A practical electrical washing machine which can 
be attached to any set of tubs and is removable 
■when not in use. Courtesy Wallace B. Hart 
Chart of a living room, showing six 
outlets and a switch as you enter. Furniture 
is placed in relation to electric outlets. 
Courtesy Society of Electrical Development 
A floor cleaning electric novelty is a hard¬ 
wood vacuum fabric mop that polishes the 
floor as it removes the dust. Pneuvac Co. 
of illumination and power, and then have 
their houses wired in such a manner that 
they get all the lights and conveniences 
they crave. It is a real investment today 
to have in the moderate sized house at least 
two three-way or four-way switches. Why 
not have a switch on the porch which could 
light up the down stairs hall, the upstairs 
hall and the master's bedroom? And the 
porch should have convenient outlets, at 
least from two to four feet above the floor 
to protect them from dust and water. If 
the porch is at the back of the house a 
sewing machine could be attached to one of 
these outlets, or a little electric range, or a 
toaster for breakfast on the porch, warm 
days. 
So important is the question of fuses 
and switches that it is well to consider 
their significance at the very beginning. 
The electric current is brought into the 
house through the fuses centered in the 
fuse box. This box or central station should 
not be placed in the cellar or attic as is so 
often done, but nearer to the places of 
activity, in the center of the house. 
The current as it enters the house is con¬ 
trolled by a switch, which, when “opened" 
cuts off the current from the whole house. 
This switch may be placed inside the fuse 
box, but if so, it is advisable to have the 
switch handle so adjusted that the door of 
the fuse box need not be opened in order to 
operate it. After the entrance switch is 
opened, the door may be opened and the 
fuse plugs conveniently changed. The 
location of the entrance switch and the plac¬ 
ing of the fuse box would make an article in 
themselves. And one word of advice should 
be given here, to consult an electric light 
company before making definite plans. 
The fuse is merely a connection of wires 
An ironing machine that is a good worker 
yet takes up very little room and can be 
easily run while sitting dozen. Utensils Co. 
so adjusted that when the current becomes 
too strong it melts away, destroying itself in 
the act and preventing serious trouble. The 
fuses can be changed as easily as you can 
take out an old bulb and put in a new 
one. It can easily be accomplished by one 
of the maids in the house if she has been 
properly instructed in the matter. And there 
is a fuse now on the market which shows 
plainly when it needs renewing by a dark¬ 
ened square appearing in sight. 
When the fuse box is installed it is wise 
to have marked on the several fuses the cir¬ 
cuits which they govern. Furthermore, each 
fuse plug should be stamped with the num¬ 
ber of amperes so that there is no need 
to guess the size of the fuse to be replaced. 
In electricity amperes are the same as a 
