﻿XVI 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  November, 
  1907 
  

  

  FABRIKONA 
  

  

  ( 
  Trade 
  Mark 
  Registered 
  in 
  U. 
  S. 
  Pat. 
  

   off. 
  and 
  in 
  Pat. 
  Off. 
  in 
  Gt. 
  Britain.) 
  

  

  WOVEN 
  WALL 
  COVERINGS 
  

  

  adorn 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  refined 
  

   and 
  artistic. 
  Moreover, 
  

   FAB-RI-KO-NA 
  fabrics 
  are 
  

   strong 
  and 
  durable, 
  prevent 
  

   walls 
  from 
  cracking, 
  do 
  not 
  tear 
  

   easily, 
  and 
  are 
  clean, 
  sanitary 
  

   and 
  economical. 
  

  

  FAB-RI-KO-NA 
  colors 
  are 
  permanent. 
  

   Exhaustive 
  tests 
  have 
  proved 
  beyond 
  ques- 
  

   tion 
  that 
  FAB-RI-KO-NA 
  Woven 
  Wallcov- 
  

   erings 
  hold 
  their 
  colors. 
  Look 
  for 
  Trade 
  

   Mark 
  "FAB-RI-KO-NA" 
  on 
  back 
  of 
  goods. 
  

  

  "New 
  Ideas 
  for 
  Home 
  

   Decoration 
  " 
  

  

  If 
  you 
  are 
  planning 
  to 
  decorate 
  your 
  

   walls, 
  send 
  10 
  cents 
  for 
  our 
  new 
  book, 
  

   "New 
  Ideas 
  for 
  Home 
  Decoration." 
  

   Written 
  by 
  John 
  Taylor, 
  the 
  eminent 
  

   authority 
  <>u 
  interior 
  decoration, 
  and 
  

   illustrated 
  with 
  ten 
  designs 
  in 
  color 
  

   by 
  John 
  Ednie, 
  this 
  book 
  will 
  show 
  

   some 
  of 
  the 
  artistic 
  possibilities 
  of 
  

   FAB-RI-KO-NA, 
  and 
  suggest 
  a 
  

   scheme 
  of 
  treatment 
  for 
  your 
  own 
  

   home. 
  

  

  Our 
  experts 
  will 
  devise 
  a 
  color 
  scheme 
  

   suited 
  to 
  your 
  needs. 
  You 
  can 
  see 
  actual 
  

   samples 
  of 
  FAB-RI-KO-NA 
  in 
  contrast 
  

   with 
  woodwork 
  in 
  natural 
  shades. 
  

  

  Write 
  for 
  infor 
  

  

  Address 
  

  

  H. 
  B. 
  WIGGINS 
  SONS 
  CO., 
  

   12 
  Arch 
  St., 
  Bloomiield, 
  N. 
  J. 
  

  

  FA 
  K-RI-KO 
  -N 
  A 
  Woven 
  Wall 
  

  

  Coverings 
  are 
  known 
  and 
  

  

  sold 
  by 
  all 
  first-class 
  

  

  Decorators. 
  

  

  SPRAGUE 
  

  

  Electric 
  Damper 
  

   and 
  Valve 
  Regulator 
  

  

  70°— 
  or 
  the 
  

  

  heat 
  desired 
  

  

  Regulates 
  Your 
  Heat 
  Just 
  

  

  as 
  You 
  Want 
  It 
  Night 
  

  

  and 
  Day. 
  

  

  Adjust 
  to 
  

  

  Heat 
  Desired 
  

  

  IT'S 
  AUTOMATIC 
  

  

  EVEN, 
  HEALTHFUL 
  HEAT 
  

   WITH 
  REDUCED 
  COAL 
  BILLS 
  

  

  This 
  Heat 
  Reeulator 
  is 
  easily 
  applied 
  to 
  all 
  Hot 
  Water, 
  Steam. 
  

   Hot 
  Air 
  or 
  Natural 
  Gas 
  Healers. 
  It 
  is 
  euaranteed 
  lor 
  10 
  years 
  

   and 
  sold 
  on 
  merits. 
  Thousands 
  in 
  use 
  25 
  years 
  and 
  still 
  working. 
  

   Cannot 
  give 
  out 
  with 
  reasonable 
  care. 
  Saves 
  running 
  up 
  and 
  

   down 
  stairs. 
  Prevents 
  accidents 
  by 
  fires. 
  Cannot 
  forget 
  the 
  

   dampers 
  and 
  Cannot 
  Run 
  Down 
  and 
  Leave 
  Front 
  Draft 
  

   Damper 
  Open. 
  This 
  feature 
  is 
  strongly 
  covered 
  by 
  letters 
  

   patent 
  and 
  is 
  positively 
  not 
  found 
  in 
  any 
  other 
  Thermostat. 
  

