt of III
entire success from a practical standpoint
when a right kind of system is installed
A cheap vacuum system is a poor invest
| ment Dust is nothing but fine grit, ant
/ this soon wears out the parts of the ma
| chinery which it comes in contact with
If they are not made of the best materia
and kept fabricated. Where electricity &
not obtanable, the vacuum cleaner cal
be run by a gasoline engine.
In many small cities and in suburban
locations, the water supply is a problem
The old-fashioned way to supply a hom
under such circumstances was to have
tank in the attic and pump the water al
to II with a hand pump, allowing the waite
to supply the various fixtures in the hous
by gravity. The modern way is to have
large alright tank in the basement int,
which water is pumped against the pres
sure of the air, which creates force whicl
sends It to a great height. Hand pump
are sometimes used to pump in the water