October, 1912 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS vil 
ture in Japan is now soft white wood stained 
cherry before finishing. The use of poor] , 
wood so injured the trade that the Chinese 
guild concerned decided to use only the real 
blackwood and this in Hongkong is charac- ILO e~ Crinic e 
teristic of the trade, though of course there 
is still need to guard against inferior woods. : S 1 B 
ectional Bookcases eine 
Practically all this furniture — even 
planed table tops and the most intricate and 
delicate fittings—is handmade. Furniture ‘\ 
is planed in parts which generally dovetail 
together in order to eliminate screws or 
nails, and the various parts are shaped for 
the carver. The worker squats on the earth 
floor and works with various knives, chisels, 
and other tools of native workmanship but 
with no other vice or bench than his legs, 
toes, and the earth floor or, in exceptional 
cases, a log combination of seat and bench. 
Workmen in these shops are practically 
bred to the business. An apprentice serves 
three years with no other pay than his rice. 
He then earns perhaps $10 silver or $4.80 
gold per month for several years. A full- 
fledged carver will ordinarily receive $20 
silver or $9.60 gold per month. 
When carved, the article is usually 
stained a uniform black by an alum prepar- 
ation, then waxed with a preparation of 
wood oil and blacking and polished, or 
sometimes finished with a special prepara- 
tion of Ningpo varnish. Foreign oils and 
varnish are sometimes used for special pur- 
poses, but as a rule only native materials 
are employed. Of late a demand has grown 
for the furniture in natural dark red of the 
wood, furniture nearer real and likely to 
become more popular as it becomes better 
known. A strong demand is growing for 
furniture manufactured from this wood on 
plainer lines and to some extent for settees 
and chairs in Chinese styles. The popu- 
larity of the furniture on the whole seems 
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to be increasing, although there has been NCE books either overcrowded limited shelf space or empty shelves 
no material change in average volume of yawned and waited for books. When one bookcase overflowed, a new 
shipments. one was purchased, and its gaping shelves were gradually filled. That was 
— before the Globe Wernicke period in bookcases. Now, books and their 
FOREIGN SALT MARKET AND shelves come together. The bookcase grows apace with the library. This is 
INDUSTRY the modern way of building a library. This is the Globe-Wernicke idea. 
“‘Booklovers’ Shopping List’’—This little book lists the works of great 
LTHOUGH the United States is a salt- authors and gives the prices of the same in sets. The list includes the low 
s : : 5 = ah c priced popular sets as well as the de luxe editions. Every bookbuyer should 
d aie ieee it See a oa have acopy. Sent free with the Globe-Wernicke catalog. Address Dept. A.H. 
siderable quantities of special refined salt in ; r ‘ . 
foreign countries, and the trade is increas- The Globe-Weenicke Co., Cincinnati, O hi o 
ing annually. A monograph entitled “For- Branch Stores: Prviadciphia ida Chesmut St, Bouts, © | 9193 Federal Steet Cincinngu, 128-134 Fourth Ave. E- 
eign Salt Market and Industry” has just 
been issued by the Bureau of Manufactures, | ‘ sd ; 
showing the conditions of the trade in for- 
eign countries and the possibilities of open- 
ing up or increasing the market for the Ke 
American product abroad. This mono- » y” | Bs 
graph pays particular attention to prices, 
wholesale and retail, of the various grades 
of crude and table salt, with the chief 
sources of importation or domestic produc- 
tion in each country. The most universal 
presence of salt in the various countries of 
the world makes a market for the crude | Wilson’s Outside Venetians 
American product out of the question. Re- Blind and Awning combined, for windows, porches and 
fining, however, is a matter of some ex- Cre Fie Paves, durble uni No. 5 CYLINDERS, ETC. 
pense; but when conducted on a large scale, Jas. G. Wilson Mfg. Co., 5 West 29th Street, New York Ld. Fe» Hay Unloading Tools 
refined salt can be produced at a cost which “IP ne Barn Door Hangers 
will permit it to be shipped wherever there ee Write for Circulars and Prices 
le ate bln AIR AND PROTECTION! || F.£. MYERS & BRO, Ashland, 0, 
with substances to prevent caking, has held Sobinne Leupisnd Hey Zool Wer 
the chief place in the refined salt trade of 
the world. It has, in fact, established itself 
in almost every civilized country. The 
prices for this salt vary, in some places 
reaching as high as 20 cents per pound, the 
average being perhaps 10 or 12 cents per 
pound. The monograph shows that the 
salt is a Government monopoly in Ecuador, ore cgay cn pao War 
a s 5 88-pgage Catalogue Hardware Specialties, Free. A 
Peru, Venezuela, Italy, Roumania, Austria- Economy Gas MachineCo. 
Hungary, Switzerland. Servia, Turkey, THE H. B. IVES Co. ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Greece, China, Cochin China and Japan. So.e Manuractunera ... NEW HAVEN, CONN. Basen aay sutomac) Sanitary Gand) Not Polsoacas 
Ventilate your rooms, yet have your 
windows securely fastened with 
The Ives Window 
Ventilating Lock use 
“ECONOMY” GAS 
assuring you of fresh air and pro- et if For Cooking, Water Heating and 
tection against intrusion. Safe i Laundry Work also for Lighting 
and strong, inexpensive and easily rk “It makes the house a home”’ 
applied. Ask your dealer for them ; 
