May, 1906 
ter to arrange the ordinary wiring so as to secure some of 
the conveniences mentioned. With a plan of this kind, the 
lighting circuit alone would be sufficient and receptacles for 
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man’s first house was wired for electric lights only, yet the 
electric cooking outfit was successfully used for a year and 
a half. It is common practice for the main wires to be lo- 
The Electrical Bath-Water Heater 
the convenient use of the devices could be installed at a small 
expense, thus obviating the necessity of unscrewing incandes- 
cent lamps when it was desired to use the heat devices. The 
accompanying diagrams show the electric wiring exactly as 
it is in Mr. Hillman’s house. Those who wish to build $10,- 
000 or $15,000 houses can well afford to have these build- 
ings wired very completely. They may desire to use coal or 
gas ranges in the kitchens, but at the same time the architect 
could so plan the wiring that it would be possible to use elec- 
tricity for cooking during the summer months. Mr. Hill- 
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Heating a Nursing Bottle by Electricity 
Electrical Hot Water Cup 
An Electrical Crib Warmer 
cated in the cellar, and, as the kitchen is always on the first 
floor, it is inexpensive and easy to bring the wires up to the 
kitchen for the electric installation. 
Even in so-called modern houses, the care of small children 
is attended by many contingencies and frequent emergencies, 
and when these occasions arise, the entire household is often 
upset to meet the demands of the moment. Consequently 
numerous electrical devices for the nursery have proven of in- 
estimable value, not only in emergency, however, but in gen- 
eral use as well. A number of the accompanying engravings 
Ironing by Electricity in the Nursery 
