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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



April, 1 913 



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a 



Detachable" Hose Reel 



Can be easily changed from one faucet to another. Put a faucet 

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 Hose securely attached to reel. Easily 

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Let me plan 

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After eight years' service with Mr. E. C. 

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I am qualified to act as consulting gardener and as 

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My fee is proportionate to the size of the place, and 

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I can be of much help to the owner of a small place 

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If you are interested, I shall be glad to send you my 

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Landscape Architect and Consulting Gardener 

 Greenwich, Conn. 



of gas supply or to the batteries running 

 down. When the engine comes suddenly 

 to a stop it is practically certain that the 

 cause is some defect with the ignition sys- 

 tem. If an engine slows up and stops and 

 then after a moment starts up again and 

 runs a mile or two, it is a sure sign thai 

 the batteries are run down. An engine sel- 

 dom stops abruptly without preliminary 

 warnings. 



Sometimes a mixture of gas is exploded 

 in the muffler by the heat of the exhaust. 

 This is called back-firing and is caused by 

 too great a supply of gas being fed to the 

 engine. As this cannot be fired or ex- 

 ploded it is forced into the muffler with the 

 exhaust gases. A sure sign of too much 

 lubrication is blue smoke coming from the 

 exhaust, and when too much gasoline is 

 being consumed the smoke will be black. 

 An over supply of either oil or gasoline 

 will cause dirty valves and sotted plugs. 



After a woman has operated her car foi 

 some time she can readily tell by the sound 

 whether the engine is running smoothly 

 and correctly. If there is premature igni- 

 tion, loose bearings, loose distance rods, 

 any small obstruction in the sprocket or 

 gears, or a broken or loose framework, or, 

 in fact, any unusual sound, it should be im- 

 mediately investigated and eliminated, if 

 possible, for although one may be able to 

 get home the damage done is quite apt to 

 be expensive to the owner. When the en- 

 gine has become overheated and the pistons 

 are jammed tightly by lack of water, the 

 cylinders can be tested by sprinkling a little 

 water on them. If the water hisses and im- 

 mediately dries off the tank must not be re- 

 filled until cool. Some kerosene can be 

 poured into the pistons while they are hot. 

 If the pistons have become seized the cool- 

 ing process will be a slow and tedious one. 

 There are symptoms, however, that indi- 

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 filling nozzle, water coming out of the over- 

 flow pipe while driving, continuing firing 

 after the ignition is off and smoke rising 

 from the engine. If these symptoms are 

 noticed, and kerosene is injected into the 

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The woman who is learning should above 

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PARAGUAY'S "SPIDER-LACE" 



MISSIONARIES in Paraguay more 

 than two hundred years ago taught 

 the native Indians to make lace by hand. 

 Since that day, says an exchange, the art 

 has greatly developed, and in certain of the 

 towns lace-making is the chief occupation. 

 Almost all the women, many children, and 

 not a few men are engaged in this industry. 

 A curious fact with reference to the 

 Paraguayan laces is that the designs were 

 borrowed from the strange webs woven by 

 the semi-tropical spider, that abound in that 

 country. Accordingly, this lace is by the 

 natives called nanduti, which means "spider 

 web." 



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