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l l I. . __â€"â€"*‘ 31 1911 WOMEN’S INSTITUTES. 59 â€"â€"â€"â€"fi__â€"___ EXHIBITION AND DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN LABOR- SAVING DEVICES. ‘5‘ Perhaps the most important laboreoving device of the your is the vacuum planner. Many a! you will remember the advent of the reaper and the binder. At fuel the farmers looked enhance st them, questioned their value. and some too]: a long time to make up their minds to buy one o! the new machines. Manufac- turers had to send men out t n the_farmorn how to use them, but it was ‘ astonishing how quickly tho , " 'os spread over the country. The ‘3 cleaner of to-dsy is going th.- ‘ r o same stage of questioning and riment 1'] ss the Kasper and hinder of u ya. We may criticize the indmdunl makes an we please, the principle go stay. There are two kinds on ill ‘ Fret, differing chiefly in motive power. The one worked by electric power is .i '- the reach oi runny people by reason og the electricity neceseary and the cost of the machine; the other, worked by hind power. is within the reach of mmt of us. The cleaning portâ€"much the same in both kindsâ€"in simply a pumping apparatus very similar to your well and cistern pumps. Instead of a handle \l‘ul'klnf" up and down. its handle works forward and back; instead of a solid pipe going ddwn into the well, it hue a flexible pipe with a solid nozzle ol: the end. which cun be movml over the floor; instead of eucln'ng water it sucks air. and the suction is strong enough to draw the dust out of the carpet along with the air; instead of discharging water into n pail, it discharges the air. minus the dirt. How does it get rid of the dirt? Did you ever see a pump spout with n bog tied firmly round its now to strain dirt and sand from the water? The vacuum cleaner has n strainin apparatus inside the tank which does the some for the air. The machine is no h dcr to work than the little soft water pump in your kitchens, and the amount of ' it will take from carpets and rug is astonishing. There are many Lliflerent make; on the m t, and we advocate no particular one. We advise you to do as the men do wh hey buy machinesâ€"send for the catalogues and learn all you cam about them and, if possible. test thnir working. Compare the good and bad points of the diiioreut ones and choose the one which best fulfils the following three requirements:â€" 1. Durable puns which will stand hard wear and tear. “93 H 2. Good suctionâ€"it should rake no dust whatever, nnd, when the nozzle is sad ' tightly stopped. should be extremely hard to pui‘np. 1‘“. 3. Erisywwprkingâ€"Ehoulii have a comicrtahh: imnvlle and smoothly working parts. ‘ Q.-â€"Whnt is the ms: of it? :Lâ€"Hnml machines range from $8.110 twfisrm. Q.â€"Will it clean lace curtains? A.â€"It will take out the dirt that is loose, but not anything like SkaE or dirt held by grouse. We ht‘ar think. if you come from a bftll with n (lujrv train, the machine is an ofi’ectire cleaner. ' Q.â€"How will it work on .1 hardwood floor? hflqo fur the manufactumrs have apparently no: mo EIE‘EI that, Thar»;- in a brush which fits Over the male and supposailv hmshe he dirt within range of the suction Douhtless this will he perfected before long, Some of thr- machines have several noult‘s-fine-for furniture and walls. one for mattré-s: ‘ and tnftrâ€"ii furniture, etc. Their value lips only in the-fr bringing the dirt more ensilv within reach of the suction. - 3‘,