House and Garden 
ELECTRIC WAFFLE IRONS 
ELECTRIC CLOTHES DRIER 
slight preparations the night before, the cook need 
only turn a switch in her room on rising to find water 
boiling and cereal cooking when she goes into the 
kitchen to prepare breakfast. The housemaid has 
an electric treasure stowed away in the cupboard 
under the kitchen stairs, viz., an electric carpet 
sweeper, which can be connected by a flexible cord to 
a lamp socket and used in any room. It draws all 
dust up within itself as it moves along over rugs and 
carpets, and is therefore a health-saver as well as a 
time-saver. 
In the dining-room attention is immediately 
attracted to the daintily spread table with an electric 
chafing-dish set upon it, and an electric toaster is on 
the buffet. The electric cigar lighter dangling 
from the chandelier contributes to the enjoyment of 
the men of the house. An electric coffee percolator 
is also on the buffet. In the parlor madame at her tea-table may dispense cheering, uninebriating cups to 
callers, assuring them that this beverage brewed in the electric tea-pot before her is entirely free from 
tannin and cannot affect the most susceptible nerves. 
Across the hall is the cosy library. A ruddy cheerful glow emanates from a luminous electric radiator 
set on the tiles of the hearth. Within reach of the easy chair drawn up to the library table is another 
cigar lighter, and an incandescent drop-light concentrates a clear, steady radiance which would fall 
agreeably upon the pages of the reader’s book. In inspecting the upper floors, we take the liberty before 
ascending the stairs, of touching the electric button concealed in 
the carving of the newel- 
post, and instantly the electric 
lamps on the second floor 
spring into brightness. In 
the several sleeping-rooms is 
electrical equipment suitable 
for each apartment. Examin¬ 
ing one bedroom in detail we 
observe lying on the foot of 
the bed an electric heating- 
pad, which is a vast improve¬ 
ment over the leaky, bulky 
hot-water bag. One of these 
pads on a much larger scale 
provides the light, warm cov¬ 
erlet thrown across the bed. 
At a convenient height and 
angle on the wall is fixed an 
electric reading light. Within 
arm’s length of the bed is a 
push button which reaches all 
of the service departments. 
WATER HEATER 
COFFEE PERCOLATOR 
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