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August, 1 910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



AUG!/ 1985 



Civil Engineer and Landscape Architect 



EUGENE PITOU, Jr. 



Desijns and Estimates for Improvinir and Constructins the Grounds 

 of City and Suburban Properties 

 Ornamental Fixtures Furnished 



229 BROADWAY NEW YORK 



Telephone. 60S4 Barclay 



Country Homes 



may enjoy city coinfo>> and 

 conveniences at less cost than 

 Kerosene, Acetylene or Elec- 

 tricity, with none of their dan- 

 gers, by using the Automatic 



Economy Gas MacMne 



Produces light, kitchen and 

 laundry fuel. Lighted the same as electric, but 

 without batteries. Write for booklet, " The 

 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, 92B L Taooma Bid., Chicago 



Makers of the Hess Steel Furnace. 

 Sold on Api>roval. Free Booklet. 



STANDING SEAM 

 ROOF 

 IRONS 



RATEIM-THD 



PLINCH right through the 

 ^^ standing geam of metal 

 roof*. No rails are needed 

 unless desired. We make a 

 similar ona for slate roofs. 

 Stni for Circular 



Berger Bros. Co. 



PHILADELPHIA 



For Sale at 



GREENWICH, CONN. 



Beautiful Country Place 



Three acres of exceedinely attraaive ground. 

 The house sets well back from the road and is 

 surrounded by fine shade trees; contains eieht 

 sleepin? rooms, three baths; lar2e piazzas; 

 ?ood stable with six stalls and living-rooms 

 for coachman. Garage. Tennis court. 



An Exceptional Bargain 



and offered at price which I am not at liberty to advertise. 



For further particulars, or for 



an appoiBtment to see property, address 



Wm. S. Meany 



Meany BIdg. office Tel. 10?. Res. TeL 2')l. Greenwich, Conn. 



One bUjck north of the R. R Station 



Before you build your house — before you get your p^am-tT^^jCf^f^ 

 you decide anything — send for and study our 120 -page 



"CONCRETE HOUSES AND COTTAGES" 



There are two volumes, one showing small For the sake of economy, utility and attract- 



houses and one showing large houses ; each iveness, your house should be built of 



has over a hundred illustrations, with floor concrete. The book explains. The pi'ice is 



plans. All the houses shown are built of SI. 00 per volume. And when }-ou build 



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concrete in some form. 



rerpember that 



A^^l A ^ PORTLAND 



ATLAb CEMENT 



MAKES THE BEST CONCRETE 



WE ALSO MANUFACTURE STAINLESS 



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FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES 



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Concrete Construction about the Home and on the Farm, Free 



Concrete in Highway Construction $1.00 



Concrete in Railroad Construction - . . . . 1.00 

 Reinforced Concrete in Factory Construction(delivery charge) . 1 

 Concrete Cottages, Free Concrete Garages, Free 



Specify Atlas. It is the standard brand. 

 It is made from genuine Portland Cement 

 rock only, contains no furnace slag, is alwavs 

 fine and of uniform quality. 



Atlas is the brand bought by the Govern- 

 ment for the Panama Canal. 



If your dealer cannot supply you with Atlas, write to 



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Largest productive capacity of any cement company in the world. Over 50,ooo barrels per day. 



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A House Lined with 



Mineral Wool 



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as shown in these sections, is Warm in Winter, 

 Cool in Summer, and is thoroughly DEAFENED. 

 The lining is vermin proof; neither rats, mice, 

 nor insects can make their way through or live in it. 

 MINERAL WOOL checks the spread of fire and 

 keeps out dampness. 



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LONGITUDINAL SECTION. 



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