Show gasa gas A revolution in kitchen and parlor the new york mirror speaks quite confidently of the success of an invention patented a ten by mr john power of that tha city tchi for t the economical use of gas in in warming houses and cooking victuals it says the modus operandi operand is perfectly perfecta simple the common gas cipe pipe is taipei tapped at any point an india rub rubber er tube is attached by means of an ingenious coupling composed in in part of the same material for which mr power has also a patent abent through which the gas is conducted to no a small iron plate not much larger than ones hand hana that forms what may be called the stove this plate is filled with perforations containing asbestos which concentrates and diffuses all the heat beat the computation made by the inventor goes to show that a small office might be heated for the trifling sum of fifteen cents a day incredibly small as this appears we confidently believe that it will cover the whole expenses though we have not demonstrated thisby this by actual experiment admitting however that a much larger amount will come nearer the truth th the e advantages of the invention are obvious for lawyers and similar offices where it is desirable to avoid the dust dirt and trouble of a coal fire to say nothing of the expenses of keeping an atten attendant lant it is peculiarly adapted A man can enter his office in the morning turn rn on the gas apply a match thereto and the fire is instantly i started and by the time he gets comfortably seated down to his desk the room will be warmed we shall soon be able to give i our testimony as to the economy and ut utility ity of the heating part of the invention of its complete success in cooking we can speak with a confidence founded upon careful observation and repeated experiments we have eaten mea meats ts cooked by th this is now new process and oan vouch for their fine flavor as for the expense having havin g carefully computed the cost with mr pol power er and the president of the brooklyn gas co to cook 3 lbs ibs of mutton chops takes just 10 minutes of time and costs only I 1 of a cent to boil a kettle containing half a gallon of water I 1 occupies exactly 12 minutes and consumes less lea than a of gas to go get up a Q breakfast of four dishes say one for neat meat a second for coffee a third for potatoes pota toss ac and a fourth for eggs or whatever else you please lease 4 will cost coat only 3 cents and can am all be boue done within 15 16 minutes if my any of our readers d are skeptical on this is point int they can easily satisfy the their i r c curiosity i dosity b by a visit to skinner powers a gas works I 1 fulton street brooklyn the gas pipes are tapped and the connection with the cooking apparatus mode made in the i same way that we have described for heating fifty dishes can be cooking at the same time if desired A fine large turkey was roasted at the astor house the other day by this process and those princes of caterers cateress cater ers hears coleman stetson pronounced this new mode of cooking the most complete and successful in its results that they had ever witnessed |