Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-13
Teaching Europe to Bathe


Until a comparatively few years ago, even
modern apartment houses in continental Europe
lacked the most approved type OF bathtub the
zinc or lin tub being still in full sway, In many
pretentious houses it was customary to provide
a bath room. but no tub, the tenant being ex-
pccted to install his own fixtures Even today
stationary wash-stands are rare. Within the last
decade or so Europe has learned from America
how to battle, if we are to believe John J. Laterme
who contributes to Domestic Engineering Some
"reminiscences OF Salesman Who Sold American
Sanitary Ware in Foreign Countries" According
to Mr. Laferme it was the Paris exposition OF
1900, where American sanitary plumbers made
fine display, that really stimulated the effective
demand Tor such fixtures.
THE great influx of American visitors to the
exposition" says he, also served to further this
demand for better bath accommodations at the
hotels as all Americans would demand rooms
with bath, which hotel managers were unable to
provide to any adequate extent The hotels
finally realizing the need OF more and better bath
facilities soon took up the question OF remodeling
the rooms.
The manufacturers of sanitary ware in Eu
rope upon seeing how perfect was the quality OF
American sanitary ware, Immediately began to
initiate the patterns, selling bathtubs under the
motto, American Pattern, which pattern, by the
way, was far different from those used in Europe
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they want a very deep bath-twenty-four inches
deep it being their habit to soak IN the hot water
for hour or Whereabouts.
"In the United States, where the power OF ad-
vertising is tremendous, we able to educate
the people to the of the things we wish to sell
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even the up-to-date french, tnghsh ana cohu-
mental apartment houses, but those when are pro
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