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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  July, 
  1907 
  

  

  begin 
  with, 
  and 
  while 
  the 
  initial 
  cost 
  is 
  greater 
  all 
  the 
  way 
  

   through, 
  it 
  is 
  also 
  far 
  more 
  expensive 
  to 
  maintain. 
  

  

  A 
  small 
  gasoline 
  launch, 
  which 
  will 
  serve 
  for 
  tender, 
  ex- 
  

   press 
  and 
  market 
  boat, 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  a 
  great 
  convenience 
  

   and 
  an 
  almost 
  indispensable 
  adjunct 
  to 
  the 
  house-boat. 
  Aside 
  

   from 
  its 
  great 
  usefulness, 
  it 
  enables 
  the 
  owner, 
  the 
  family 
  

   and 
  guests, 
  to 
  make 
  frequent 
  excursions 
  and 
  to 
  visit 
  and 
  ex- 
  

   plore 
  all 
  the 
  nearby 
  places. 
  The 
  advantages 
  of 
  the 
  marine 
  

   gasoline 
  motor 
  need 
  not 
  be 
  extolled 
  here, 
  but 
  suffice 
  to 
  say 
  

   that 
  these 
  handy 
  and 
  simple 
  little 
  machines 
  have 
  now 
  been 
  

   brought 
  to 
  a 
  very 
  high 
  point 
  of 
  perfection. 
  The 
  aim 
  of 
  

   nearly 
  all 
  manufacturers 
  has 
  been 
  to 
  make 
  them 
  "fool- 
  

  

  pose, 
  unless, 
  of 
  course, 
  one 
  insists 
  on 
  having 
  a 
  maid. 
  If 
  the 
  

   boat 
  is 
  large 
  enough 
  and 
  the 
  owner 
  desires 
  to 
  keep 
  a 
  servant, 
  

   a 
  man 
  will 
  prove 
  far 
  more 
  satisfactory. 
  Chinese 
  are 
  by 
  far 
  

   the 
  best; 
  but 
  few 
  are 
  to 
  be 
  had. 
  Swedes 
  and 
  Norwegians 
  

   come 
  next, 
  and 
  they 
  are 
  invariably 
  good 
  boatmen; 
  they 
  fill 
  

   the 
  requirements 
  very 
  nicely. 
  They 
  are 
  generally 
  clean, 
  and 
  

   most 
  of 
  them 
  can 
  cook 
  sufficiently 
  well 
  to 
  prepare 
  in 
  a 
  palat- 
  

   able 
  way 
  the 
  simple 
  fare 
  one 
  demands 
  when 
  living 
  afloat. 
  

  

  West 
  Indian 
  negroes 
  have 
  been 
  tried 
  by 
  many 
  with 
  ex- 
  

   cellent 
  results. 
  Those 
  bred 
  in 
  the 
  British 
  possessions 
  make 
  

   the 
  best 
  servants. 
  Most 
  of 
  them 
  can 
  cook, 
  and 
  besides 
  being 
  

   reasonably 
  clean, 
  are 
  usually 
  good 
  swimmers 
  and 
  watermen. 
  

  

  The 
  Galley 
  Is 
  Conveniently 
  Arranged 
  for 
  Cooking 
  Purposes 
  

  

  The 
  " 
  Hostess 
  " 
  and 
  Her 
  Tende 
  

  

  proof," 
  and 
  anyone 
  with 
  ordinary 
  intelligence 
  can 
  handle 
  

   the 
  motor 
  with 
  ease 
  and 
  safety. 
  

  

  Power 
  tenders 
  can 
  be 
  had 
  at 
  moderate 
  figures, 
  some 
  good 
  

   ones 
  can 
  be 
  bought 
  as 
  low 
  as 
  $150. 
  The 
  modified 
  dory 
  and 
  

   sharpie 
  make 
  admirable 
  launches, 
  and 
  have 
  the 
  great 
  ad- 
  

   vantage 
  of 
  being 
  most 
  inexpensive. 
  The 
  cost 
  of 
  the 
  engine 
  

   itself 
  is 
  very 
  much 
  the 
  same, 
  no 
  matter 
  in 
  what 
  type 
  of 
  hull 
  

   it 
  may 
  be 
  installed. 
  

  

  A 
  sailing 
  dory 
  makes 
  a 
  handy 
  tender, 
  for 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  easily 
  

   propelled 
  with 
  either 
  oars 
  or 
  sails. 
  A 
  canoe 
  adds 
  to 
  the 
  com- 
  

   pleteness 
  of 
  one's 
  fleet; 
  it 
  is 
  cheap, 
  is 
  easily 
  paddled, 
  and 
  

   may 
  be 
  readily 
  lifted 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  water 
  and 
  put 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  

   deck 
  out 
  of 
  the 
  way. 
  

  

  The 
  servant 
  question 
  is 
  not 
  as 
  vexatious 
  as 
  one 
  might 
  sup- 
  

  

  When 
  one 
  is 
  fortunate 
  enough 
  to 
  secure 
  a 
  good 
  Jap 
  he 
  will 
  

   prove 
  to 
  be 
  all 
  that 
  could 
  be 
  desired. 
  But 
  in 
  general 
  the 
  

   Japanese 
  are 
  hardly 
  to 
  be 
  recommended, 
  for 
  they 
  are 
  con- 
  

   stantly 
  changing, 
  and 
  many 
  are 
  careless 
  and 
  dirty. 
  The 
  

   good 
  ones 
  command 
  a 
  high 
  wage, 
  and 
  the 
  poor 
  ones 
  are 
  not 
  

   wanted 
  at 
  any 
  price. 
  

  

  For 
  the 
  children 
  one 
  should, 
  of 
  course, 
  select 
  a 
  servant 
  

   who 
  can 
  swim 
  and 
  handle 
  a 
  boat 
  well, 
  for 
  he 
  can 
  teach 
  the 
  

   young 
  folks 
  to 
  swim 
  and 
  sail 
  and 
  row; 
  and 
  one 
  may 
  go 
  to 
  

   town 
  in 
  the 
  morning 
  with 
  the 
  satisfaction 
  of 
  knowing 
  that 
  

   the 
  little 
  ones 
  are 
  in 
  good 
  hands. 
  

  

  The 
  cost 
  of 
  living 
  on 
  a 
  house-boat 
  should 
  average 
  a 
  little 
  

   less 
  than 
  it 
  does 
  in 
  town. 
  Meats 
  will 
  cost 
  a 
  little 
  more, 
  but 
  

   under 
  some 
  conditions 
  fish 
  and 
  shell 
  fish 
  may 
  cost 
  less. 
  Gro- 
  

  

  