June, 1912 
The “Old Hickory porch” 
Its rustic 
is the popular one. 
charm and enduring comfort make it 
the favored spot on summer afternoons 
and evenings. Make your summer 
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and porch with genuine 
Old Hickory 
Furniture. 
On the most extensive country estates 
in America, as well as in the less pre- 
tentious summer homes and cottages, 
Old Hickory has made an enviable place 
for itself, because it has superior beauty 
and gives lasting ease. 
May we send the handsome book 
on ‘‘Old Hickory Furniture’’ we’ve 
prepared for you? It will give 101 
all the informalion you’ll need to 
make your out-door comfort complete. 
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WHAT YOUNG HOUSEHOLDERS 
SHOULD KNOW 
By MAUDE E. S. HYMERS 
HETHER he owns or rents it, there 
is much that the young householder 
should know about the house he lives in. 
The youthful homemaker, setting up his 
lares and penates for the first time, may 
thoughtlessly imagine that the house should 
take care of itself, but time will teach him 
his mistake. Regardless of whether the 
landlord or himself pays for necessary re- 
pairs, something beside the deterioration of 
the house, the comfort and health of his 
own family, depend on his understanding 
of many things that go to make up the 
modern home. 
The plumbing alone may occasion great 
discomfort, from such simple causes as the 
exigencies of the weather. Of course every 
man cannot be his own plumber, but he can 
take such precautions as will make the 
plumber’s visits, and the subsequent discom- 
forts, few and far between. Let him study 
the map of his basement ceiling as an as- 
tronomer the heavens, until he knows the 
location and destination of every pipe in it. 
He should be able not only to distinguish 
the gas from the water pipes, but to lay his 
finger, in the dark if necessary, on the cut- 
off for every pipe there. 
Knowing the shut-offs he should also 
know when to use them; for instance, on 
unusually cold nights when nature indi- 
cates a decided drop in temperature, it 
would be the part of wisdom to shut off the 
intake pipe outside the house. This, fol- 
lowed by an opening of faucets and empty- 
ing of pipes inside the house, will insure 
your having water for the breakfast coffee, 
rather than an expensive visit from the 
plumber. There is little use, however, in 
shutting off the water unless the pipes are 
emptied, for enough remains inside them to 
cause trouble. 
When a frozen pipe is discovered, 1f pos- 
sible cut it off fiom the rest of the piping, 
open the faucet and wait for the natural 
heat of the house to thaw it. If it proves 
stubborn, cloths wrung out of hot water may 
be applied to the pipe, but always with the 
faucet open to permit escape of steam. 
Never pour boiling water directly on a 
frozen pipe for a break will be inevitable. 
When leaving home for some time in 
Winter by all means shut off the entire 
water supply, lest on your return it come 
rushing from the windows and down the 
walks to meet you, as actually happened to 
an acquaintance of mine, whose house was 
flooded from a particularly annoying break. 
In Summer take a last look around before 
leaving to see that all faucets are turned 
tight enough to prevent leakage and conse- 
quent rust spots. Emptying the trap of the 
toilet to prevent rust is also a good idea, but 
a non-corrosive disinfectant should take its 
place to prevent the escape of sewer gas. 
The first act on returning should be to thor- 
oughly flush all openings and air the house 
to avoid danger from noxious gases. 
At all times be on your guard against 
leaks, not only from broken pipes, but from 
dripping faucets. The latter may be occa- 
sioned by carelessness in only half closing 
them, or by deterioration of washers. It 
is well to keep on hand a supply of rubber 
washers, and renew them whenever a fau- 
cet shows any inclination to drip. An ex- 
cellent method of repairing small leaks, 
pending the arrival of the plumber, is to 
bind the pipe about the break with several 
thicknesses of cloth, which sprinkle thickly 
with plaster of paris. This hardens quickly 
into a sort of cement which sometimes stops 
the leak indefinitely. 
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There’s something of Chemistry and 
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To obtain a product so combined as 
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In making 
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All materials are subject to chemical analysis, 
and the paints are submitted to practical 
weather tests. That's why each color is always 
the same—the consistency is so uniform—why 
the paint gives long wear and good protection 
from the elements. 
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and is washable, hygienic and durable. Send 
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