AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



June, 1 910 



Nero Fiddled While Rome 

 Was Burning. 



"Criminal indifference" you say. And you are right. But how much 

 worse is it than what you are doing every day? You have read these 

 advertisements of the HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 

 for a year or more, telling you that you ought to l<:now all about the com- 

 pany that carries your fire insurance, but have you done anything about 

 it? Many have, but the majority of policyholders have done nothing 

 about the selection of a company. They are still "fiddling." 



In the history of fire insurance in America, a large majority of the fire 

 insurance companies organized have failed or retired from business. To 

 be insured in a company lii<:e the HARTFORD, that has been in busi- 

 ness a hundred years and will be in business a hundred years from now, 

 costs no more than to be insured in one that may go out of business next 

 week. 



It's your property which is to be insured. It's your money that pays 

 the premium. You are to get the indemnity in case of fire. In short, 

 it's your business and this matter is up to you. Why then, don't you 

 DO something? And here's what to do. At the bottom of this adver- 

 tisement is a coupon. Cut it out, write in the name of your insurance 

 agent or broker, sign your name and mail it to him. 



Any agent or broker can get you a policy in the HARTFORD if you 

 tell him to do so. Don't be a "fiddler" in the face of fire. Cut out, fill 

 in and mail the coupon. DO IT NOW. 



.. 1910. 



(Name oi Agent or Broker- ' 



When 



my hre insurance expires, please see 



that I 



get a pohcy in the HARTFORD. 



Capital, .... 

 Liabilities, .... 

 Assets, .... 



Surplus for Policy Holders, 



$2,000,000.00 Name 

 14,321,953.11 

 23,035,70061 

 8,713,747.50 



Addr 



Low Cost Suburban Homes 



Plans, illustrations and descriptions of nearly 100 houses which have been 

 built at costs ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. In most cases the cost is given. 



Many of the houses have been built as suburban residences — others as 

 small country homes or as bungalows or mountain camps. Houses of brick, 

 stone, frame, shingle, cement and stucco are included. 



All are distinctive and full of suggestion for anyone interested in building 

 beautiful but low cost homes everywhere. 



62 pages, beautifully illustrated and printed on coated paper with art 

 paper cover. Price 25 cents, postpaid. 



McBride, Winston & Co., 449 4th Ave., New York 



ihc SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN BOY 



By A. PvUSSELL BOND 



llmo. 320 Pages. 340 Illustrations. Price, $2.00, Postpaid. 



A I STOKY OF OUTDOOK BOY LIFE, suggesting a large number of diversions which, aside from 

 affording entertainment, will stimulate in boys tine creative spirit. Complete practical instructions are 



givcT for building the various articles. TTie book contains a large number of miscellaneous devices, 

 such as scows. _anoes, windmills, water wheels, etc. 



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MUNN 6- CO., Inc. 



Publishers of 

 " SCIENTIFIC AMERICA M ' 



361 Broadway, New York 



Civil Engineer and Landscape Architect 



EUGENE PITOU, Jr. 



Designs and Estimates for Improving and Constructinff the Grounds 



of City and Suburban Properties 



Ornamental Fixtures Furnished 



229 BROADWAY NEW YORK 



Telephone. 60S4 Barclay 



Country Homes 



may enjoy city comfOi!:* and 

 conveniences at less cost than 

 Kerosene, Acetylene or Elec- 

 tricity, with none of their dan- 

 gers, tiy using the Aatoznatic 



Economy Gas Machine 



Produces light, kitchen and 

 laundry fuel. Lighted the same as electric, but 

 without batteries. AVrite for booklet, " Tbe 

 Economy Way." 



ECONOMY GAS MACHINE CO., Sole Mfrs., 

 437 Main Street Rochester, N. Y. 



HESS^LOCKER 



THE only modern Sanitary Steel 

 Medicine Cabinet or Locker. 

 Handsome beveled mirror door. Snow 

 white, everlasting enamel, inside and out. 



FOR YOUR BATHROOM 



Costs less than wood and is better. Should be 

 in every bathroom. Is dust, germ and vermin 

 proof and easily cleaned with warm water. 



Made in four styles and three sizes. Price 

 $7.00 and up. 



Send for illustrated circular. 



HESS, 926 L Tacoma Bid., Chicago 



Makers of the Hess Steel Furnace, 

 Sold on Approval. Free Booklet. 



STANDING SEAM 

 ROOF 

 IRONS 



PAXeCMXKD 



pLINCH right through the 

 ^ standing seam of metal 

 roofs. No rails are needed 

 unless desired. We make a 

 similar on« for slate roofs. 

 Stni for Circular 



Berger Bros. Co. 



PHILADELPHIA 



Ideal Greenwich 

 Homesite For Sale 



Most desirable piece of shore front property within easy distance of 

 New York. About 32 acres of high ground, directly on the Sound, 

 with delightful island of about 3 acres, connected by bridge with 

 mainland. 



Finest Yacht Anchorage Along the Sound 

 Magnificent Views, Marine and Land 



This property is situated in a neighborhood of beautiful homes, and 

 includes several acres of forest with profusion of wild flowers and 

 ferns, and running brook with pools and cascades, and to a man of 

 means, looking for an idea/ site for a country home, its possession, 

 should be a priceless boon. 



Will sell as a whole or might divide into several large parcels for 

 acceptable buyers. 



A handsome book of photographs will be sent upon request. 



Address P. O. Box 143, Greenwich, Conn. 



The Scientific American Boy 



By A. RUSSELL BOND. 320 pi«es, 340 illui. $2.00 ponpaM 



A STORY OF OUTDOOR BOY LIFE 



' SuMMt* • lus* Bunibar of diversioni which, aside from •/. 

 fot^ng MiMrtaJnaiMit, will SHmuUtc in boyf the creative ipirit. 

 . Complete practical instructions are (iven for building the vari. 

 Vus articles, such as scows, canoes, windmills, water wheels, we. 



