The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-02-21
literature especially

of mediasval i'tera'"o
loved the theme .oi
,een scarcely ten years since
10. enhmarine exploits OF sun
49, "a the F'ultons and the AIsoan
poa. a+racting universal attention.
WEI ras ten years old reaa
Wn.A Narne's Twenty Ihousanu
aag,a Under the Sea- snu IN
IKE nventor o the Aohnn.n |
explanation Of the acon ~. ar;o;nai
- romance had been ms original
inspira ton.
Seryantless Homes.
,s ri comparatively recenrI
,ate save contained almost hnui
q already realized tnes
80 pnIver-Lytton's Inc Ioih7
g., and Edward Beiiarls
&c Backward" Theforner
-"Dhasia.a Tho household OF the ~
| .,,-a as being operated ehtlreiy y .n
mechanism Of mechanical apti'L
life to be practically ~seffahei0s7 -
resent domestic institutions as Tue
pi@. .laanar. the pneumatic cham
harrnaid the ~fireless cooker, the various
a1oa+r;ca, household devices such DIS
,roebino machines. irons reTrlSeratol3r
cooking utensils, sewing nlac'i'iI9
| and carpet sweepers are actiNe 1ooi
ization.
In many kitchens work is done al
most entirely by electrical power
cooking is carried out on elec1io
heaters and in electric ovens, au'"-
matte time attachments 1nulcasins
wen each dish is ready. Pol1shers'
a~,aeners- dish-washers, are driven by
suau motors. In household aundrles
washing machines, rinsing machlhes
.nd wringine machines, each driven
nv 2. small motor, do the family WASH
tng within an hour, all with a mini
m1,rn need Of
4 near accomplishment Of a Wh1m-
c;ca, fancy, also from Lytton S book,
frat Of turning on the music from a
universal supply house, IS the tel-har-
%rnonius. the ingenious device for
switching on music.
In Looking Backward Bellafny de-
scribes the ideal shop Of the future
there being no ofticious clerks. but all
purchases being made all packages tied
I'D. all changes ounte and values
estimated by mechanical aids. Adding
machines which can think faster and
more accurately than man, are
now with us. Weighing and counting
machines by which any commodity
can be counted withou the use OF
tabulated figures save, it is calculated.
from 40 to 90 per cent. Of time and
IstESCI SsC4 diA III
Slot Machines.
The slot machines have found in
Vulnerable uSageS, even to
tage stamps a use which has added TO
much public convenience without any
additional expense for the clerk hire,
!, Machines can hand out insurance poll
cies properly stamped and signed, can
automatically sell cigars to a customer
and hundred Of things requiring hui
man manipulation tWenty-years ago.
} The boot backing machines and quick
lunch machines have never become
popular IN this side Of he water,
however, though "atumat" restaurants
with their combinaIion Of slot ma
chimes, have beer "a prominent sight
in any important European cities for
some years.
The Bible contains its list Of pro-
, phesied nlarvels, long regarded as
/ symbolical but now come true; auto
mobiles are cl,ariots that run without
horses. and the telegraph a girdle Of
fire that encircles the earth.
Psychological Jove's t~hunderboft
destroyed life as electricity avenges
; today at Sing Sing, and the modern
electric chair which does not let its
occupant arise has its prototype in the
mythical chair Of Vulcan with its in
VISIBLE chains. Perhaps one of the
), most closely drawn parallel from
. mythology is that Of the guest and the
I kings feast in the cast iron room with
: the furnace beneath and who turned
on an icy current Of air from his
magic cap So that the food froze In the
!: plates In which a spoonful Of air drop
= ped into a red hot kettleimmediately
9 causes frost to form on the outside.
> f1ct1on IS still busy with romantic pro-
: phec!es for the future.
MOTHER OF LEWIS WEST DEAD
- "AAA
Dies Ffoa a Broken Heart and S,,ocl