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amount about 10 per cent. higher than the average previous 
gas and coal bills. The initial cost of the electric cooking 
installation is about $55 or $60 complete, in other words 
about equal to that of a high grade coal range. 
A water-plate in the furnace front supplies hot water for 
the entire house from October to May, while for the warmer 
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months electric devices perform this service. For exam- 
ple, in the bathroom the electric immersion coil is placed in 
the bath tub whenever hot water is desired, and a sufficient 
supply is procurable within twenty to thirty minutes after 
the current has been switched on, at a cost of about two 
cents. Hot water for kitchen use is obtained with a similar 
apparatus. The bathroom is also provided with a small 
size water heater for shaving or for whatever purpose hot 
water may be required at any time of the day or night. 
It takes but a minute to heat water in this dish, and being 
portable it is a most convenient article for the house. Hot 
water for wash day is available during the winter from the 
furnace, and during the summer a nine-gallon electric wash 
boiler is used. It requires about twenty minutes to heat a 
supply sufiicient to commence washing. In connection with 
this heater is an electric washing machine, operated by a 
motor, and by its use the washing can be finished in less than 
half the usual time required. ‘This is not only a labor say- 
ing device but it is easy to appreciate that the turning on and 
off of a switch is far more convenient and desirable than the 
building of a fire and attending it throughout the day. A 
motor of less than one-fourth horse power is required to 
operate the washing machine, and the total cost per current 
is less than five cents a week. The washing machine can be 
purchased at any hardware store for $5 or $6, and the mo- 
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tor from any electric supply company at a price from $12 
up. The ironing is done entirely by means of electric irons, 
which have proven themselves one of the greatest conven- 
iences which it is possible to have in the laundry, and which 
have obviated a great deal of discomfort and unnecessary 
arduous labor. 
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Electric radiators are of great convenience for auxiliary 
heat, particularly in the fall season, and at a small expense 
will furnish warmth and comfort within a few moments after 
being switched on. Radiators of this type are far superior to 
the gas log, as they do not vitiate the air of the room. The 
radiator may be of the luminous type, and then it furnishes 
a sentimental warmth and cheerfulness, like that of an open 
fireplace, on a winter evening. In this connection, an elec- 
tric corn popper is an unending source of enjoyment to the 
children. It is not unlike the ordinary device of this charac- 
ter, but has a slightly thicker base for the heating element, 
and is provided with a roller which permits its use on the 
table, the floor or wherever desired. An electric chafing dish 
has been found a boon by the housewife, and has become a 
fixture in the dining-room. It is placed upon a small side 
table, which has a back board fitted with the necessary 
switches. ‘These tables are now considered standard articles 
in a department store in Schenectady, and can be purchased 
complete at a cost slightly greater than that of an ordinary 
table. Electric cigar lighters have been found of great in- 
terest to smokers, and have been proven far superior to 
matches. By pressing a button on the device it will furnish 
heat to light a cigar in five or six seconds, and the cost is so 
insignificant that no mention need be made of it. 
An electric massage motor has aroused a great deal of 
attention on the part of those who have seen it in Mr. Hill- 
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man’s house. It comprises a small sized motor, weighing 
four pounds, with a handle for holding it during the opera- 
tion. Various applicators for the face, hands, arms, scalp, 
etc., complete the outfit, which can be attached to any light- 
ing socket, and consumes, approximately, the same amount 
of electricity as an incandescent lamp. A five-minute appli- 
cation is most invigorating, and, according to professional 
opinion, it is equivalent to a walk of several miles. 
Only those who have had experience with the electric 
heating pad can properly appreciate this useful article. It 
is a flexible woolen pad of any desired size, and is intended 
for use in place of the hot water bottle. In the case of a 
severe cold, the grippe, or a chill, this device can be attached 
to any lighting socket, and will furnish heat in three or four 
minutes. It has three degrees of regulation, and when on the 
lowest heat a patient can sleep in contact with the pad in- 
definitely without discomfort. The cost of operation is about 
that of an incandescent lamp when the highest degree of 
heat is used, but at the lowest rate the expense is only about 
one-third that of a lamp. 
The expense of wiring the house for these various devices, 
in addition to the cost of the regular lighting circuits, was 
from $125 to $150. ‘The saving, however, in the omission 
of a kitchen chimney and in the cellar construction more than 
‘offset the cost of the wiring and the initial cost of the devices. 
In smaller and less expensive houses it would be an easy mat- 
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