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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1906 



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THROUGH FRISCO'S FURNACE" 



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Illustrations of seven modern steel-frame buildings at San Francisco that withstood the earthquakes and fire 

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attention at this season. Give as little arti- 

 ficial heat as possible, and water moderately. 

 A high temperature and too much moisture at 

 the roots will be likely to bring on a weak 

 growth, which ought always to be avoided. 

 If possible, keep all fire-heat out of the room 

 in which your plants are until the latter part 

 of November. Give water cautiously. Few 

 plants will be making active growth this 

 month, and as evaporation will be slow, small 

 quantities of water will be sufficient. 



Do not make the mistake of applying fer- 

 tilizers. So long as the plants show a disposi- 

 tion to stand still let them do so. The ap- 

 plication of fertilizers to dormant plants is 

 sure to injure them, because they are not in a 

 condition to make use of strong food. When 

 a plant begins to grow, then fertilizers will be 

 in order — weak, at first, but increasing in 

 strength in proportion to the development of 

 the plants to which it is applied. Be satis- 

 fied with a healthy growth. Never try to 

 force a plant. Admit fresh air daily, and all 

 day, if the weather will permit. And take ad- 

 vantage of all the sunshine possible. 



Be on the look-out, always, for insects. 

 These breed with wonderful rapidity at this 

 season. Get entirely rid of insects by using 

 the soap infusion I have so frequently spoken 

 of. 



Remove every dying leaf as soon as you dis- 

 cover it. Lay in a stock of potting-soil. Look 

 to the windows at which your plants stand 

 while the weather is pleasant. Make them 

 snug and frost-proof. Storm-sash does not 

 cost a great deal, but it keeps out a sjreat deal 

 of cold and saves a large amount of fuel. 



ELEMENTS OF HOUSE HYGIENE 



SANITARY FITTINGS 



THE sanitary fittings of a house may be 

 somewhat roughly divided into two 

 great classes — the apparatus and the fit- 

 tings and connections. A considerable va- 

 riety of sanitary apparatus is essential to the 

 equipment for any well-built house, and their 

 cost forms an unavoidable and essential item 

 in the total bill. Sanitary fittings comprise 

 three general groups of objects: I, water- 

 closets, baths, wash-basins (lavatories), and 

 the like; 2, kitchen-sinks, wash-tubs, refrig- 

 erators and other appliances necessary to this 

 department; and 3, apparatus used in the dis- 

 posal of wastes and garbage. 



The fundamental principle of modern sani- 

 tation is the free exposure of all parts, sur- 

 faces and connections. It is essential that 

 every part be visible. Two objects are thus 

 accomplished ; visibility is an excellent dirt- 

 destroyer, for visible dirt is much more likelv 

 to be removed than hidden dirt ; in the second 

 place defects are much more readily detected 

 in exposed apparatus than in concealed, and 

 repairs can be made much more readily and 

 at much less expense. The mo«t perfect 

 apparatus is liable to give way at any time, 

 and provision for repairs is economical con- 

 struction. The enclosed apparatus, which 

 was so long regarded as "neat" and "ta c te 

 ful" has long been discarded for expo ed 

 interior plumbing. 



The modern bathroom, therefore, is no 

 longer a piece of cabinet-work, but a sanitary 

 apartment, floored with a water-proof and 

 water-tight material, walled, at least to a con- 

 siderable height, with the same material, and 

 supplied with porcelain and stone-ware 

 apparatus, connected with highly polished 

 nickel -plated exposed pipes, a room thor- 

 oughly clean in its constructive parts, and 

 with furnishings that not only add to the ap- 

 parent cleanliness but actually do so. 



It is essential that this room be ventilated 

 by a window opening onto a free air-space that 