   Coal 
  saved 
  pays 
  for 
  Regulator: 
  therefore, 
  it 
  costs 
  you 
  nothing. 
  

   Always 
  the 
  best. 
  Thirty 
  Days' 
  Free 
  Trial. 
  Booklet 
  

   tree. 
  A 
  delay 
  may 
  mean 
  the 
  loss 
  of 
  your 
  house 
  by 
  fire. 
  

  

  Write 
  the 
  Manufacturers 
  

   HOWARD 
  THERMOSTAT 
  CO., 
  22 
  West 
  1st 
  St., 
  Oswego, 
  N. 
  Y. 
  

  

  be 
  made 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  mold; 
  it 
  need 
  not 
  be 
  more 
  

   than 
  a 
  foot 
  or 
  eighteen 
  inches 
  high, 
  as 
  it 
  can 
  

   be 
  raised 
  as 
  the 
  concrete 
  hardens. 
  Pebbles, 
  

   sharp 
  sand 
  and 
  broken 
  stone, 
  in 
  the 
  proportion 
  

   of 
  seven 
  parts 
  to 
  one 
  of 
  cement, 
  well 
  mixed, 
  

   are 
  used 
  for 
  the 
  body 
  of 
  the 
  wall; 
  it 
  should 
  

   be 
  added 
  a 
  few 
  inches 
  at 
  a 
  time 
  and 
  well 
  

   tamped 
  down, 
  until 
  the 
  mold 
  is 
  filled. 
  If 
  

   the 
  frame 
  is 
  of 
  the 
  full 
  height 
  of 
  the 
  pit 
  the 
  

   wall 
  may 
  be 
  built 
  at 
  one 
  time, 
  but 
  where 
  a 
  

   low 
  frame 
  is 
  used 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  necessary 
  to 
  let 
  

   each 
  tier 
  of 
  concrete 
  "set" 
  before 
  adding 
  the 
  

   second 
  tier, 
  or 
  the 
  tamping 
  of 
  this 
  will 
  cause 
  

   the 
  wet 
  concrete 
  to 
  bulge. 
  

  

  Two 
  inches 
  of 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  wall 
  and 
  the 
  face 
  

   of 
  the 
  wall 
  should 
  be 
  made 
  with 
  a 
  higher 
  

   grade 
  of 
  material 
  — 
  sharp 
  sand 
  and 
  cement 
  in 
  

   the 
  proportion 
  of 
  two 
  to 
  one. 
  In 
  the 
  top 
  of 
  

   the 
  wall 
  a 
  wooden 
  frame 
  for 
  the 
  sash 
  to 
  rest 
  

   on 
  should 
  be 
  cemented 
  in. 
  This 
  need 
  not 
  be 
  

   more 
  than 
  an 
  inch 
  or 
  two 
  wide 
  or 
  high, 
  simply 
  

   something 
  on 
  which 
  the 
  sash 
  may 
  be 
  hinged 
  

   or 
  fastened, 
  but 
  the 
  sinking 
  it 
  in 
  the 
  mortar 
  

   renders 
  it 
  permanent 
  and 
  air 
  and 
  water 
  tight. 
  

   No 
  floor 
  is 
  required 
  in 
  a 
  hotbed, 
  and 
  every 
  

   effort 
  should 
  be 
  made 
  to 
  secure 
  good 
  drain- 
  

   age. 
  Where 
  the 
  natural 
  lay 
  of 
  the 
  land 
  does 
  

   not 
  afford 
  this, 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  well 
  to 
  sink 
  a 
  tile 
  

   or 
  even 
  a 
  deep 
  hole 
  filled 
  with 
  broken 
  stone 
  

   in 
  one 
  corner 
  of 
  the 
  hotbed, 
  the 
  top 
  being 
  level 
  

   with 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  soil 
  or 
  slightly 
  be- 
  

   low 
  it. 
  

  

  All 
  hotbed 
  sash 
  should 
  be 
  well 
  glazed 
  and 
  

   painted 
  and 
  fit 
  as 
  nearly 
  air 
  tight 
  as 
  possible. 
  

   There 
  should 
  always 
  be 
  sufficient 
  slant 
  to 
  the 
  

   sash 
  to 
  shed 
  water, 
  and 
  the 
  direction, 
  wher- 
  

   ever 
  possible, 
  should 
  be 
  toward 
  the 
  south. 
  It 
  

   is 
  of 
  first 
  importance 
  that 
  the 
  beds 
  be 
  pro- 
  

   tected 
  on 
  the 
  north 
  from 
  cold 
  winds, 
  and 
  

   hence 
  a 
  position 
  on 
  the 
  south 
  side 
  of 
  a 
  building 
  

   or 
  wall 
  is 
  desirable. 
  

