The Bismarck tribune., 1928-11-10
Just Plugging Along Is
All Housewives Now Do
Housekeeping Is No Longer
Job for Red. Blooded, Two.
Fisted Woman

New York, Nov. 1O-HousekeepinR
no longer is any job for a rcd-blocd-
ed, two.fisted woman. There 10
nothing left to it now but connect
ing and disconnecting plugs-and
gradual atrophy.
You need only to have attended
the Electrical and Industrial Ex-
position at the Grand Central Palace
here to realize how Edison and the
other electrical scientists of the day
have made the switchboard rather
than the hearth the touchstone of
modern life.
Consider a day in the life of an
electrically-minded couple. They are
aroused by the alarm from spring
less electric clock, in which a tiny
electric motor eliminates winding,
oiling, regulating and cleaning and
assures accuracy.
There is no ice man to let in at
an early hour. There's always ice
in the electric ice box, or one can
have iceless drinking water, electric
ally cooled, by just hooking up q
nice white tank to the wall-bottled
or tap water, it makes no difference
to the machine.
Just Twist of Wrist
There's no early morning furnace
work-the happy husband goes to
the basement once in while and
without soiling his hands, which
were made for better things, adjusts
the automatic electric furnace ten
der, which in turn feeds in coal,
takes out the ashes, keeps the house
at uniform temperature, and pays
for itself.
Baths need not be merely the COM
mon variety, but may be hydrother-
apeutic bubble baths, right in the
home bath tub, at fraction Of the
expense involved in q visit to spa
and none Of the inconvenience. It's
wonderful for the health--or hang
over.
The dishes may be washed in a
jiffy in the electric dishwater, with
out wetting the hands, and the din
ing room and living room slicked up
painlessly with the electric cleaner.
As for the family washing, it's
nothing at all, and may be done for
the entire family in less than an
hour-the washing, bluing, rinsing
and drying-without once handling
the clothes. Current and an electric
washer are all you need.
Use Music Technique
Then the enterprising housewife
plugs in another line and proceeds
with the ironing, using the new
electric ironer with the piano touch
and forearm cohtrol-combining the
technique Of music and motoring.
For luncheon Mrs. So-and-So plugs
in the power unit, and beans and
peas are shelled in a jiffy. Fooo
may be chopped electrically, eggl
and mayonnaise beaten, the cak,
mixed, the coffee ground, the ict
crushed, and the ice cream frozen
and an automatic release will pre-
vent the over-freezing Of the ice
cream if the housewife should b
busy at another switch.
After luncheon it would be vel
to do the weeks darning. Electric
ally approached, it is the work o.
only q minute. The new hosiery re-
pair machine mends an average rur
in silk stocking in Is seconds. Bea1
that, if you can.
About this time the housewife
should turn to preserving her health
and beauty electrically, SO that hcl
husband will have no excuse for fall
ing in love with his stenographer.
Gets Artificial Tan
She may, nattily goggled, sit fol
a few minutes in the direct rays Of
an electrical sun. This will give hel
a swell Lido finish, at q fraction Of
the regular cost.
Then if she Graves power, health
strength and energy-though there.
no outlet for it in her home now
she can lie down for few minute.
on the energizing couch or 60 for .
refreshing ride on the electric horse
or camel.
This, too, is a good time to fight
flesh. Just let her attach another
plug and q vibrating belt redistrib
utes her flesh along any desirct
lines. She will also be fightinf