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By RALPH C. DAVISON 



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I HIS book describes in detail in a 

 most practical manner the var- 

 ious methods of casting concrete 

 for ornamental and useful pur- 

 poses and covers the entire field 

 of ornamental concrete work. It tells 

 how to make all kinds of concrete vases, 

 ornamental flower pots, concrete pedes- 

 tals, concrete benches, concrete fences, 

 etc. Full practical instructions are given 

 for constructing and finishing the differ- 

 ent kinds of molds, making the wire 

 forms or frames, selecting and mixing 

 the ingredients, covering the wire frames 

 and modeling the cement mortar into 

 form, and casting and finishing the 

 various objects. With the information 

 given in this book any handyman or 

 novice can make many useful and ornamental objects of cement 

 for the adornment of the home or garden. The author has taken for 

 granted that the reader knows nothing whatever about the material, 

 and has explained each progressive step in the various operations 

 throughout in detail. These directions have been supplemented 

 with many half-tone and line illustrations which are so clear that 

 no one can possibly misunderstand them. The amateur craftsman 

 who has been working in clay will especially appreciate the adapt- 

 ability of concrete for pottery work inasmuch as it is a cold process 

 throughout, thus doing away with the necessity of kiln firing which 

 is necessary with the former material. The information on color 

 work alone is worth many times the cost of the book inasmuch as 

 there is little known on the subject and there is a large growing de- 

 mand for this class of work. Following is a list of the chapters 

 which will give a general idea of the broad character of the work. 



I. Making Wire Forma or Frames. 

 II. Covering the Wire Frames and Mod- 

 eling the Cement Mortar into Form. 



III. Plaster Molds for Simple Forrts. 



IV. Plaster Molds for Objects having 

 Curved Outlines. 



V. Combination of Casting and Model- 

 ing — An Egyptian Vase. 

 VI. Glae Molds. 

 VII. Colored Cements and Methods Used 

 fur Producing Designs with same. 

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This book is well gotten up, is printed on coated paper and a- 

 bounds in handsome illustrations which clearly show the unlimited 

 possibilities of ornamentation in concrete. 



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VIII. Selection of Aggregates. 



IX. Wooden Molds — Ornamental Flower 

 Pots Modeled by Hand and Inlaid with 

 Colored Tile. 

 X. Concrete Pedestals. 

 XI. Concrete Benches. 

 XII. Concrete Fences. 

 XIII. Miscellaneous, including Tools, 

 Water proofing and Reinforcing. 



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JUST PUBLISHED 



A Complete and Authoritative American Work ! 



Standard Practical Plumbing 



BY R. M. STARBUCK 



Author of " Modern Plumbing Illustrated " etc., etc. 



Octavo, {6% x g}i inches), 406 pages, 347 illustrations. 

 Price, $3.00 postpaid. 



This work is especially strong in its 

 exhaustive treatment of the skilled work 

 of the plumber and commends itself at 

 once to everyone working in any branch 

 of the plumbing trade. It is indispensable 

 to the master plumber, the journeyman 

 plumber and the apprentice plumber. 

 Plumbing in all its branches is treated 

 within the pages of this book, and a large 

 amount of space is devoted to a vry 

 complete and practical treatment of the 

 subjects of hot-water supply, circulation 

 and range boiler work. 

 The illustrations, of which there are three hundred and forty- 

 seven, one hundred being full-page illustrations, were made ex- 

 pressly for this book, and show the most modern and best Am- 

 erican practice in plumbing construction. 

 Following is a list of the chapters: 



Residence Plumbing. 



Plumbing for Hotels, 

 Schools, Factories, Sta- 

 bles, Etc. 



Modern Country Plumb- 

 ing. 



Filtration of Sewage and 

 Water Supply. 



Hot and Cold Supply. 



Range Boilers; Circula- 

 tion. 



Circulating Pipes. 



Range Boiler Problems. 



Hot Water for Large 

 Buildings. 



Water Lift and Its Use. 



Multiple Connections for 

 Hot Water Boilers; 

 Heating of Radiation 

 by Supply System. 



Theory for the Plumber. 



Drawing for the Plum- 

 ber. 



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The Plumber's Tools. 



XVIII. 



II. 



Wiping Solder, Composi- 

 tion and Use. 



XIX. 



III. 



Joint Wiping. 





IV. 



Lead Work. 



XX. 



V. 



Traps. 





VI. 



Siphonage of Traps. 



XXI. 



VII. 



Venting. 





VIII. 



Continuous Venting. 



XXII. 



IX. 



House Sewer and Sewer 

 Connections. 



XXIII. 



X. 



House Drain. 



XXIV. 



XI. 



Soil Piping, Roughing. 



XXV. 



XII. 



Main Trap and Fresh 

 Air Inlet. 



XXVI. 



XIII. 



Floor, Yard, Cellar 



XXVII. 





Drains, Rain Leaders, 



XXVIII. 





Etc. 





XIV. 



Fixture Wastes. 





XV. 



Water Closets. 





XVI. 



Ventilation. 



XXIX. 



XVII. 



Improved Plumbing Con- 

 nections. 



