The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-04-01
Vivian AIcCullough

II would indeed, be hard TO esti.
mate the value Of electricity in the
home. II Is one of the most i'm.
portant inventions of man and though
IL has manifold uses in manufacture
and commerce, being one Of the most
important factors in the great Am.
erican business world though il turns
myriads of motors, runs an mcalcul-
able number Of trolleys an over our
great busting cities heats the cloth.
ing Of the aviator as he glidcs speck.
like far above the fleecy clouds, loads
immense steam ships with food for
starving people across the water,
speeds great locomotives ON their
way, and million other things
through this wonderful country of
ours yet nowhere is It of more i'm
portance than in the home.
The foundation Of our democracy
rests on the American home and
this is largely dependent upon the
methods by which the home is run.
That which aids the thousands of busy
their labors, and enabling them to per.
form their duties more efficiently.
more accurately, more easily. and
more promptly is Of more value to the
nation as a whole than the turning
Of dynamos.
Let US consider the lighting of the
average American home. We find the
old oil lamps replaced by those Of
gas or electricity. OF course electric
lights are familiar to every one now.
adays, but have you ever thought
while pressing the button which floods
the whole room with light as If by
magic, how much this very common
convenience would have meant to
tall, gaunt figure who sat poring over
his books in the early part Of the
nineteenth century, with his only
light the flames which roared in
the great fireplace and lit up the
rude dwelling, while the immortal
Abraham Lincoln prepared himself
for his life work Of leading the
nation, as its president through one
Of the most dangerous periods Of our
national life?
What shall say OF the electric
washer? TO those who know of its
usefulness by practical experience, an
explanation Is entirely unnecessary
and | can not find words expressive
enough to convey 10 those who do
not the thoroughness and convenience
with which these machines relieve the
housewife Of her most difficult task
In these days when dependable do
nestle service is almost unobtain
able. the family wash is a very
serious problem unless tucked away
in the basement, or some other con
venient place, is an ever ready ser
Vant-the electric washer. No longer
must wash day be dreaded the whole
week, and then everything else neg
lectd to get 1t completed-just press
the button and read your fayorlte
magazine while the work is being
done.
Yet the clothes are to be ironed; not
however, by the old method Of burnt
fingers. blazing fires. and garments
soiled with smut. These are all un-
thought Of in the use of the electric
iron. No fire is used. just press
the button and 1t heats itself; no
irons too hot or too cold; il may
be regulated exactly and keep the
same degree of heat. The wooden
handle is not uncomfortably hot and
there is no disadvantage whatever
in the use OF the electric iron 10 off
set the many advantages.
Anyone who has ever spent long.
weary hours trying, with aching arms
and dizzy brains, to extract the but
ter from u churnful of milk, Will
certainly appreciate the fact that
this may be done with electricity. Sup
pose all the time that has been
spent in churnlng in the United
States since churns have been run
by electricity had been devoted To in .
telligent reading or study-Who knows
how much It would have raised the in
tellectual standard Of the nation? Sup
pose that amount Of time had been
spent in taking breathing exercises
in the open alr--perhaps one out Of
nine persons in the United States
would not now die OF tuberculosis,
Electricity is equally we'll adapt |
I'd to the turning of ice cream freez' |
ers, and the delight OF the favorite |
summer dessert is no longer temper
I'd by the fatigue caused by freezing
il. 1t may also be used for turning
food choppers and great deal OF en-
ergy may be saved II large amount
is to be ground. as in the making
OF sausage.
Now let us speak OF cooking by
electricity. Cooking IS, OF course, a
very important item in household
management, and is not always a
pleasant occupation. In the summer
II a wood or gas stove IS burning
already heated air oin the immediate
vicinity becomes almost insufferabe,