Condensed Milk, Sleeping Car, Toilet Paper, Washing Machine

Gail Borden Jr. was born in New York in 1801. He went to school for about a year in Indiana when he was just 15 to learn how to become a surveyor just like William Austin Burt. The same year he got married, his mom died from yellow fever. They had six children. His wife died from yellow fever in 1844. He witnessed children dying because of bad milk. He invented condensed milk in 1856. Heating the milk prevents spoilage. As a preservative, sugar is added. It is also useful for using in recipes and stores for a long time. He built a factory in 1864.

George Pullman was born in New York in 1831. He invented the Sleeping Car in 1865. It provides living space on a long train ride. The beds fold up during the day time for more space. There are on-board porters that serve customers. The porters were mostly freed slaves. After Abraham Lincoln's death, his body was transported in a Pullman Sleeping Car.

China invented many things early, including toilet paper. Romans used a sponge on a stick and American colonists used corn cobs. Joseph Gayettey re-invented toiletpaper and made it better. Toilet paper is made of tissue and used for cleaning. Factories turn raw pulp into toilet paper. Targeted customers with itchy pain warned customers of the risks of using other kinds of paper. Splinter free paper appeared in the 1930s. Almost 7 billion rolls are sold every year. People use it to pollute peoples' yards. Life is much better off with it than without it.

Washing clothes was a time-consuming job. Inventions began focusing on this problem in the 18th century. The Washboard made it easier to wash clothes by hand. Hamilton Smith invented the washing machine in 1858. An English machine was demonstrated at the World's Fair in 1862. Electricity applied in 1904.