But it is so expensive to fit up a "Labour-Saving House," you object.
That depends on many circumstances, the length of your lease, for example. Allow for the interest on the capital you spend, and possibly a sinking fund to repay it, and then count what you save in cleaning, in wages, in fuel, etc. Often you will find that you get back the money you have spent in a few years.
CHAPTER IX
What this Chapter is About
Electricity as the Poor Man's Light—Basement Rate and Checking of Waste—When Putting in Electric Light—To Avoid Waste of Current—Makes of Lamps—Electric Fires—The Electric House—In the Kitchen—The Cost of Current—Labour-Saving and Comfort-Giving Appliances.
CHAPTER IX
The Electric House. Heating, Cooking, Cleaning, and Lighting by Electricity