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TIIE ONTAKIO ARdUS. ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1919. 3 ft.. 1 vacuum om:.ni:u doino ITO l'AUT IX Ki:i:i'IN(J up iii:ai,tii ok nation "A cront ninny articles nro written every tiny on Imltintrlnl and flnaiiclnl acltlovoments, Imt thoy rolnto largely to nccompllBlim0nta In which only men nro Interested, Why ilon't on (Icscrllio tho products of tin Institu tion thnt Ih nmniifnrtiirliiK npjillnnces to nmollornto tho work of woninn nomotliliiK thnt ollinlnutes n pnrt of tho drudgery of household duties; tlicn yoii woujd ho porforinlnR n ronl Horvlco to lndlo87" TIiIh Rtntotucnt won referred to Oon urnl Snlcs MnnnRor T5. h. Cook of tho Idnho I'owor coinpnny, who ftirnlHli ptNlto following nrtlcle: "Tho ndvent of tho olcctrlc vacuum elenner contributed moro to wnrd tho prosorvntlon of health thnn nny Innovation slnco tho pansngo of tho puro food and drug net, for It lino accomplished tho primary object of t hiding thousands of homes of tho various disease- germs that find breeding places In rugs mid cnrpctH, innttrenscH nud upholstery. Tho tin sanitary condition of countless homes Is woll known to thojncdlcnl fritter mndo Its npptirnnco thero did not iicom to bo nny sntlsfnctory or cf- flcolnt menus of ridding tho houso of bnctorin nud disease breeding germs, Manifestly enrpots could not bo taken up nnd elenned dally and rugs could nt best bo shaken nud beaten only on vory Infrequent occasions. Tho cloancr, howovor, will do tho work ciulckly nnd efficiently every day. Tho labor Incident to removing tho diist-hrccdliiR germs Is reduced to tho minimum, nnd tho work of secur ing sanitary homes, Instead of fiolng n mnttor of consldornblo labor, linn becomo n genuine pleasure "Tho nnnunl death toll as n conio quonco of dlscaso breeding germs In tho homo Is appalling, nud but little was accomplished In Improving sani tary conditions until tho vacuum cleaner was Invented, In many homes tho dust ot nges was allowed to accumulate, nnd it Is not strnngo thnt tho family was n constant visit or. With tho romovnl ot this dust nnd ItH renppenrnnco effectually barred by tho uso ot tho vacuum elennor, nu era ot better health nnd grcntor longevity began nt nnco. "At first physicians and local work ers wcro nvorso to rocommondlng tho uso ot tho vacuum cleaners for tho raso nthnt nny activity In this direc tion would Hkoly bo considered u campaign effort In bobalf of the man ufacturers; but slnco It has become nn axiom thnt "n woll kept homo Is Impossible without n vacuum elenn er," sociologists do not hesitate to recommend thorn. Not only carpets nnd rugs can bo kopt frco from In sects nnd disease germs by the vacuum elennor, but mnttrosscs, dav enports and upholstery ot all kinds nenbo mnlntnlned In n cleanly condi tion and frco from pests, "Moreover, tho cleaning of n room by it vacuum clcnncr Is not attended by tho familiar cloud of dust wlildi undor former methods saturated ov oiythltiB nnd transferred tho germs from tho rugs and enrpcts to the walls nnd furniture, "Many homos today nro run on nrplclplos equally scientific us those which govern tho office of u success ful manufacturing Institution. Kvory tblng Is In Its plnro and tho work Is porformed with n precision and nenl uess thnt Is astonishing. llrllllnnt I minds bnvo laid out tho details nnd ovory utility has a purpose It would bo Impossible to keep tho home In this Ideal condition woro It not for the modern vacuum elennor." ON A WIIONU 1IAHIH. A recent stntuto of Oregon ro MUlroB thnt gasoline shall bo 5rt de grees grnUty Dtiumu to bo salable In this stnto. All gasoline marketed by Standard Oil company (California) outside- of Oregon hns n Ilttumo grav ity of approximately fit degrees Tho effect of tho Oregon legislation will roqulro tho special manufacture of mnke, nnd will redttco the volume of gnsotlno oxtrnctlon from crudo oil. Whllo tho legislation Is burden some, with no compensating benefit, lt theory is uttsotin dnud Ill-con colvod. Gravity Is n poor mensuro of tho quality of gasoline Tho accept ed standard for tho mcnusromrnl of gasollno quality Is Its rnttgo ot boil ing points. This is Indicated In tho roport of tho United States Fuol Ad ministration committee, In which It Is said: "Thero aro no grnvlty limitations In tho specifications for aviation gasollno, nor Iti-tho specifications for motor gnsollno, which nro given Inter, for It hits bosn found thnt gravity Is of llttlo or no vnluo In do tormlnlng tho quality of gasoline " Perhaps it Is not to bo expected thnt legislators should bo familiar with tlioso matters of technical nnd expert knowledge s Hut tho situation Illustrates tho unsoundness of gov ernment Interference In tho nffnlrs of Its people. Tho least government consistent with public order nnd snfoty Is tho best government. Trndo conditions, competition nnd tho laws nt supply nud demand will better fix tho proper standards of commorclnt f 5a""aiB,IHHi"iBMBBMWBHMRHB tho gasoline sold In this stnto, nnd it ',,,., tIlnM tl0 nr)lrnry cdcl8 0 ,un," . i.i. ' ' on.oxport Inw-mnkors niiiii inr uri'Kun mil nu iiiiuciuti by tho fact that gcnoral stocks or gasoline, with tho accompanying aqulpntont, will bo unavailable foi consumption In Oregon. It might bo expected thnt legisla tion Imposing such bunions nnd In conveniences on tho public hns for Its object some definite benoflt, nnd Is grounded on some sound cnsnhlor- ntlon of public interest. Such, how ovor, Is not tho enso. No grontor of floloncy will bo obtained by the con sumer from gasollno of GO dogrcos gravity than from tho gasollno regu larly refined and sold In other states On tho contrary, tho gnsollno fur nished In California nnd Washing ton nnd olsowhoro given bettor re sults In power and mlloago thnn tho gnsollno which must be especially mndo for Oregon. Not only does tho public find gusollno of tint usual grndo satisfactory, but Its quulll) conforms to tho specifications pre scrlbr-d by tho United States govern ' incut 1 nits purchases On the oilier hnnd, Oregon gnsollno will bo moro oxponslvo to buy, moro difficult to I I.envo tho manufacturer nnd con sumor alone. If tho manufacturer does not produco what tho consumer wants, bo will have to mnko It. If tho consumer buys what tho manu facturer makes, ho probnbly bus It bocauso It Is what ho wants. The oxocutivo authorities In Ore gon npprcclnto tho difficulty ot the situation crontcd by tho Inw In ques tion, nnd nro endeavoring to devise somo menus of rollovlng tho public from tho law's burdonsomo results until tho noxt legislative session In this thoy will have tho full cnopora lion ot tho oil companies Hut the whnlo Incident shows tho folly of trying to rogulato ordlunry mnttors ot ordlunry commercial concern by oglslatho flat ftlCtHHrOOXHI IVwrr. 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