XXX. 



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Handy Nan's Workshop 

 and Laboratory 



Compiled and Edited by A. RUSSELL BOND 



12mo, 6x &/£ inches, 467 pages, 370 illustrations 

 Price, $2.00 Postpaid 



A Collection of Ideas and Suggestions for the Practical 



Man 



EVERY practical mechanic, whether amateur or professional, has been con- 

 fronted many times with unexpected situations calling for the exercise 

 of considerable ingenuity. The resourceful man who has met an issue of 

 this sort successfully seldom, if ever, is adverse to making public his methods of 

 procedure. After all, he has little to gain by keeping the matter to himself and, 

 appreciating the advice of other practical men in the same line of work, he is only 

 too glad to contribute his own suggestions to the general fund of information. 

 About a year ago it was decided to open a department in the Scientific Amer- 

 ican devoted to the interests of the handy man. There was an almost immediate 

 response. Hundreds of valuable suggestions poured in from every part of this 

 country and from abroad as well. Not only amateur mechanics, but profes- 

 sional men, as well, were eager to recount their experiences in emergencies and 

 offer useful bits of information, ingenious ideas, wrinkles or "kinks" as they 

 are called. Aside from these, many valuable contributions came from men in 

 other walks of life — resourceful men, who showed their aptness at doing things 

 about the house, in the garden, on the farm. The electrician and the man in 

 the physics and chemical laboratory furnished another tributary to the flood 

 of ideas. Automobiles, motor cycles, motor boats and the like frequently call 

 for a display of ingenuity among a class of men who otherwise would never 

 touch a tool. These also contributed a large share of suggestions that poured 

 in upon us. It wa3 apparent from the outset that the Handy Man's Workshop 

 Department in the Scientific American would be utterly inadequate for so 

 large a volume of material ; but rather than reject any really useful ideas for 

 lack of space, we have collected the worthier suggestions, which we present in 

 the present volume. They have all been classified and arranged in nine 

 chapters, under the following headings : 



I., Fitting up a Workshop ; II., Shop Kinks ; III., The Soldering of Metals 

 and the Preparation of Solders and Soldering Agents ; IV., The Handy Man in 

 the Factory; V., The Handy Man's Experimental Laboratory ; VI., The Handy 

 Man's Electrical Laboratory ; VII., The Handy Man about the House ; VIII., 

 The Handy Sportsman ; IX., Model Toy Flying Machines. 



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The Scientific American 

 Boy at School 



By A. RUSSELL BOND 



12mo, 6 x 8% inches, 338 pages, 314 illustrations. 

 Price, $2.00 Postpaid 



An Ideal Book for Boys and Particularly so for the 

 Holidays 



THIS book is a sequel to "The Scientific American Boy,'' many thousand 

 copies of which have been sold, and has proven very popular witn the 

 boys. The main object of the book is to instruct how to build various 

 devices and apparatus, particularly for outdoor use. The construction of the 

 apparatus which is fully within the scope of the average boy, is fully 

 described and the instructions are interwoven in a story, a feature which has 

 assisted in making" The Scientific American Boy" so popular and interesting to 

 the boy. 



It takes up the story of "Bill" and several of his companions at boarding 

 school. They form a mysterious Egyptian society, whose object is to emulate 

 the resourcefulness of the ancients. Their Chief Astrologer and Priest of the 

 Sacred Scarabeus is gifted with unusual powers, but his magic is explainfd so 

 that others can copy it. Under the directions of the Chief Engineer, d;ims. 

 bridges and canal-locks are constructed. The Chief Admiral and Naval Con- 

 structor builds many types of boats, some of which are entirely new. The 

 Chief Craftsman and the Chief Artist also have their parts in the work done 

 by the Society, over which Pharaoh and his Grand Vizier have charge. Follow- 

 ing is a list of the chapters : 



Chapter I., Initiation ; Chapter II., Building a Dam ; Chapter III., The Skiff; 

 Chapter IV., The Lake House; Chapter V., A. Midnight Surprise; Chapter VI., 

 The Modern Order of Ancient Engineers ; Chapter VII., A "Pedal Paddle-Boat"; 

 Chapter VIII., Surveying ; Chapter IX., Sounding the Lake ; Chapter X., 

 Signaling Systems ; Chapter XL, The Howe Truss Bridge ; Chapter XII., The 

 Seismograph ; Chapter XIII., The Canal Lock ; Chapter XIV., Hunting with a 

 Camera ; Chapter XV., The Gliding Machine ; Chapter XVI., Camping Ideas ; 

 Chapter XVII., The Haunted House ; Chapter XVIIL, Sun-Dials and Clepsydras ; 

 Chapter XIX., The Fish-tail Boat ; Chapter XX., Kite Photography ; Chapter 

 XXL, Water-Kites and Current Sailing; Chapter XXII., The Wooden Canoe; 

 Chapter XXIIL, The Bicycle Sled ; Chapter XXIV., Magic ; Chapter XXV., 

 The Sailboat; Chapter XXVI., Water Sports, and Chapter XXVII., Gevser 

 Fountain. 



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