The Unity and Application of Art 



Nature are being discovered and recorded with each suc- 

 ceeding year. But the end is not yet for we are just in the 

 beginning. It is a part of the Creative Plan that man should 

 continue searching until the hidden secrets of Nature shall 

 be unfolded and understood. 



There are oriental rugs on the floors, beautiful in design 

 and rich in coloring, that represent a finished art of a people 

 with whom patience is a virtue and who know nothing of 

 the economies of time. The tapestries and table covers 

 represent the work of another group of persons who have 

 attained near perfection in the art they follow. The vases, 

 furniture, dishes, lamps, oil paintings, table linens and other 

 articles of household use have all been developed from the 

 crudest forms to their present state of advancement with 

 the experiences of the preceding generations woven into 

 their present construction. 



The kitchen floor is covered with linoleum. If we shall 

 analyze its structure, we will find that it is made of many 

 materials such as oxidized linseed oil, known as linoleum 

 cement, various gum resins, ground cork, pigments, jute, etc. 

 All of these materials have been gathered from Nature's 

 storehouse from many parts of the world and the thoughts, 

 experiences, and hands of many thousands of persons have 

 woven them into a durable, waterproof covering for the 

 kitchen floor. 



There is a gas cook stove and also an electric stove in 

 the kitchen and on the rear porch or in the basement, there 

 is an electric refrigerator. The same current of electricity 

 that is coming through the copper wires from the power 



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