﻿October, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  XV 
  

  

  of 
  the 
  roots 
  of 
  the 
  plants 
  to 
  which 
  you 
  apply 
  

   it. 
  The 
  rain 
  will 
  soak 
  the 
  manurial 
  elements 
  

   out 
  of 
  the 
  litter 
  and 
  take 
  it 
  down 
  where 
  the 
  

   roots 
  of 
  the 
  plants 
  can 
  get 
  at 
  it. 
  

  

  Clear 
  away 
  all 
  the 
  rubbish 
  in 
  both 
  vege- 
  

   tabe 
  and 
  flower 
  garden. 
  There 
  is 
  no 
  good 
  

   reason 
  why 
  these 
  places 
  should 
  not 
  look 
  as 
  

   neat 
  and 
  tidy 
  in 
  winter 
  as 
  in 
  summer. 
  

  

  Gather 
  up 
  the 
  tools 
  and 
  store 
  them 
  in 
  a 
  

   dry 
  place. 
  Go 
  over 
  the 
  metal 
  parts 
  of 
  them 
  

   with 
  a 
  good 
  coat 
  of 
  oil 
  to 
  prevent 
  their 
  rust- 
  

   ing 
  in 
  winter. 
  

  

  If 
  you 
  have 
  been 
  troubled 
  with 
  worms 
  in 
  

   the 
  garden, 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  plan 
  to 
  plow 
  it 
  be- 
  

   fore 
  winter 
  sets 
  in. 
  Turning 
  up 
  the 
  soil 
  

   will 
  so 
  expose 
  eggs 
  and 
  larvae, 
  and 
  many 
  of 
  

   the 
  creatures 
  that 
  have 
  burrowed 
  away, 
  that 
  

   comparatively 
  few 
  will 
  survive 
  the 
  freezing 
  

   to 
  which 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  subjected. 
  

  

  If 
  you 
  keep 
  poultry 
  do 
  not 
  neglect 
  to 
  pro- 
  

   vide 
  several 
  barrels 
  of 
  road 
  dust 
  for 
  the 
  fowls 
  

   to 
  wallow 
  in 
  in 
  winter. 
  Now 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  time 
  

   to 
  gather 
  it 
  if 
  the 
  season 
  has 
  been 
  a 
  dry 
  one. 
  

  

  I 
  would 
  also 
  suggest 
  laying 
  in 
  a 
  stock 
  of 
  

   good 
  potting-soil. 
  It 
  frequently 
  happens 
  that 
  

   some 
  of 
  the 
  plants 
  in 
  the 
  window 
  garden 
  re- 
  

   quire 
  repotting 
  early 
  in 
  spring, 
  and 
  nine 
  times 
  

   out 
  of 
  ten 
  they 
  do 
  not 
  get 
  the 
  attention 
  they 
  

   demand 
  because 
  there 
  is 
  nothing 
  at 
  hand 
  to 
  

   put 
  them 
  in. 
  And, 
  of 
  course, 
  a 
  plant 
  that 
  

   needs 
  repotting 
  is 
  injured 
  by 
  not 
  receiving 
  the 
  

   attention 
  it 
  calls 
  for 
  at 
  the 
  right 
  time. 
  Guard 
  

   against 
  this 
  by 
  storing 
  away 
  a 
  boxful 
  of 
  soil 
  

   where 
  it 
  can 
  be 
  got 
  at 
  at 
  any 
  time. 
  

