﻿January, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  in 
  

  

  Talk 
  No. 
  i 
  

  

  JUST 
  A 
  WORD 
  WITH 
  REGARD 
  TO 
  

  

  LIGHTING 
  YOUR 
  HOME 
  

  

  With 
  my 
  Patent 
  Dissolving 
  Process, 
  you 
  can 
  have 
  Artificial 
  Sunlight 
  in 
  your 
  home. 
  

   By 
  this 
  process 
  I 
  have 
  made 
  Acetylene 
  a 
  practical 
  commodity, 
  indispensible 
  to 
  all 
  who 
  

   know 
  its 
  merits. 
  I 
  long 
  since 
  made 
  a 
  profession 
  of 
  the 
  study 
  of 
  Acetylene, 
  and 
  its 
  

   practical 
  uses, 
  and 
  have 
  solved 
  the 
  problem 
  of 
  HEATING 
  and 
  COOKING 
  with 
  

   Acetylene. 
  

  

  Thousands 
  are 
  enjoying 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  this 
  system, 
  all 
  over 
  the 
  land, 
  owing 
  to 
  its 
  supe- 
  

   riority 
  over 
  city 
  gas 
  or 
  electricity. 
  . 
  % 
  

  

  It 
  combines 
  LUXURY 
  and 
  ECONOMY, 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  only 
  the 
  most 
  beautiful 
  

   artificial 
  light 
  known, 
  but 
  also 
  the 
  cheapest. 
  It 
  is 
  in 
  daily 
  use 
  in 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  largest 
  

   cities, 
  as 
  well 
  as 
  in 
  smaller 
  towns, 
  and 
  country 
  homes. 
  

  

  The 
  machine 
  is 
  wonderfully 
  SIMPLE 
  AND 
  EASY 
  TO 
  OPERATE, 
  is 
  installed 
  

   in 
  the 
  home, 
  and 
  a 
  child 
  can 
  operate 
  it. 
  

  

  The 
  machines 
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  and 
  will 
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  for 
  weeks, 
  or 
  months, 
  

   without 
  any 
  care 
  or 
  attention, 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  amount 
  of 
  light 
  used 
  and 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  the 
  

   machine 
  installed. 
  The 
  Radiant 
  only 
  has 
  this 
  process. 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  the 
  SAFEST 
  system 
  of 
  artificial 
  lighting 
  known, 
  is 
  used 
  in 
  many 
  almshouses 
  

   and 
  similar 
  places 
  purely 
  as 
  a 
  matter 
  of 
  safety. 
  

  

  If 
  this 
  interests 
  you 
  write 
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