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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  April, 
  1907 
  

  

  the 
  

  

  PAIh/TAhCs 
  

  

  PAINT 
  is 
  a 
  thing 
  the 
  average 
  house 
  owner 
  knows 
  less 
  

   about 
  than 
  he 
  thinks 
  he 
  does 
  — 
  

   Yet 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  subject 
  that 
  is 
  vitally 
  important. 
  

   Common 
  regard 
  for 
  appearances 
  makes 
  a 
  man 
  want 
  to 
  keep 
  

   face 
  of 
  his 
  home 
  bright, 
  clean, 
  cheery 
  and 
  beautiful. 
  

   Sound 
  business 
  sense 
  makes 
  him 
  want 
  to 
  get 
  paint 
  that 
  

   will 
  give 
  the 
  best 
  service 
  — 
  that 
  will 
  fail 
  gradually, 
  leaving 
  a 
  

   clean, 
  smooth 
  surface 
  for 
  repainting, 
  that 
  is 
  most 
  easily 
  and 
  economically 
  applied, 
  and 
  that, 
  

   when 
  properly 
  applied, 
  avoids 
  all 
  the 
  common 
  paint 
  faults 
  of 
  cracking, 
  peeling, 
  blistering, 
  etc. 
  

  

  Lowe 
  Brothers 
  

   High 
  Standard" 
  Liquid 
  Paint 
  

  

  Gi-Ves 
  'Best 
  'Results 
  

  

  «« 
  

  

  The 
  Little 
  

   Blue 
  Flag" 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  made 
  from 
  the 
  materials 
  that 
  thirty-three 
  years 
  of 
  progressive 
  paint-making 
  have 
  taught 
  

   us 
  contribute 
  best 
  to 
  the 
  working, 
  wearing, 
  looking 
  qualities 
  of 
  paint. 
  

   These 
  are 
  ground 
  by 
  the 
  ''High 
  Standard" 
  perfected 
  process, 
  finer 
  than 
  

   other 
  paint 
  — 
  more 
  particles 
  to 
  the 
  gallon 
  — 
  and 
  the 
  mixing 
  is 
  so 
  thorough 
  

   that 
  each 
  fine 
  particle 
  is 
  covered 
  by 
  a 
  separate 
  film 
  of 
  oil. 
  

  

  "High 
  Standard" 
  Paint 
  is 
  sold 
  in 
  sealed, 
  air-tight 
  cans, 
  always 
  

   fresh 
  and 
  ready 
  to 
  use 
  with 
  uniform 
  results. 
  Look 
  for 
  "The 
  Little 
  

   Blue 
  Flag" 
  — 
  ycur 
  protection. 
  "Little 
  Blue 
  Flag" 
  Varnish 
  — 
  the 
  best. 
  

   Our 
  free 
  booklet. 
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  and 
  Painting"— 
  is 
  full 
  of 
  hard, 
  practical 
  paint 
  

   common-sense. 
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  Let 
  us 
  mail 
  you 
  a 
  copy, 
  free, 
  together 
  with 
  name 
  

   of 
  your 
  nearest 
  "High 
  Standard" 
  agent. 
  

  

  The 
  Lowe 
  Brothers 
  Company, 
  450-456 
  E. 
  Third 
  St., 
  Dayton, 
  O. 
  

  

  Paintmakers. 
  Varnlshmakers 
  New 
  York 
  Chicago 
  Kansas 
  City 
  

  

  — 
  Your 
  

   Protection 
  

  

  A 
  "CHICAGO" 
  Dryer 
  means 
  Sanitary 
  

  

  Clothes 
  

  

  A 
  Chicago 
  Dryer 
  is 
  so 
  ven- 
  

   tilated 
  that 
  a 
  constant 
  current 
  

   of 
  fresh 
  air 
  is 
  kept 
  circula- 
  

   ting 
  at 
  all 
  times, 
  leaving 
  the 
  

   clothes/rwA, 
  pure 
  and 
  siveet. 
  

   Clothes 
  are 
  dried 
  in 
  this 
  

   manner 
  in 
  a 
  Jraclion 
  of 
  the 
  

   time 
  required 
  by 
  ordinary 
  

   methods. 
  Every 
  Dryer 
  is 
  

   absolutely 
  guaranteed 
  against 
  

   discoloration 
  of 
  the 
  clothes. 
  

