. Book of home building and decoration, prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country . hing the plug and cord to the switch—the sih^ntservant of the household does the rest. The refinements of the electric iron, suchas the cord suspension arm and the automatic stand, reduce the operating cost toa mininuuii so that the ordinary family laundry may be ironed for as little as 125 25 cents a week. Again, thepossibilities of comfort suchas ironing on the back porchin hot weather or in thekitchen on the hottest daywithout increase in the at-mospheri
. Book of home building and decoration, prepared in cooperation with and under the direction of the leading manufacturers of the country . hing the plug and cord to the switch—the sih^ntservant of the household does the rest. The refinements of the electric iron, suchas the cord suspension arm and the automatic stand, reduce the operating cost toa mininuuii so that the ordinary family laundry may be ironed for as little as 125 25 cents a week. Again, thepossibilities of comfort suchas ironing on the back porchin hot weather or in thekitchen on the hottest daywithout increase in the at-mospheric temperature re-duce the problem of domesticservice by an appreciabledegree. Clothes may also Ijedried on the electrical drier,which is a great boon in largefamilies all the year round,and in small families in rainyand in winter weather whenthe drying out of doors isa difficult piece of smoothing irons arcnow such a fixture in mosthouseholds where electricityis in use that they need verylittle introduction. Thereis no comparison betweenthe speed and the safety oftheir use, with the old-fash-ioned irons. An even heat. Curling iron. Portable radiat
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