  

  THE 
  SANITATION 
  OF 
  THE 
  

   COUNTRY 
  HOME 
  

  

  By 
  George 
  Ethelbert 
  Walsh 
  

  

  THE 
  proper 
  sanitation 
  of 
  the 
  modern 
  

   home 
  is 
  a 
  matter 
  which 
  concerns 
  both 
  the 
  

   architect 
  and 
  owner, 
  but 
  more 
  particu- 
  

   larly 
  the 
  latter, 
  who 
  must 
  live 
  in 
  it 
  and 
  rear 
  

   his 
  family. 
  In 
  the 
  eagerness 
  to 
  build 
  an 
  ar- 
  

   tistic 
  home 
  within 
  a 
  limited 
  cost, 
  the 
  tempta- 
  

   tion 
  is 
  strong 
  to 
  sacrifice 
  some 
  of 
  those 
  prin- 
  

   ciples 
  of 
  common 
  sanitation 
  which 
  go 
  so 
  far 
  

   toward 
  making 
  life 
  a 
  pleasure 
  and 
  joy 
  for- 
  

   ever. 
  'The 
  house 
  beautiful" 
  is 
  the 
  popular 
  

   fetish 
  of 
  the 
  day; 
  some 
  live 
  by 
  it, 
  and 
  others, 
  

   unfortunately, 
  die 
  as 
  a 
  result 
  of 
  it. 
  External 
  

   and 
  interior 
  effect 
  must 
  be 
  secured 
  at 
  all 
  

   hazards. 
  When 
  an 
  enthusiastic 
  client 
  presents 
  

   to 
  an 
  architect 
  the 
  rough 
  sketches 
  of 
  what 
  she 
  

   expects 
  in 
  a 
  house, 
  the 
  honest 
  designer 
  in- 
  

   variably 
  shrugs 
  his 
  shoulders 
  and 
  murmurs: 
  

  

  "It 
  can't 
  be 
  done, 
  madame, 
  at 
  that 
  price 
  — 
  

   not 
  without 
  modifying 
  some 
  important 
  details, 
  

   such 
  as 
  sanitary 
  plumbing, 
  good 
  cellar, 
  and 
  

   dampproof 
  walls 
  and 
  foundations." 
  

  

  Then 
  follows 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  compromises, 
  

   cutting 
  and 
  paring 
  of 
  plans, 
  alterations 
  here 
  

   and 
  there, 
  and 
  final 
  adjustment 
  of 
  details 
  which 
  

   may 
  or 
  may 
  not 
  work 
  out 
  as 
  desired. 
  The 
  

   honest 
  architect, 
  whose 
  reputation 
  is 
  more 
  to 
  

   him 
  than 
  any 
  immediate 
  want 
  of 
  commissions, 
  

   will 
  not 
  yield 
  on 
  certain 
  important 
  points. 
  He 
  

   will 
  insist 
  upon 
  unity 
  and 
  consistency 
  of 
  arch- 
  

   itectural 
  design, 
  good 
  material 
  and 
  workman- 
  

   ship, 
  and, 
  if 
  he 
  is 
  wise 
  in 
  his 
  day 
  and 
  gen- 
  

   eration, 
  he 
  will 
  not 
  sacrifice 
  the 
  "healthful- 
  

   ness" 
  of 
  the 
  home 
  for 
  any 
  consideration. 
  But 
  

   the 
  temptation 
  is 
  strong 
  to 
  place 
  effect 
  above 
  

   all 
  else. 
  

  

  "What 
  a 
  beautiful 
  house!" 
  are 
  words 
  of 
  

   honey 
  to 
  the 
  owner 
  of 
  a 
  home 
  when 
  they 
  drop 
  

   from 
  the 
  lips 
  of 
  a 
  friend 
  or 
  stranger. 
  The 
  

   final 
  goal 
  of 
  a 
  laudable 
  ambition 
  has 
  been 
  

   achieved, 
  and 
  one 
  finds 
  unmistakable 
  pleasure 
  

   in 
  residing 
  in 
  a 
  house 
  thus 
  admired. 
  

  

  The 
  effect 
  of 
  esthetic 
  surroundings 
  of 
  a 
  

   home 
  is 
  of 
  mental 
  worth. 
  The 
  health 
  is 
  un- 
  

   doubtedly 
  affected 
  by 
  our 
  mental 
  attitude 
  to- 
  

   ward 
  the 
  place 
  in 
  which 
  we 
  live. 
  Restful 
  

  

  • 
  '-.y 
  

  

  I 
  

  

  Hardware 
  

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