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ri Houses used to be built of & % crete Blocks partake hardness and 
solidity by exposure, and are ever- 
wood, ae or stone; now lasting. The expense of wear and 
they use 
repair is entirely eliminated, 
4 LL Hollow 
The blocks made by our "Borst 
System" produce a non-porous fac- 
Building 
Blocks 
ing in perfect imitation of any design 
in cut or hewn stone of any natural 
color. The blocks have a hollow air 
space, insuring warmth in winter and 
T is not a new building material— 
it is the oldest and best known to 
man. Used many thousand years 
ago, it has withstood the test of time, 
a cool house in summer, 
By the use of our face-plates (inter- 
and to-day affords the greatest combi- 
Frost Proof nation of advantages. The use of 
changeable), the face of blocks made 
on our machine produces a wall of 
such design as to entirely destroy 
sameness and monotony. To any 
intending home builder we offer an 
“Tdeal’’ Block Machine of such sim- 
plicity that, with our instructions, any- 
one can produce the blocks. Our 
machine is a recognized standard prod- — Fyef Sayed 
uct, both tried and tested. It has been W dT 
on the market for two years. cat ante 
HeacPront ollow Concrete Building pied ict oe 
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18 to 27 per cent. The blocks can It is sold at a price within the No Painting 
reach of all, and will save you No Furring 
Fire Proof be laid in the walls more rapidly than fe 
its cost, no matter how low- No Lathing 
brick, each block taking the place of 
Damp Proof sorteen bricks. A bleck wall eight 
inches thick is more durable and will ieiaian2 priced construction oe age 
SR sustain more weight than a brick wall twelve ie arg: 
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STUIHATIITT 
Country Homes of 
Pamous Amerteans 
By 
OLIVER BRONSON CAPEN 
With an Introduction by 
THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON 
AOR anyone interested in beautiful and home-like country places, this 
a7 book has real value. Never before, to our knowledge, have the 
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homes been considered as expressions of the characters of their owners. 
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Some of the garden pictures possess an extraneous source af interest to owners of country houses who are 
looking for ideal examples of beautiful and home-like effects, after which to develop the beauties of their 
own possessions.”’—CHICAGO EvENING Post. 
@ One large, handsome vol- 3 ea dit @ Profusely illustrated from 
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