vili AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
February, 1912 
Every Gallon Guaranteed 
The maker's guarantee and the proof of over twenty-five 
years’ use in every climate insures the user o 
Cabot’s Creosote Stains 
Reliable dealers and painters recommend them, although 
they can make more profit on the cheap an in ammable 
mixtures of kerosene and benzine. Every cent “‘saved"’ in 
buying cheap stains is a dollar wasted in labor and value. 
“Your stain, which has been used in this neighborhood, 
has always improved with age, growing deeper and richer 
in tone, while the cheap stains have ruined the appearance 
of several houses here, fading toa rusty brown entirely or 
in Spots.” —W. A. Foot. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Stained with Cabot’s Stains, You can get Cabot's Stains all over the country. 
Forman & Light, Arch’ts, 40 Cedar St., N. Y. Send for free samples of stained wood. 
SAMUEL CABOT, INC., Mfg. Chemists, 131 MILK STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 
Y 9 ( e Can be used as a blind or an awning at will. Can be pulled up out of sight if 
Wilson S utsl e enetians desired. Slats open and close. Admit air, exclude sun. Operated from inside. 
Suitable for town and country houses. Orders should be placed NOW for Spring 
or Summer delivery. 
Inside View Outside View Blind Pulled Up Venetian Blinds for Piazzas and Porches 
Wilson's Blinds have been furnished to the homes of Charles Lanier, J. P. Morgn, A. G. Vanderbilt, Clarence Mackay, Wm. C. Whitney, 
H. M. Flagler, Mrs. R. Gambrill, J. S. Kennedy, C. Ledyard Blair, James C. Colgate, O. Harriman, Jr., and many others. 
Send for Catalogue Venetian No. 5. JAMES G. WILSON MEG. CO., 5 West 29th Street, NEW YORK 
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These buildings ranging from the modest residence to the imposing office building and mammoth 
hotel, have been chosen at random from those put into commission during the past twelve months in 
the different cities of the United States and represent a fair selection from the many examples of 
Architectural Art. In all of these the far-seeing architect has specified and the discriminating 
builder has accepted Wolff’s Goods as embodying all the desirable features of modern plumbing 
backed by the reputation cf Fifty-seven Years of Quality. 
L. Wolff Manufacturing Company 
MANUFACTURERS OF 
PLUMBING GOODS EXCLUSIVELY 
THE ONLY COMPLETE LINE MADE BY ANY ONE FIRM 
Showrooms 
111 N. Dearborn St., Chicago 
Denver, Colo. 
General Offices 
601-627 W. Lake St., Chicago 
Trenton, N. J. 
Branch Offices: 
Omaha, Neb. St. Louis, Mo. Cleveland, Ohio Kansas City, Mo. Buffalo, N. Y. 
Minneapolis, Minn. San Francisco, Cal. Washington, D. C. Cincinnati, Ohio Dallas, Texas 
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY OF 
WORKROOMS 
HE effect of different temperatures 
and degrees of humidity in the air 
in diffrent workrooms, mines, etc., has 
been tabulated by a German, who sums up 
his observations and recommendations as 
follows: 
At a temperature of 10 deg. C. (50 deg. 
F.) the worker is liable to catch cold if not 
protected specially by warm clothing. If 
the work is severe physically and the body 
thereby greatly heated, a temperature of at 
least 12 deg. C. (53.6 deg. F.) is necessary 
for comfort and health. If a lower tem- 
perature is unavoidable, then thick clothing 
is necessary. If the work is physically less 
exacting, with ordinary clothing 18 to 20 
deg. C. (64.4 to 68 deg. F.) and about 40 
per cent. of saturation is right. Miners, 
tunnel laborers, bakers, etc., who are com- 
pelled to work where the temperature is 30 
to 56 deg. C. (86 to 132.8 deg. F.), with 
humidity 60 per cent. and even over, are in 
danger of heat-stroke, unless special precau- 
tions be taken to prevent it. For tempera- 
tare over 50 to 60 deg. C. (122 to 140 
deg. F.), where the air is dry—say with 
humidity 20 per cent.—as is the case with 
glass blowers and distillers, the work is not 
so exacting by reason of the low degree of 
moisture. 
The two sets of workmen mentioned last 
should as far as is practical strip for their 
work, and should enjoy good ventilation; 
also should use heat veils and screens. 
THE CARE OF MILK IN THE HOME 
COOLING AND COVERING 
Retrun promptly to the ice box unused 
portion of milk. Standing in the warm 
room will greatly hasten the growth of 
germs. Keep the milk tightly covered, so 
that dust, dirt and flies may not enter. 
OPENING BOTTLES 
Wipe the mouth of the bottle carefully 
with a clean towel before removing the cap. 
Use a sharp pronged instrument, inserted 
diagonally into the center of the cap, to 
remove it. Keep this instrument clean. 
Lift the cap with care and rinse it in clean 
running water before replacing it. 
IMPROPER IMPLEMENTS 
Do not use large steel knives, shears or 
other heavy implements to remove the cap. 
Such instruments splinter the glass, par- 
ticles of which may enter the milk. 
Many dealers, on, request, will supply 
convenient implements for this purpose. 
CLEAN VESSELS 
Pour the milk into clean receptacles. 
Dirty vessels will as readily contaminate 
the milk as will dust, dirt and flies. 
Place milk dipped from cans or tanks 
only in clean covered pails or other cov- 
ered receptacles. 
UNUSED MILK 
Pour only enough milk from the bottle 
for the specific use. Do not put any un- 
used portion back with the milk which it 
was taken but place it in the ice box in 
another covered vessel. 
DAILY SUPPLY 
Do not keep more than one day’s supply 
of milk at a time. Order a fresh supply 
daily. 
MIX THE MILK 
Mix the milk well before using. Inverting 
the bottle rapidly two or three times will 
accomplish this. Cream separates and rises 
to the top, making this mixing necessary. 
