July, 1912 
AMERICAN HOMES 
AND GARDENS iii 
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Sab 
Occupies only a small space 
when in use—but accommodates 
a large wash. Folds up like an 
umbrella. 
Hill’s Clothes Dryer 
Made in two light parts—reel and post. Special in- 
terlocking device—reel cannot blow off—clothes can- 
not drag. Best materials, bestworkmanship, all metal 
parts malleable iron galvanized, no 
rust, no wear. Gives youa good lawn. 
no unsightly posts, lines, clothes poles 
or trampled grass. 
Saves time and strength. 
Will last a life-time. 
Sold by leading dealers everywhere If 
they cannot supply vou we will. Send 
Jor illustrated Folder No. 9 and jour 
dealer's name. 
HILL DRYER CO. 
309 PARK AVE. 
WE WANT YOU 
to have our new catalogue of Garden Furniture 
beautifully modeled from Old World Master- 
pieces and original designs. 
Our models are executed in Pompeian stone, an 
artificial product that is practically everlasting. Prices 
most reasonable and work guaranteed to be the best. 
Write for Catalogue Y. Matled free upon request. 
The Largest Manufactu 
The ERKINS STUDIOS ol aeest Masulacturers 
230 Lexington Ave. 
New York 
Factory, Astoria, L. I. 
New York Selling Agents 
Ricceri Florentine 
Terra Cotta 
ANTIQUES 
of all kinds—large stock of OLD CHINA; some fine old 
MAHOGANY FURNITURE: Copper, Brass, Pewter and old 
; old Blue Quilts; Colored English Prints; Old 
Mirrors andClocks. Many other Antiques. Catalogue on request. 
Mrs. ADA M. ROBERTS 
Box 98, WASHINGTON NEW HAMPSHIRE 
P ROTE (Oa i Your floors 
and floor 
coverings from injury. Also be.utify 
your furniture by using Glass Onward 
Sliding Furniture and Piano Shes in 
place of casters. Made in 110 styles 
and sizes. If your dealer will not 
supply you 
Write uun—Onward Mfg. Co., 
Menasha, Wisconsin, U, S, A, 
Canadian Factory. Berlin, Ont. 
HESS saxca’ LOCKER 
f< The Only Modern, Sanitary 
i STEEL Medicine Cabinet 
or locker finished in snow-white, baked 
everlasting enamel, inside and out. 
Beautiful beveled mirror door. Nickel 
plate brass trimmings. Steel or glass 
shelves. 
Costs Less Than Wood 
Never warps, shrinks, nor swells. Dust 
and vermin proof, easily cleaned. 
Should Be In Every Bathroom 
Four styles—four sizes. To recess in 
wall or to hang outside. Send for illus- 
trated circular. 
HESS, 926 Tacoma Building, Chicago 
Makers of Steel Furnaces.—Free Booklet 
° igi Smee 
The Recessed Steel 
Medicine Cabinet 
Se Parlect and Se Peerless 
Fur: Five Comune (3) 
CARPETS, RUGS, UPHOLSTERY 
FABRICS, INTERIOR DECORATIONS 
Prices marked in plain figures 
will always be found EXCEED- 
INGLY LOW when compared 
with the best value obtainable 
elsewhere 
Geo. C. Funt Co. 
aa-a7West 23°St. 24-28 West 24"St 
While in the care of hens, they will not 
wander far afield if the hens are kept con- 
fined to the coops; later they will need to 
he fenced. It is always well to start with 
a fence that the chickens cannot scale, for 
if they do not form the habit of going over 
fences when young, they will not be likely 
to acquire it later. 
After they have been weaned, the chicks 
-should be taught to roost on wide perches. 
The lighter breeds usually require little 
teaching, but it may be necessary to put one 
or two older chickens or even hens with 
chicks of the heavier breeds. The perches 
should be wide in order to avoid the danger 
of giving the chicks crooked breast bones— 
three inches is none too wide. Some grow- 
ers of market chickens never allow them to 
roost so that there will be no cases of mal- 
formation of this sort. Young birds are 
prone to crowd, though, when they sleep 
en the floor and become unduly heated as 
a result. 
