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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1910 



Soon housewives will know 



The woman who es- 

 capes from the tyranny 

 and drudgery of old- 

 fashioned, insanitary 

 heating methods to that 

 of cleanly, automatic 

 heating is surely open 

 to congratulations. Too 

 many housekeepers 

 are chained to brooms, 

 dust-pans, and back- 

 breaking coal hods because of the relentless slavery to stoves 

 and hot air furnaces. There's a way out — 



Two Methods and a Moral." 



American 7 Ideal 



ii Radiators ^Iboilers 



savings soon repay their cost, and 



are the only means of warming a house with- 

 out adding to the labor of its care. These 

 outfits of IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN 

 Radiators are absolutely clean, w^ill outlast 

 the building itself; and the fuel and labor 

 thereafter prove to be big profit-makers. 



Step into any sky-scraper office building or fine store and you w^ill see they are 



equipped with our outfits — the name of our Company you 



will find cast on the end of each radiator. It is an evidence 



of the high quality of our goods, also significant of the fact 



that men w^ould not put up in their places of business with the 



annoying heating methods that their wives patiently endure. 



To continue to use old-fashioned heating reflects upon the housewife robs 

 her of the few hours per day which she should be able to devote to better 

 things. Buy an outfit of IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators and 

 like thousands of others who have bought, you will joyfully pass the good 

 word along. Don't wait to build a new home or until another Winter. Put 

 comfort into your present house-now done without tejiring up, or disturb- 

 ing old heaters until ready to put fire in the IDEAL Boiler. Write us to- 

 day for catalogue, "Ideal Heating Investments." 



A No 4121 IDEAL Boiler and 420 ft 

 of lb m AMERICAN Kadi.it. .r-, 

 rostingr tlie owner $190, ^^ ere used 

 to Hot-Water heat this cottage. 

 At these prices tlie goods can be 

 liought of any reputable, competent 

 Fitter. This did not include cost of 

 'abor, pipe, valves, freight, etc., which 

 installation is extra and varies ac- 

 cording to climatic and other con- 

 ditions. 



Showrooms in all 

 large cities 



A merican I^ adiator C ompany 



Write to Dept. ■ 

 Chicago 



iUs All Weeds 



"Thistles, Burdocks, 

 Dandelions, Poison 

 Ivy, Sumac, Wild 

 Morning Glories— 



Also Oak Grubs, and locust or 

 Other Sprouts, Grass or Any Green 

 Growth. 



You can easily keep walks, driveways, park- 

 ways, fences, gutters, streets, tennis courts or 

 any fenced-in area entirely clear of noxious 

 vegetation, by the use of 



HISTLE=INE 



—and no cutting- or hoeins—no waste of time and 

 energy — no injury to soil — no "come-backs" after once 

 removed. 



THISTLE-INE is a positive and thorotighly effective 

 destroyer of weeds and all undesirable growth, any- 

 ■where. Destroys, root and stem — one man with sprayer 

 doing more effective work than twenty men with hoes 

 and spades. One thorough spraying usually suffices 

 for entire season. 



Six-pound can THISTLE-INE (paste form) makes 6 

 gallons liquid — sufficient to spray S.OOO square feet. 

 Price, $2.00 — at your dealer's, or direct from us if your 

 dealer will not supply. Adopted and used by City of 

 Grand Rapids for four years. Booklet and testimonials 

 of prominent users of THISTLE-INE, upon request. 



LINDGREN CHEMICAL CO. 



2 W. Bridge St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 



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Iron Railings, Wire Fences and Entrance 

 Gates of all designs and for all purposes. 

 Correspondence solicited: Catalogs furnished. 



id=j:r«i=j 



Tennis Court Enclosures, Unclimbable Wire Mesh 

 and Spiral Netting (Chain Link) Fences for Estate 

 Boundaries and Industrial Properties — Lawn Furni- 

 ture — Stable Fittings. 



F. E. CARPENTER CO., fjg^ York City 



Wall Papers and Wall 



Coverings a practical Handbook 



For Decoratora, PaperhaiX^ers, Architects, Builder* 



and House Owners, ^th many half-tone and 



other illustrations showing latest designs 



By ARTHUR SEYMOUR JENNINGS 



Include! characteristic designs in vogus to-day. Give* 

 reliable information as to the choice of AA^all Papers 

 and describes the practical methods of applying them 



One Large 8vo Volume. Ctotb. Price $2 



A Word of Advice to the 

 Home Maker from an 

 Expert House Decorator 



I'lidi'i- III is headiii.K iL'tll appear a series of letters 

 iuiilaiii iiiii ltd-,' ice on lite interior finish, decoration 

 and furti isliititt of lite Modern Home. These 7V ill he 

 found full of helpful and pnxcliial snt;,i;es/ions. 



Any gueslion perlainims lo the above, addressed lo 

 Margaret Greenleaf, Consnitins Decotalor Jur 

 Murphy I'arnish Co., will )eceive prompt allenlwn. 



LETTER No. 1 



The Modern Small House 



IN M-XNY of the best modern small 

 houits the architectural deta 1 of the 

 woodwork is simple and plain. Treated 

 with the Penttrating Oil Stains made by 

 Murphy Varnish Company, the grain of the 

 wood shows beautifully. 



The quaint charm of such rooms depends 

 largely upon the treatment of the standing 

 woodwork. Therefore, one must consider 

 carefully when deciding this point. Murphy 

 Varnish Company makes Stains showing light 

 and dark brown, silver and dark gray and 

 dull soft green as well as several shades of 

 mahogany. These when finished with No- 

 gloss Varnish or Transparent Wood Finish 

 Interior satisfy every practical as well as 

 every artistic requirement. Where built-in 

 furniture is used it should be of the same 

 wood and be piven the same Stain and Finish 

 as the standing woodwork of the room. 



Write for saDipIc panels sliowiiiK tliese finishes ami if you de- 

 cide (as you will on seein? them) to become a customer of the 

 Company you are entitled to the full service of the Department of 

 Decoration which includes suireestions and samples of wall cover- 

 ing and drapery materials, cuts of fixtures, furniture and rues. The 

 scheme sent you will be made up for your house and is not a 

 stuck scheme. 



Address Dept. of Decoration 



MURPHY VARNISH CO. 



345 Fifth Avenue 



New York 



Wall Papers and 

 Wall Coverings 



A Practical Handbook 



for Decorators, Paperhangers, Archi- 

 tects, Builders and House Owners, 

 with many half-tone and other illus- 

 trations showing the latest designs 



By ARTHUR SEYMOUR JENNINGS 



EXTRACT FROM PREFACE 



THE author has endeavored to include 

 characteristic designs in vogue to- 

 day, and to give reliable information 

 as to the choice of wall papers as well as 

 to describe the practical methods of ap- 

 plying them. In dealing with matters 

 concerning decoration there is always the 

 danger of leaning too much toward an 

 ideal and of overlooking the practical re- 

 quirements of commercial life. The au- 

 thor hopes that he has been successful in 

 avoiding this fault, and that his book will 

 be regarded as both practical and useful. 



One Large 8vo Volume, Cloth. $2 



MUNN & CO., 361 Broadway, NEW YORK 



