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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 1 9 10 



Plan the right heating 



If you are newly build- 

 ing, don't discredit your 

 property at the start by 

 putting in old-fashioned 

 forms of heating. 

 Whether planning a 

 new house or intending 

 to move, don't overlook 

 the great importance of 

 a modern heating equip- 

 ment. There isn't any other feature of the home which will 

 save you so 



"o?:S toRICAN^r DEAL BBB 



comfort as i\ RADIATORS ^^IBOILERS v/ater win soon 



repay their cost 

 in coal savings, lessened labor, absence of repairs, and low insurance. All ash- 

 dust, smoke, soot, and coal-gases are kept out of the living-rooms — reducing 



house-cleaning one-half and saving the w^ear on carpets, 



decorations, and furniture. 



If property is sold you get back their full value, or they attract and 

 hold best tenants at 10% to 15% higher rental. The saving of but 

 one ton of coal in a year will meet the interest upon $100, and this 

 sum will nearly cover the difference in the cost of IDEAL Boilers 

 and AMERICAN Radiators as compared with a hot-air furnace for a 

 good-size cottage. 



IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators are annually replacing 

 thousands of hot-air furnaces and stoves that have been found 

 wasteful and wanting in OLD cottages, houses, stores, churches, 

 schools, etc. Ever heard of any one going back to other forms of 

 heating once they have tried our way? Any argument in that to you ? 



Please let us tell you the full why, how, and present attractive price. 

 No tearing-up necessary — and in these less hurried months you get 

 the services of the nost skillful, quickest fitters ! Ask for free valu- 

 able booklet. Inquiries cordially welcomed. 



This small, plain, perfectly 

 smooth Radiator is one of 

 several thousand patterns 

 and sizes of AMERICAN 

 Radiation made to fit any 

 architectural needs. It is so 

 clean and cleanable — suited 

 to narrovv halls, bathrooms, 

 nursery, etc. 



DEPT. 6 



A MERICAN K ADIATOI^ r OMPANY 



CHICAGO 



NOW READY 



The Scientific American 

 Handbook of Travel 



With Hints for the Ocean Voyage for European 

 Tours ;-; A Practical Guide to London and Paris 



By ALBERT A. HOPKINS 



Editor of Scientific American Reference Book. 500 Pages. 500 Illus- 

 trations. Flexible cover, $2.00, net. Full leather, $2.50, net, postpaid. 



At last the ideal guide, the result of twenty years of study and 

 travel, is completed. It is endorsed by every steamship and rail- 

 road company in Europe. To those who are not planning a trip it is 

 equally informing. Send for illustrated circular containing 1 00 questions 

 out of 2,500 this book will answer. Itis mailed free and will give some kind of idea of the contents of 

 this unique book, which should be in the hands of all readers of ihe Jlmerican Homes and Gardens, 

 as it tells you exactly what you have wanted to know about a trip abroad and the ocean voyage. 



WHAT THE BOOK CONTAINS— 500 Illustrations, 6 Color Plates, 9 Maps in Pocket, 

 J Names 2,000 Hotels, with price; All About Ships, "A Safer Sea," Automobiling in Europe, 

 The Sea and its Navigation, Statistical Information, Ocean Records, 400 Tours With 

 Prices, The Passion Plays, Practical Guide to London, Practical Guide to Paris. 



MUNN & CO., Inc., Publishers, 361 Broadway, New York 



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HOW TO CONNECT STOVE PIPES 



By H. G. L. 



""THE man who desires to connect two 

 •*■ stove pi])es together and has not the 

 tools ordinarily used for this purpose can 

 do the work as follows : 



Place one end of pipe i against tlie side 

 of the pipe 2 at the point where it is to be 

 connected. With pencil flat against the 

 side of pipe i, as in Fig. i, trace off the 

 curve on pipe 2. Leaving about i inch 

 margin, cut out a disk 3, slit the margin 

 back to tlie line as at 4, and turn up the 

 tangs 5. l'^)rce the end of pipe r through 



the opening, and trace off the curve of 

 pipe 2. Withdraw pipe i, and cut off the 

 end as marked. Now fit the pipe i into 

 place with the tangs 5 on the inside, and 

 bend the tangs up to a tight fit. If care- 

 fully executed, the joint will be sufficiently 

 tight for all purposes. 



To hold the pipes rigidly together, punch 

 small holes through the opposite sides with 

 a sharp punch, and put in a piece of stiff 

 wire 6. Bend the ends of the wire on the 

 outside. The wire should pass through the 

 tangs on the inside. 



A MUFFLER FOR GAS ENGINES 



By Alfred P. Morgan. 



■"PHE handy man who has a gasoline en- 

 ■^ gine in his shop and which exhausts 

 outside into the . atmosphere may si- 

 lence that dis- 

 turber of the 

 peace somewhat 

 in the manner 

 shown in the ac- 

 companying il- 

 lustration. It re- 

 moves the sharp 

 penetrating qual- 

 ity of the noise 

 without causing 

 any back pres- 

 sure. The end 

 of the exhaust 

 p i p e. which 

 must be vertical 

 in order to pre- 

 vent clattering 

 of the segments, 

 is split into eight parts by means of longi- 

 tudinal cuts made with a hack-saw. The 

 cuts should extend for three or four feet 

 in the pipe. 



Trorn 

 Engine 



WHITE ink, for writing on white 

 paper, is obtained by mixing fine 

 white lead or Krems white with 

 the finest pulverized gum arable and dis- 

 tilled water, rubbing together thoroughly, 

 for instance, 15 parts of white, i part of 

 gum arable, and 35 parts of water. 



