April, 1912 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS v 
Thermos bottles are cheap now and are 
exceedingly valuable in camp, making it 
possible to have cold water to drink at any 
time. Aluminium table dishes are excel- 
lent, although rather expensive, because 
they are very light to carry. Some camp- 
ers like to take along a supply of wooden 
or paper plates and throw them away afte1 
they have used them. Canvas collapsible 
water pails and basins fill a real need and 
take up but little room when packed. The 
camper expects to “rough it,” but will find 
it worth while to plan various ways of 
making the work in camp easy and of en- 
suring an abundance of palatable food. 
THE UNCOVERING OF HER- 
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f ae f correct Graftsman design is 
HE excavations at Herculaneum were ial De a true photographic reproduction 
discontinued in 1780 owing to the Joc scale ofa page in our de Juxe book for home- 
spreading of the town of Retina, which is ; Ss : builders, “The Door Beautiful.”’ Just think! 
built over the ancient site, and the work : : 48 pages brimful of splendid suggestions for making home 
could go no further on this account. The . ise: besideeie wealth of pegeeeey ek oreo 
area now excavated is small, and is limited : ede Bel Nad Ta ie Se a 
: ferent. There’s a copy for you—it's free—the coupon in upper 
to a space traversed by an ancient street ‘ ; right-hand corner will bring it. Maz] 7t today. 
bordered with the remains of houses. But GUARANTEED 
even from this limited space were taken the é ; MORGA. PEPFECT 
objects which are now in the Naples Mu- | |ggdbedectet St 
seum, especially the bronzes which are so | Stn sae HARDWOOD DOORS 
much admired and which give evidence of | | : : : 
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the superiority that Herculaneum has over Read What A Meereesee Says architects everywhere, because chereli norother dees ined that 
awe ss oe : ou organ oors oach them for splendid style and masterly con- 
Pompeii in artistic riches. Unfortunately Detroit, Mich., Oct. 17, 1911. stractionseoneejust as good.“ Perfect match for every style 
there are several obstacles which prevent y poe ike of architecture. Scores of letters like the one at the left 
< . : : Morgan Sash & Door Co. Chicago, Ill. attest their supremacy. Don’t think of building or remodel- 
uncovering the site of the ancient city to G : ke eee hea ee cele Dee Bea ital SSonGURE 
> 7 : i entlemen: I have copies of your book, coupon today, the book will respond tomorrow. 
bring to light its buried treasures. A town] | EDesrBseutinill= endlour howcs is completed,  a7a ee ce wen Mantes en teanend ne 
of 30,000 inhabitants lies over the site, to ; We have the most beautiful doors—none other than Finan SEE oe Ghigice _ 
begin with. Another obstacle lies in the fact “Morgan.’” We recommend them to every one, Morgan Millwork Co., Baltimore, Md. 
that owing to national pride, Italy does not they creed fine, Thanbey EVA M- LEVENS. ok *biinaediuce tie Leck"; a 
= SS P ee yj F P. S. Our contractor got doors through Grace Harbor before you #2 
wish the honor of uncovering Herculaneum imbedCon buy. 
to go to any other nation. Still another 
point which causes much discussion among 
scientists, is the composition of the volcanic 
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This last problem needs to be solved in the 
first place before coming to the two others. 
Prof. G. di Lorenzo of the Naples Univer- 
sity has been occupied with the question, and 
his opinion has much weight,as he is a lead- ee 
ing geological authority. The ground under 
which the ancient ctiy is buried and carrying 
the town of Retina forms a small valley 
bordered by ranges of hills on several sides 
and on the west by the sea. The hills or 
rocks are of recent formation, being com- 
posed of lava coming down from Vesuvius 
in 1631 with such great speed that it reached 
the sea in not more than an hour. The 
present appearance of the valley is thus dif- 
ferent from what it had been in ancient 
times. Strabo and other ancient authors 
state that Herculaneum was situated on a 
promontory lying between two rivers and 
was at sixty feet above the level of the sea. 
At present, the city lies no less than sixty 
feet below the present level of the new 
town. Prof. di Lorenzo considers that the 
only possible way will be to run under- 
ground tunnels starting from the already- 
opened area. But a scientific theory has 
been opposed to this enterprise up to the 
present, this being the hypothesis of two 
kinds of lava. What was done at Pompeii 
could not be carried out at Herculaneum 
not only on account of the new town, but 
also from the different structure of the lava 
in the two cases. While Pompeii was cov- 
ered by a cinder layer the other city was 
buried under a layer of mud, and this be- 
Hicks Trees 
Hicks own nursery grown trees. No better can be grown by 
anybody anywhere. They may cost a bit more than the usual 
kind and they are worth it. You get fine, shapely, root-pruned 
trees, full of vigor. Whether it’s a six or thirty-six foot tree the quality and 
Saplings like these cost but little—and look 
came so hard that it is now very difficult to just what they cost. How te serio siser is bse Were trees A all aces bul many of our customers bey ES 
{ { ble to b ] t own above arger one because the years of waiting for them to grow upiscut out. Sen 
Eat Os blast. However, several objections ar lal aint ie wes for our 1912 catalog and order your trees and shrubsfor April. Early orders 
i i ffect. Then your small a ‘ ~ é 
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something. worth sending for. 
Isaac Hicks & Son Westbury, Long Island 
can be made to this old theory. As the city 
lay on a promontory, it is natural that the 
mud torrents flowed rather in the two river 
beds at its sides. Besides, an abundant rain 
would be necessary to make such mud tor- 