The chickens require green food in 
abundance. Sometimes it is necessary to 
give green rations even to young birds with 
a grass run, for after the season is well 
advanced, the grass becomes very tough. 
Of course, shade must be given, with plenty 
of fresh water. Fresh ground should be 
chosen for the chicks each season, unless 
they have a grass run, for foul ground has 
been responsible for many chicken growers’ 
troubles. 
THE SANDAL TREE 
CCORDING to the New York Even- 
ing Post “the Sandal tree (Santalum 
Album), from which most of the sandal 
wood oil of commerce is obtained, occurs 
in a limited area in southern India. Other 
species in the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, New 
Caledonia, and Australia furnished a con- 
siderable supply of the oil at one time, but 
were apparently soon exhausted. The 
white sandal tree is cultivated in India, and 
because of its value and the large demand 
for the oil, efforts have been made for a 
long time to extend the area over which it 
is grown. These have rarely been success- 
ful, chiefly, it now appears, because of the 
curious life habits of the tree. It is a root 
parasite dependent on the roots of other 
plants for its food. Planted alone it dies by 
starvation. An account of an investigation 
of its parasitism, conducted by M. Rama 
Rao, has recently appeared in the Jndian 
Forest Records. He found no less than 150 
alien species acting as hosts for the sandal 
tree. It appears to prefer evergreen trees, 
and when attached to their roots becomes 
an evergreen itself. But it can flourish on 
deciduous roots, and in this case sheds the 
leaves annually as does its host. It is quite 
probable that this investigation will fur- 
nish information of importance in the cul- 
tivation of the tree—perhaps lead to a not- 
able increase in the annual supply of san- 
dal-wood oil.” 
EXPORTING EDIBLE BIRDS’ NESTS 
HE export of edible bird’s nests is 
one of the profitable industries in the 
Palawan Province of the Philippine Islands. 
Most of the product now obtained is sold to 
Chinese in the Philippines, but some of the 
nests are exported to China through Hong- 
kong, and apparently there is no reason why 
the exports should not be extended to the 
Chinese in the United States, who are 
accustomed to import this product from 
China at much higher prices than those 
obtaining in the Philippines. The nests 
are sold in Palawan for their weight in 
silver, or for about $1 in gold each, 
%eq_ BAY STATE <t 
"Ys, pat: 
Your Stucco or Con- 
crete House Needs 
Bay State Brick and 
Cement Coating Pro- 
tection. 
The coating does not destroy 
the distinctive texture of con- 
crete, protects against damp- 
ness and moisture and has 
been endorsed bythe National 
Board of Fire Underwriters 
as a fire retarder. It comes 
in different colors. 
Let us send you a booklet 
that tells you all about it. It 
has been used by the best 
architects,’ contractors and 
builders as a coating in light 
as well as heavy construction 
of every kind; houses, mills, 
breweries, garages and _,rail- 
roads. 
It is very effective as a tint 
for interior decoration on 
wood, cement or plaster. 
Send for Booklet No. 3 
Wadsworth, Howland & Co. 
Incorporated 
Paint and Varnish Makers and Lead Corroders 
82-84 Washington Street, 
Boston, Mass. 
The Stephenson System 
of Underground Refuse 
Disposal 
Keep garbage and waste out 
of sight, under ground or below floor in 
ESS wo Ta 
THE STEPHENSON 
Underground 
LYNN Aanw MASS. 
TRAbE MARK 
Garbage and Refuse Receivers 
Sanitary, odorless, fly-proof, a clean back yard, 
a fireproof disposal of refuse in game 
cellar, factory or garage. _ 
Underground Earth Closet with port- 
able steel house for contractors, farm 
or camp. 
Nine years on the market. 
to look us up. 
Sold direct. 
Cc. H. STEPHENSON, Mfr. 
21 Farrar St. Lynn, Mass. 
It pays 
Send for circular. 