  

  Having 
  completed 
  the 
  frame 
  and 
  installed 
  

   it 
  in 
  the 
  pit, 
  the 
  next 
  thing 
  is 
  to 
  get 
  it 
  in 
  

   working 
  order 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  possible; 
  for 
  this 
  

   the 
  pit 
  should 
  be 
  filled 
  with 
  fresh 
  manure- 
  

   that 
  gathered 
  over 
  night 
  from 
  young 
  grain- 
  

   fed 
  horses 
  being 
  best 
  — 
  never 
  use 
  manure 
  that 
  

   has 
  lain 
  more 
  than 
  a 
  few 
  hours, 
  and 
  the 
  fresher 
  

   the 
  better. 
  It 
  should 
  be 
  put 
  directly 
  in 
  the 
  

   pits, 
  filling 
  them 
  full 
  and 
  pressing 
  down 
  some- 
  

   what 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  pit 
  will 
  be 
  quite 
  evenly 
  filled 
  ; 
  

   place 
  the 
  sash 
  in 
  position 
  and 
  wait 
  for 
  fer- 
  

   mentation 
  to 
  begin. 
  Usually 
  in 
  twenty-four 
  

   hours 
  the 
  mass 
  will 
  be 
  in 
  a 
  violent 
  state 
  of 
  

   heat, 
  and 
  may 
  be 
  pressed 
  down 
  and 
  the 
  soil 
  

   added. 
  In 
  tramping 
  down 
  the 
  manure 
  it 
  

   should 
  be 
  made 
  as 
  level 
  as 
  possible 
  and 
  quite 
  

   solid. 
  The 
  manure 
  should 
  contain 
  a 
  liberal 
  

   quantity 
  of 
  bedding 
  — 
  leaves 
  or 
  straw 
  — 
  as 
  this 
  

   furnishes 
  fuel 
  for 
  the 
  fire 
  of 
  the 
  manure 
  and 
  

   insures 
  the 
  continuance 
  of 
  a 
  steady 
  heat 
  for 
  

   some 
  time, 
  while 
  clear 
  manure 
  would 
  produce 
  

   a 
  violent 
  heat 
  at 
  the 
  start 
  which 
  would 
  soon 
  

   die 
  out, 
  leaving 
  the 
  beds 
  cold. 
  

  

  When 
  the 
  manure 
  is 
  in 
  a 
  thorough 
  state 
  of 
  

   fermentation 
  in 
  every 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  bed, 
  and 
  has 
  

   been 
  trampled 
  down, 
  an 
  inch 
  or 
  two 
  of 
  old, 
  

   well-rotted 
  manure 
  should 
  be 
  added 
  evenly 
  

   over 
  the 
  surface. 
  This 
  serves 
  as 
  food 
  for 
  the 
  

   young 
  plants 
  and 
  prevents 
  their 
  sending 
  roots 
  

   down 
  into 
  the 
  fresh 
  manure 
  underneath, 
  which 
  

   would 
  burn 
  and 
  destroy 
  them. 
  Over 
  the 
  old 
  

   manure 
  place 
  about 
  four 
  inches 
  of 
  good 
  gar- 
  

   den 
  loam 
  mixed 
  with 
  a 
  little 
  leaf 
  mold 
  if 
  

   procurable 
  ; 
  the 
  surface 
  inch 
  of 
  soil, 
  at 
  least, 
  

   should 
  be 
  sifted 
  and 
  made 
  very 
  fine; 
  the 
  soil 
  

   should 
  be 
  moist 
  enough 
  to 
  sow 
  the 
  seeds, 
  but 
  

   neither 
  wet 
  or 
  dry. 
  

  

  In 
  sowing 
  the 
  seeds 
  it 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  desir- 
  

   able 
  to 
  divide 
  the 
  bed 
  — 
  if 
  there 
  is 
  only 
  one, 
  

   with 
  a 
  partition, 
  that 
  plants 
  requiring 
  a 
  high 
  

   temperature 
  may 
  be 
  planted 
  by 
  themselves 
  and 
  

   those 
  requiring 
  less 
  heat 
  — 
  as 
  cabbages 
  and 
  

   cauliflowers 
  — 
  by 
  themselves. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  well 
  

   to 
  try 
  to 
  grow 
  cabbages 
  and 
  cauliflowers 
  and 
  

   tomatoes 
  and 
  peppers 
  under 
  exactly 
  the 
  same 
  

  

  The 
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  and 
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  colors. 
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  artistic 
  in 
  

   design 
  and 
  inexpensive. 
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