The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-09-28

clean. safe light for the farm home
and outbuildings. 1t supplies current
at the touch of 4 button to operate
such appliances as the cream separa-
tor, churn. washing machine, milking
machine, electric fan. vacuum cleaner,
electric iron, grindstone. wheat clean
ing mill, etc
The valUe to the American farmer
OF having such appliances power driven
cannot be overestimated. 1t this time
OF the year. especially. when the hours
of sunlight are growing less every day
and the farmer must spend every min
ute in harvesting and marketing MS
crops, many of the chores must Hr
done after dark With an electric lig.:t
plant lights can he strung conveniently
in the barn and other Outbuildings, SO
there is no reason for working in the
dark. Furthermore, electric lights
greatly lessen the dangers Of fire,
which is always present where liant
erns or the open flame form of light
is used, especially when these are in
the hands of careless farm employees.
Also, with an electrically operated
water system. which is possible where
electricity is available, water can he
piped wherever desired. A turn OF
the faucet will water the stock 1t
will supply water in the kitchen or
bath room in the house. The drink
ing water can &C had direct from The
we'll.
For the woman an electric light
and power plant will do away with
1T1l1 of of 70
duties. No more water to carry. nc
more back-breaklng labor on wash
day or cleaning day. no more Operat-
ing churn by hand. no more work
ing in sweltering kitchen on iron,
ing day. Electricity does all this
work for the farmers wife, giving
her more time to look after her fam
lily, and making her more healthy ant
more happy.
With such appliances operated cleo
trically and with electric lights max
! ing his home more bright and cheer
! full, the American farmer cannot hell
but be more efficient. He cannot hell
but be more productive. He need no
worry so much about the farm labor
problem for electricity will add q
new willing servant and at the same
time make his sons and daughters
take on new interest in the farm ant
country home in preference to max
ing their way to the city.
DelcO-lIight manufactured by the
Domestic Engineering Co., of Dayton
Ohio, is a complete electric light anC
power plant which will do all of these
things and more. After years of eX
detrimental work carried on by the
same engineers who have made DelcC
starting, lighting and ignition equip
ment for automobiles the standard O
the world, DelcO-Light was put on the
market.
It's builders have been actively en-
gagged in marketing it for but a shor
time, yet, more than 10000 American
| farmers have taken advantage Of it!
wonderful opportunities. 1t is con
structed in the largest and most mod
ern single story factory building il
the world where the last word il
manufacturing efficiency has beef
applied making the plant sell at al
unusually low price and at the same
time allowing it, as the name DelcC
implies, to be the highest type o
manufactured article
/ DelcO-Light consists of an engine
generator, switchboard and set 0
batteries. The engine and generato
are direct-cOnnected which does ava,
with transmission losses and bel
trouble, thereby increasing the eff
cheney of the machine The StOrag,
battery is of a special Delco-Ligh
type designed and perfected by thu
Electric Storage Co., of Philadelphia
builders of so per cent. of the heav,
duty batteries used in America, in
Guiding the United States Govern
ment's submarines. The outfits cal
be furnished in either - or 10 volt
either outfit storing sufficient curren
to last the average farm five to eigh
days depending on the amount of cur
rent used for light and power. The
generating unit need be run only tt
store the battery which requires from
four to six hours. Wires connect the
power and light connection with al
parts OF the house and outbuilding.
where light and power are to be used
DelCOLight is a model of simplicity
1t is airCOOled by practically the same
system as that used on the we'll
known Franklin automobile, known tC
! be one OF the most efficient cars or
the American market because of its
superior cooling qualities The plant
therefore, has no water to freeze OF
drain out, it has no troublesome rad.
iatOr to freeze, is void Of all belts
grease cups, etc. 1t has the over.
head valve movement such as used il
the we'll known Buick and Franklin
automobiles and many others
The crank shaft and balance
weights are almost identical with
those of the famous Hudson Super
Six automobiles. The bearings are
of the roller and ball type, all OF
these parts operating in a closed
case in a bath Of OIL making the
power unit almost understandable
with the hardest possible service.
The outfit has been designed
throughout, to make it practical
niece Of farm puujOmpDt from which