  

  Waste 
  Heat 
  Used. 
  

  

  It 
  costs 
  absolutely 
  nothing 
  

   to 
  operate 
  a 
  Chicago 
  Dryer 
  

   as 
  heat 
  ordinarily 
  wasted 
  

   when 
  boiling 
  clothes, 
  heat- 
  

   ing 
  irons, 
  etc. 
  , 
  is 
  used 
  to 
  heat 
  

   the 
  Dryer. 
  One 
  Stove 
  and 
  

   one 
  fire 
  is 
  all 
  that 
  is 
  required. 
  

   The 
  CHICAGO 
  Dryer 
  consists 
  of 
  a 
  metal 
  cabinet, 
  fireproof, 
  with 
  sliding 
  racks 
  on 
  which 
  the 
  clothes 
  

   are 
  hung. 
  Every 
  Dryer 
  is 
  thoroughly 
  inspected 
  and 
  guaranteed 
  to 
  be 
  and 
  do 
  exactly 
  as 
  represented. 
  

  

  We 
  build 
  and 
  equip 
  Dryers 
  for 
  Residences. 
  Apartment 
  Buildings, 
  Hotels, 
  Hospitals 
  and 
  similar 
  insti- 
  

   tutions. 
  Special 
  designs 
  to 
  meet 
  special 
  requirements. 
  Send 
  for 
  our 
  Illustrated 
  Catalog 
  No. 
  H10. 
  ^2^L 
  

  

  CHICAGO 
  DRYER. 
  CO., 
  381-383 
  Wabash 
  Ave., 
  CHICAGO 
  

  

  A 
  MODERN 
  LAUNDRY— 
  Equipped 
  wit 
  

  

  Chicago" 
  Dryer 
  and 
  Laundry 
  Stove. 
  

  

  Intend 
  to 
  Build? 
  

  

  It 
  will 
  cost 
  you 
  ic. 
  (postal 
  card) 
  to 
  learn 
  all 
  about 
  

  

  Cabot's 
  Shingle 
  Stains 
  

  

  which 
  may 
  be 
  very 
  valuable 
  to 
  you. 
  Samples 
  on 
  

   wood 
  of 
  all 
  colors 
  will 
  be 
  sent, 
  with 
  circulars 
  

   and 
  beautiful 
  litho-watercolor 
  sketches 
  showing 
  

   harmonious 
  color 
  combinations. 
  Our 
  stains 
  are 
  

   50 
  per 
  cent, 
  cheaper 
  than 
  paint 
  and 
  ioo 
  per 
  cent, 
  

   better 
  for 
  shingles 
  and 
  all 
  rough 
  woodwork. 
  

  

  SAMUEL 
  CABOT, 
  131 
  Milk 
  St., 
  Boston, 
  Mass. 
  Agents 
  at 
  all 
  Central 
  Points 
  

  

  N. 
  C 
  Mellen, 
  Architect, 
  New 
  York 
  

  

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  NEYER 
  LEAK 
  

  

  THEY 
  CANNOT 
  

   BURN, 
  

  

  never 
  need 
  repairs, 
  

   last 
  as 
  long 
  as 
  the 
  

   building 
  itself, 
  and 
  

   with 
  it 
  all 
  they 
  

   make 
  the 
  hand- 
  

   somest 
  covering 
  

  

  that 
  can 
  be 
  put 
  on 
  any 
  kind 
  of 
  a 
  building 
  — 
  even 
  a 
  cheap 
  ordinary 
  building 
  will 
  stand 
  

   out 
  as 
  a 
  landmark 
  when 
  covered 
  with 
  CORTRIGHT 
  SHINGLES. 
  

