Journal of Electricity, Vol. 52

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Excerpt from Journal of Electricity, Vol. 52: January 1-June 15, 1924People have not been using electric appliances for two or three reasons. In the first place, many of them are not familiar with the electrical devices and what. They can do. A large portion of our new population comes from the farms and small towns of the Middle West which as yet have not had adequate electrical service. These people are accustomed to oil lamps, electric lights are a novelty and an appliance such as an electric toaster is something utterly strange. Simply to put a toaster in the show window does. Little good, for unless its use is explained, it may be taken for a nickel-plated mousetrap.In many communities the electrical dealers have done excellent work. In other districts they have. Been so busy with wiring contracts, fixtures, vacuum cleaners, washing machines and similar lines that they have not had the time to cultivate the appliance business systematically.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.