The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-05

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 < 4 6 %4%%%@ q Q & q q 4 % < generations ago. Science in the past century has revealed more wonders in the physical world than in on the countless ages past The exploitation of electricity stands at the head of all scientific research Of late years; that is. in its value to the present generation. It is electricity in It's ad- aptatlons to the needs of man in the home that will be considered in this article. It is not strange that that mysterious and subtle force, thct has qnnihilated time and space, opened thousand paths of endeavor to the eager worker. end upheld the modern torch of civilization. should at last settle upon, to keep abreast of the swiftly moving world. that most sac red of human institutions, the home.
 In order to arrive at a clear under standing of the application of cleo triclty in the household. .t would be well to regard it simply as a means for doing old things in Q new way. What that "new way" represents, and why it is superior to the old methods, will appear in the further course of this article.
 There are four main uses for cleo tric,ty In the home; heating, lighting, cooking and the furnishing of energy for motive power in machines of var lous kinds. These machines are new. just as electricity itself is new. But they have all proven their worth, and it can readily be seen that they solve practically all of the problems which go by the name of household drud- gery, by enabling the housewife to do. or rather. have done, all Of the labor connected with the upkeep of the home in the quickest and easiest manner possible. They represent comfort with servlceability and con- yeniency. For electricity is the child of science. and embod.es science and efficiency.
 Concerning electric lighting in the home. little need be said. This me thod of providing illumination has car ried all before it, and is universally used. Of late years much has been done in the way of Indirect" illumi nation a method of providing light practicable only with electricity Electric light is more like that fur nished by the sun than any other.
 Heating has always been more or less of a problem in the household With the advent of electricity, all pro blems save the primary one of expense are banlshed forever. The difference between the old and the new methods is well Illustrated by the difference be- tween pressing O button, and carrying scutte of coal up three flights of stairs, to say nothing of taking out the ashes. There are many excellent devices on the market for electric heating, but a detailed explanation would serve no purpose here.
 And. now we approach a most im- portant subject-cooking. In this field is to be found a wide array of articles ranging from an affair to bake a bean on, to complete ranges with all the ,rills. Then there are separate ovens and roasters, chafing dishes. percolat- ! ors. oatmeal cookers. broilers, waffle Irons. etc; In fact, an endless chain of appliances, affording the house wife ready means of service. brought l nto constant action by the pressing l of a button or the turning of a switch, for every turn and angle of the cook. ing game. Conveniency. ease and l cleanliness express the whole thing in a nutshell.
 Electricity, as remarked before. is an all-round affair And in no way is Q more complete view of it's all sidedness furnished than by the sur vey Of the chores 1t performs around 1 the home. Doorbells are rung, wash ing machines. sewing machines. and l ln fact all kinds of machines are op- erated; dirt is removed by electric l vacuum cleaners; the air is renewed l with electric fans. music is furnished by electrically operated lianos. and l countless other things are done And | then. of course. there is the telephone. | though that can hardly be called a home product"
 We are at the dawn of new age We nave witnessed many striking changes in the past. which are but the forerunners of yet more striking