  

  CORTRIGHT 
  METAL 
  ROOFING 
  CO., 
  Philadelphia 
  and 
  Chicago 
  

  

  floor. 
  This 
  is 
  never 
  quite 
  so 
  beautiful 
  as 
  the 
  

   fine 
  waxed 
  surface, 
  but 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  made 
  nearly 
  

   as 
  fine 
  looking 
  by 
  putting 
  on 
  several 
  coats 
  of 
  

   varnish 
  and 
  rubbing 
  down 
  each 
  coat 
  as 
  soon 
  

   as 
  it 
  is 
  dry. 
  Following 
  the 
  varnished 
  floor 
  

   comes 
  the 
  oiled 
  floor. 
  This 
  may 
  be 
  clean 
  and 
  

   beautiful 
  if 
  properly 
  done. 
  As 
  a 
  rule, 
  oiled 
  

   floors 
  are 
  not 
  satisfactory, 
  because 
  they 
  are 
  

   carelessly 
  oiled. 
  The 
  room 
  should 
  be 
  perfectly 
  

   clean 
  before 
  the 
  oil 
  is 
  applied. 
  This 
  should 
  be 
  

   allowed 
  to 
  dry 
  and 
  then 
  the 
  boards 
  should 
  be 
  

   rubbed 
  hard 
  with 
  a 
  clean 
  woolen 
  cloth. 
  Use 
  

   the 
  best 
  boiled 
  linseed 
  oil, 
  and 
  to 
  each 
  pint 
  

   add 
  one 
  pint 
  of 
  turpentine. 
  All 
  of 
  these 
  fin- 
  

   ishes 
  may 
  be 
  applied 
  to 
  the 
  natural 
  or 
  the 
  

   stained 
  wood 
  ; 
  or 
  the 
  floor 
  may 
  be 
  painted 
  any 
  

   color 
  and 
  varnished. 
  

  

  The 
  best 
  way 
  to 
  treat 
  a 
  floor 
  that 
  has 
  been 
  

   subjected 
  to 
  various 
  preparations 
  until 
  it 
  has 
  

   become 
  dirty 
  looking 
  and 
  sticky 
  is 
  to 
  give 
  it 
  

   a 
  thorough 
  scraping. 
  It 
  is 
  useless 
  to 
  try 
  any 
  

   new 
  treatment 
  until 
  the 
  natural 
  wood 
  is 
  

   reached, 
  and 
  no 
  amount 
  of 
  scrubbing 
  will 
  re- 
  

   move 
  the 
  hard, 
  greasy 
  crust 
  formed 
  by 
  suc- 
  

   cessive 
  coats 
  of 
  oil 
  and 
  varnish. 
  If 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  

   possible 
  to 
  obtain 
  the 
  regular 
  scraper 
  used 
  by 
  

   workers 
  in 
  wood, 
  sheet 
  tin 
  can 
  be 
  cut 
  in 
  

   crescent 
  form, 
  using 
  a 
  common 
  vegetable 
  

   chopper 
  as 
  a 
  model 
  for 
  shape 
  and 
  size. 
  A 
  

   small 
  plane 
  also 
  answers 
  the 
  purpose. 
  Both 
  

   the 
  scraper 
  and 
  plane 
  are 
  generally 
  found 
  in 
  

   the 
  tool-chests 
  sold 
  in 
  toy 
  shops. 
  The 
  worker 
  

   should 
  begin 
  at 
  the 
  upper 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  room 
  and 
  

   follow 
  the 
  grain 
  of 
  the 
  wood. 
  As 
  the 
  layers 
  

   of 
  varnish 
  and 
  paint 
  scrape 
  off, 
  the 
  accumu- 
  

   lation 
  should 
  be 
  carefully 
  swept 
  up 
  in 
  order 
  

   to 
  keep 
  the 
  freshly 
  exposed 
  surface 
  perfectly 
  

   clean. 
  Going 
  over 
  the 
  floor 
  with 
  the 
  glass 
  

   and 
  sandpaper 
  used 
  by 
  cabinetmakers 
  in 
  reno- 
  

   vating 
  old 
  furniture 
  produces 
  a 
  fine 
  polish 
  

   and 
  remove 
  any 
  streaks 
  left 
  by 
  the 
  scraper. 
  

   After 
  the 
  floor 
  has 
  been 
  smoothed 
  with 
  the 
  

   sandpaper 
  it 
  may 
  be 
  varnished, 
  painted, 
  or 
  

   stained, 
  as 
  may 
  be 
  desired. 
  Shellac 
  will 
  give 
  

   a 
  pine 
  or 
  natural 
  wood 
  effect, 
  and 
  possesses 
  

   the 
  advantage 
  of 
  showing 
  the 
  dust 
  very 
  little. 
  

