December, 1910 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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Suitable Light 



The quality of 



light given by an 



electric light depends 



on the lighting glass. 



Any desired effect 



can be secured by 



my globes. There 



are over 2,000 styles, 



R« L.>.r.t.of. in all shapes and 



colors, in silk, satin and velvet finishes. 



I make the right globes for electric 



lio-hts, both inside and outside the 



house. 



I also make many kinds of glass. 

 Some are heat-resisting, some light- 

 diffusing, some pressure-resisting. 



They are as different from one an- 

 other as the ruby, the pearl and the 

 turquoise — each for its use — all do 

 just what they are expected to do. 



Your dealer will supply anything I 

 make. Write for my catalogue. It 

 is valuable because it aids you in se- 

 lecting the right globe for every elec 

 trie light — it shows how to get the 

 best out of your lights. It is free. 



Macbeth 



Macbeth-Evans Glass Company 



Pittsburgh 



I A very interesting pamphlet just issued by us on the Pergola, can 

 be had free on request. Ask lor Catalogue A-27. 



Hartmann-Sanders Co. 



Exclusive Manufacturers of 



Koll's Patent 



Lock Joint 



Columns 



Suitable for Pergolas. 

 Porches or Interior Use. 



EUton and Webster Avenues - CHICAGO, ILUNOIS 

 Eastern Office : 1123 Broadway, NEW YORK CITY 





TtiE 

 l^ PERGOLA 



, . n»J<JMAMM-5ANDE£iS COMPANY 



q We also publish Catalogue. A-29 of SUN DIALS and A-40 

 'i WOOD COLUMNS. 



cleaned, as for silver plating, and then sus- 

 pended on a soft copper or brass wire and 

 moved about in the hot liquid. Articles so 

 treated will quickly receive a fine white 

 deposit of tin. To deposit this upon lead, 

 iron or steel, also copper and brass, the 

 following solution will answer well : Take 

 10 ounces of bitartrate of potash in 2 gal- 

 lons of water, add three-quarters ounce 

 protochloride of tin. Bring this solution 

 to a boil, and in a few minutes the tin salt 

 will dissolve. Clean the articles well and 

 attach to them a piece of zinc. Then im- 

 merse and move the articles about in the 

 liquid, when a fine deposit of tin will take 

 place quickly. In some instances the arti- 

 cles will have to be scratch-brushed, or 

 even burnished. When finished they will 

 be found scarcely inferior in appearance to 

 some silver-plated articles. 



Depositing Gold by Immersion. — Dis- 

 solve in one pint of distilled water 2 ounces 

 of hyposulphite of soda. In 3 ounces of 

 distilled water dissolve 120 grains of 

 chloride of gold ; add this gradually to the 

 hyposulphite solution, stirring well with a 

 glass rod. The precipitate that forms by 

 this addition dissolves almost instantly. Ar- 

 ticles to be gilded in this solution must be 

 thoroughly cleaned. Boil them for a few 

 minutes in a solution of common washing 

 soda, then rinse and scour with fine pumice 

 powder, or scratch brush them, always tak- 

 ing care that the hand which holds the arti- 

 cle is dipped into the pumice powder so as 

 to prevent any trace of grease from coming 

 into contact with the article. When scratch- 

 brushing must be resorted to, it will be 

 found to be a good plan to wash the hands 

 well in a weak solution of carbonate of am- 

 monia, and then rinse them in clean water. 

 This operation will prove quite effective 

 in removing the greasy matter which usually 

 accompanies free perspiration. It also cor- 

 rects any trace of acidity of lactic acid that 

 is exuded through the pores of the skin. 

 Articles so cleaned can be suspended on a 

 piece of copper wire, and moved about. 

 Deposition quickly takes place, especially if 

 suspended by a thin strip of zinc, or a piece 

 of zinc wire. 



It must be clearly understood that ar- 

 ticles that have been coated with either sil- 

 ver or gold will not resist much wear. 



If these plating liquids are made more 

 concentrated they can be used to render 

 various designs in gold and silver by touch- 

 ing the article with a strip of zinc to start 

 electrolytic action. Dififerent designs in 

 silver and gold can be thus made, without 

 stopping ofif the plating with insulating 

 varnish, as is necessary in electro-plating. 

 The solutions given above are of use also 

 for electro-platers to coat that part of an 

 article that has become chipped or slightly 

 stripped, and thus save the time and cost 

 of replating. 



THE walls of dining-rooms are often 

 adorned with plates of rare porce- 

 lain, which are commonly attached 

 to the wall by means of strips of tin, the 

 ends of which are bent over the edges of 

 the plates and detract from the ornamental 

 efifect. A new plate hanger in which this 

 defect is obviated has three strips of tin, 

 terminated by neat little gilded hooks, which 

 are the only parts of the device that are 

 visible from in front. The strips of tin 

 pass through three slits in a small plate 

 of tin, behind the porcelain plate, and are 

 bent over the edges of the slits to hold them 

 securely in place. The same strips mav be 

 used for plates of dififerent sizes by bend- 

 ing them at dififerent points. The tin plate 

 carries a ring which may be slipped over 

 a hook attached to the wall. 



Christmas and the open fire have 

 been sung by poets in all ages. 



Wood Mantels 



the most appropriate frame for the 

 fireplace, are made to harmonize with 

 every style of architecture and in all 

 the popular hard woods, and at prices 

 to suit all pocket books. No room 

 is complete without a mantel. 



For much useful mantel information 

 and hints to intending home builders, 

 consult our booklet 



"Why Wood Mantels?" 



It is yours upon request, address 



Wood Mantel Manufacturers' Assn. 



H. T. BENNETT, Secretary 



Hoom 1218 State Life Building, Indianapolis, Ind. 



Saving the Trees of the South 



X 7"OU, whose statel}' homes in the suiinj- South 

 Y are set among majestic and venerated trees : 

 you, who love the mystic beauty of the great 

 out-of-doors, the trees of which bespeak its crown- 

 ing glory; you, to whose care the trees were given 

 U' rations long since 

 l>,i'~-~' d away, to keep in 

 dth and beauty for 

 lose which are to 

 come — learn of the 

 needs of these trees. 



Hie busivess of 

 1 • Davey Tree Ex- 

 "1 1 rt Company and 

 ' 1 ' profession of 

 ! Davey Tree Ex- 

 rts is the saving 

 trees. John 

 1 vey. the Father 

 / Pree Surgery, is 



\J iluir teacher and 

 their guarantor. Tree 

 ■salvation is needed 

 nd possible in the 

 •^ ith. Xeeded, because 

 • ■I'l trees decay like other 

 trees, if neglected or 

 abused. Possible, because 

 the Davey Tree Experts go South every Winter. 



For four months, December to March, they will work 

 from eastern Texas to the Atlantic. Beautiful booklet with 

 illustrations awaits your call. Write at once, stating the 

 number of your trees, the kinds and their location. We may 

 be able to send a special representative without cost or obli- 

 gation to \ou to make a thorougli CNamination of your trees. 

 THE DAVEY TREE EXPERT CO., Inc., 1212 Ash St., KENT, OHIO 



1 operating fite Dai-tv Ifistitttte o/ Tret Sur^^y\^ 



John Uav 



