One of the symbols of civilization is the many gadgets which one finds in a modern home. Many of these are acquired for the sake of fashion; some really for the convenience as they are efficient and time saving. Nowadays even an average home of a middle-class family has many of these gadgets.
Take the kitchen for instance; there is the gas stove which works on Liquid Petroleum Gas. The stove is efficient, smokeless and at the same time comparatively cheap. Only one must be careful to see that there is no leakage of gas which would prove fatal. There are wet grinders and dry grinders which take away the chores of the housewife. In highly sophisticated homes they may have even dish washing machines. Then there is the fridge. This comes very handy for keeping things cool, for avoiding things getting putrid or stale, for preserving things and so on. Thus milk, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish are preserved. There is the electric toaster for toasting bread.
Then there are other gadgets of utility like the electric iron, and sewing machine. The electric iron is helpful in pressing things; otherwise one will have to wait on the laundry which is very costly nowadays. The sewing machine is very useful since the family’s clothes could be made provided of course the housewife at home takes interest in sewing and stitching. With the machine, the work becomes easy and in fact with some modifications in the machine many types of stitching could be done.
Then there are the gadgets of recreation, like radio, television and disc and cassette players. To know the daily news and for hearing music the radio comes in handy. The disc and cassette players have taken the place of the gramophone disc; one definite advantage being the disc or cassette could be made and unmade. Music or speech could be easily recorded on the magnetic disc or tape. While the radio could be played only during stipulated hours, the cassette player has no such limitation. Now the disc and cassette players and the radio are found in one.
The rage of the day is television. Since it has the advantage of sound and vision it takes the place of the cinema. One can enjoy a program from one’s easy chair or couch and one need not take the trouble to go to the theater. The colour television makes things more realistic. Video cassette recorder is another device to watch programs of one’s choice, particularly movies.
But one big question that often comes to the mind is—if a man is really happy with all these gadgets? There is always the law of compensation which works inexorably. Without the coming of gadgets man may not find much use for his hands and creativity may suffer. Unless one knows to shoot the periodical trouble with these gadgets, simply owning them may mean costly.
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