   Two 
  coats 
  should 
  be 
  applied, 
  the 
  second 
  after 
  

   the 
  first 
  is 
  thoroughly 
  dry. 
  When 
  a 
  darker 
  

   shade 
  is 
  desired, 
  oak, 
  cherry, 
  or 
  mahogany 
  

   stain 
  may 
  be 
  used. 
  When 
  the 
  second 
  coat 
  of 
  

   stain 
  is 
  dry 
  the 
  floor 
  may 
  be 
  varnished 
  and 
  

   waxed. 
  The 
  wax 
  should 
  be 
  rubbed 
  on 
  with 
  

   a 
  piece 
  of 
  chamois 
  skin 
  and 
  left 
  to 
  dry, 
  espe- 
  

   cially 
  after 
  the 
  first 
  application, 
  for 
  fully 
  two 
  

   hours. 
  Then 
  the 
  floor 
  should 
  be 
  gone 
  over 
  

   with 
  the 
  brush 
  and 
  lastly 
  the 
  entire 
  surface 
  

   polished 
  with 
  chamois 
  skin 
  or 
  heavy 
  flannel 
  

   cloths. 
  To 
  do 
  all 
  this 
  properly 
  requires 
  the 
  

   strength 
  of 
  a 
  man. 
  Of 
  course, 
  after 
  the 
  first 
  

   treatment 
  the 
  work 
  is 
  not 
  so 
  difficult, 
  and 
  a 
  

   floor 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  in 
  good 
  condition 
  by 
  a 
  weekly 
  

   rubbing 
  with 
  the 
  brush. 
  It 
  may 
  be 
  dusted 
  

   daily 
  and 
  kept 
  in 
  good 
  condition 
  by 
  going 
  over 
  

   the 
  entire 
  surface 
  with 
  an 
  ordinary 
  broom 
  over 
  

   which 
  a 
  large 
  square 
  of 
  cheesecloth 
  has 
  been 
  

   wrapped. 
  Occasionally 
  a 
  large 
  piece 
  of 
  cheese- 
  

   cloth 
  moistened 
  with 
  kerosene 
  may 
  be 
  used 
  

   after 
  all 
  loose 
  dust 
  has 
  been 
  removed 
  from 
  

   the 
  floor 
  with 
  a 
  soft 
  brush. 
  A 
  few 
  general 
  

   rules 
  for 
  staining 
  woods 
  will 
  help 
  anyone 
  to 
  

   get 
  the 
  effect 
  he 
  or 
  she 
  may 
  desire. 
  The 
  

   wood 
  to 
  be 
  stained 
  should 
  be 
  clean, 
  smooth, 
  

   and 
  dry. 
  The 
  stain 
  should 
  be 
  tried 
  on 
  a 
  

   piece 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  kind 
  of 
  wood 
  as 
  that 
  on 
  

   which 
  it 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  used, 
  because 
  different 
  kinds 
  

   of 
  woods 
  absorb 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  of 
  the 
  coloring 
  

   material, 
  as 
  the 
  grain 
  is 
  open 
  or 
  close. 
  The 
  

   stain 
  may 
  be 
  put 
  on 
  with 
  a 
  brush 
  or 
  with 
  a 
  

   cloth, 
  preferably 
  the 
  latter, 
  because 
  the 
  stain 
  

   can 
  be 
  rubbed 
  in 
  with 
  it. 
  Measure 
  the 
  sur- 
  

   face 
  to 
  be 
  stained, 
  then 
  mix 
  the 
  amount 
  of 
  

   stain 
  required 
  for 
  that 
  amount 
  of 
  surface. 
  

   Rub 
  the 
  stain 
  in 
  and 
  let 
  it 
  dry 
  perfectly. 
  It 
  

   should 
  stand 
  at 
  least 
  twenty-four 
  hours 
  and 
  

   then 
  be 
  gone 
  over 
  with 
  a 
  woolen 
  cloth 
  wet 
  

   in 
  linseed 
  oil, 
  rubbing 
  the 
  oil 
  in 
  well. 
  Let 
  

  

  