December, 1912 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS Vv 
Phlox. Phlox and Sweet William, which 
are put out in May, bloom in June. The 
Pinks bloom in early Summer, the Petunias 
and Verbenas bloom all Summer long. 
These are merely everyday common flow- 
ers—familiar inhabitants of all unpreten- 
tious gardens. 
QUITO’S WATER PORTERS 
ROUND a fountain in one of the 
principal squares of Quito assemble 
every morning the city’s aguadors. 
These water porters differ from the less 
energetic ones of some South American 
cities in carrying their jars upon their 
back instead of on the backs of mules. 
Their earthen jars are deep, have a wide 
mouth, and hold about forty liters. The 
porter carries it on his shoulder fastened 
with leather straps. He never detaches 
himself from his jar either to fill it or 
to transfer its contents to that of his 
customer. He turns his back to the foun- 
tain so that the jar comes under one of 
the jets of water, listens to the sound 
of the water in the jar, and his ear is so ee 
well trained that he always walks away |: 
at the exact moment when it is filled to |} =27#:) KEK 166) ‘GUARANTEED 
the brim. Arriving at the house of a cus- |: | ‘am ase PLUMBING 
tomer, he goes to the household jar, : 
makes a deep bow, and disappears be- | FIXTURES 
hind a torrent of water. Foreigners can |. 
never receive without laughing the visit sar ae Ta aes oe ES = = 
of their aguador, the respectful little man = "HOSE things in your home that are to last a hea 
who bows to one behind a cataract of hy 
Bae oie should be the best youcan buy. For the sake of your 
children—for the tastes you are developing in them, for the 
CHANCE IN INVENTION S : clean lives you are training them to live—you need the beauty 
====== and perfect sanitation of “Standard” Bathroom Fixtures. 
EI EI SIT I SEE RAS BT a TNR SII CS 
HE making of khaki, the olive-col- sea eee es ae ‘ 
idel d enuine ‘Standart xtures for the Home quirements of those who demand “Standard” 
F oe Te eeee cloth Fr wus eet ue Z and for Schools, Office Buildings, Public quality at less expense. All “Standard” 
or soldiers uniiorms the wor ONES 1 Institutions, etc., are identified by the fixtures, with care, will last a lifetime. 
came about in a curiously haphazard |; Green and Gold Label, with the exception And no fixture is genuine wzless it bears 
: * <> of one brand of baths bearing the Red and the guarantee label. In order to avoid 
way. 9 a 5 5 5 F : 
For years there had been furnished to Black Label, which, while of the first substitution of inferior fixtures, specify 
di h quality of manufacture, have a slightly “Standard” goods in writing (not verbally) 
the British troops in India a greenish- thinner enameling, and thus meet the re- and make sure that you get them. 
brown cotton MEueeeL: the ehict defect 
of which was that it faded when washed Standard Sanitary Mfg.Co. Dept. 23 PITTSBURGH, PA. 
with soap. A Manchester man, being |- New York . 3§ West 31st Street Nashville . 315 Tenth Avenue, So. London... 57-60 Holborn Viaduct 
5 oe Chicago . 9005S. Michigan Ave. ewOrleans,Baronne & St.JosephSts. Houston, Tex. . Preston and Smith Sts. 
told of this defect, set about to remedy \ Philadelphia. 1128 Walnut Street Montreal, Can. . 215 Coristine Bldg. San Francisco, Cal. 
‘ 1 % Toronto, Can. 59 Richmond St., E. Boston 0 8 John Hancock Bldg. Merchants National Bank Building 
it. For a long time he searched for an “ Pittsburgh . 106 Federal Street Louisville . 319-23 W. MainStreet Washington,D.C.. . Southern Bldg. 
olive dye that would remain impervious St. Louis . 100 N. Fourth Street Cleveland . 648Huron Road,§.E. Toledo, Ohio . . 311-321 Erie Street 
Cincinnati . 633 Walnut Street Hamilton, Can., 20-28 JacksonSt.W. Fort Worth, Tex.. Front and Jones Sts. 
to soap or soda. Months of experimen- ce ane enenioe hae eee 
tation were required to solve the prob- cae “{ fifteen a eae sec SPEC 
lem. The cloth that finally resisted soap ee ai! ily 2 to Sr HM Ia’ Seer ul a 
proved to have been dyed by a liquid |*- PN kate sauteed 
that had rested in a metal dish of a cer- 
tain kind. It was some quality of this Just Published 
metal that had contributed the very qual- : Made to order—to exactly match 
ity needed to insure permanence. The G d the color scheme of any room 
remainder of the problem was easy. The arages an Motor aq oe SSeS Ble eros uae 
khaki that we know was the result, and Boat Houses as VN to 16 feet. Any length. Any color 
a most profitable industry sprang up. Net adn seinee Groin ink 
Years ago a firm of printers in Paris exe- Compiled by ear camiel@ Suaicuteapertin etek 
cuted an unusually large order for al- WM. PHILLIPS COMSTOCK come) sliort notice. Write for color card 
manacs. Each sheet was punched with a @ This work contains a collection of selected designs for ee ee aes 
small hole for eyeleting, and an immense both private and commercial buildings, showing the very = Oba New Workshop 
number of tiny circles of colored paper latest ideas in their planning and construction. 
‘ @ There are 136 illustrations of garages ard motor boat 
accumulated in the workrooms. One day 
a workman grabbed a handful of these houses, consisting of plans and exterior views reproduced 
: .D, J from photographs. 
and, in a spirit of fun, threw the bits of @ These designs have been contributed by twenty-four 
paper ao a or worker who was pass- ell known architects from different sections of the United ae eet 
ing. e retaliated; others followed the tates. ; SRS ; 
example of the two, and a miniature @ The book is divided into five sections as follows: 2 — U Ihe Stephenson System of 
snowstorm was in progress when the . Private Country and Suburban Garages. . : erground Refuse Disposal 
head of the firm entered. Being a man Il. Private City Garages. __--_- Rae hein nia pe pa 
of imagination, he saw “something in it.” aa Suber pan and City Public Garages. QE ee 
5 ; < z otor Boat Garages. ic STEPHENSON 
i aa begs aviansies age of de- V. Garage Equipment and Accessories. LTS Underground 
stroying the punched-out circles of paper, : : GARBAGE AND REFUSE 
he ordered new and special forms of ma- pees at andicletis eerie 10 RECEIVERS iH 
chinery for turning out the little papers ‘ : Flyer’ penta) uaccprgok dis- = | es 
that form so picturesque a réle in many EEE EAU coy garae, Underground Earth Closets ae 
or Camps. So L t. n r circ, 
festivities throughout the world. It is MUNN & CO,, Inc. 2 A oo ee aaa Ee 
said that this firm alone turns out more 
3 2 : C. H. STEPHENSON, Mfr. 
than sixty tons of confetti a week. pon bresdways New vere 21 Farrar St. Lynn, Mass. 
