XVill AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS May, 1909 
rel is not sufficient to keep an ordinary house 
supplied during a dry season. A tank 6 by 4 
by 6 feet, copper lined, and substantially con- 
structed, will hold water enough to furnish all 
the needs of a small family in our ordinary 
summer weather. A larger one would make 
the supply practically inexhaustible in any 
weather. The cost of such a tank and piping 
for a sink and flush closet may range from 
$75 to $150; but if properly designed the 
water question is solved. 
The objection to a rain water tank in our 
THE GREE 
cold climate is that in the winter there is dan- 
It has become just as essentially a part of the country place as th : : 
: ee yaeP. Une e garage or the stables. ger from freezing. In the summer it answers 
The growing of bedding plants for the grounds, and the housing of palms, to say nothing of 7 1 j j 
: : 5 the purpose satisfactorily. If the tank is built 
the flowers and vegetables it produces, make it a necessity to every country home. : ; 5 3 
3 i ; over the kitchen extension this can be avoided. 
The ornamental way in which we are handling these houses makes them one cf the : 5 
i A plan is to leave the rafters of the kitchen 
attractive features of the grounds. 
: 5 : d with openings around the water 
Our illustrated matter, show’ i h h des : expose 7 : 
atter, showing various houses we have designed and erected, will be aneasie ascending heat ftom ¢he stream 
iled t for the asking. : 
ey mete re range will thus always keep the water 
e e from freezing. An _ overflow pipe should 
Hitchin S & ¢ ‘om an be carried down inside of the kitchen to 
$ P LY the ground or sewer pipe. The pipe 
leading from the roof to collect the rain 
1170 Broadway New York water should be packed closely at the point 
where it enters to keep out leaks and cold. A 
good carpenter will make a satisfactory job of 
such a plan, and insure the owner of a good, 
ee eee eee AE EM LEE serviceable water supply at all seasons. In 
ne : building such a rain water tank over the roof 
- of a kitchen care must be taken to furnish ex- 
Ay Ne 7 tra posts and joists so their weight will not 
? 2 | fall on the roof rafters. The weight of a 
Se oe water tank of large dimensions is very great 
di and it must have firm supports. A roof tank 
of this nature will furnish water only for the 
first floor, but if a supply is needed for the 
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Temagami second story the problem becomes more in- 
Northern Ontario, Canada |; volved. ‘The storage tank must be located in 
—a new territory now reached |) , the garret, and unless the roof is quite high it 
| by rail—the country of the canoe, | : ll een : fall 
aiiaerannan BereuteS. q is not so easy to collect all the rain water fall- 
Fish for black bass, speckled ing on it. Much depends upon the nature of 
trout and lake trout—the gamiest |), the roof itself. 
fish that swim. Shoot moose, Fy Thousands of country homes depend en- 
deer, bear, partridge and other | rel : bone Hel 
game during the hunting season. | tirely upon rain water storage tanks for their 
Bring your camera—the scen- | water supply, and they answer the purpose sat- 
ery is wild and magnificent. | isfactorily. If the tank is made sufficiently 
_In this pure, pine-perfumed (iq large there is little or no danger of running 
air, hay fever is unknown. : : : 
i ee short. Rain water is extremely soft to the 
e g you all about it, hand- 5 
somely illustrated, sent on application to B hands and 1S preferred by most people for 
© NE. P. Diver, 200 Broadway, ew York washing and toilet purposes. For drinking it 
W. Robinson, 506 Park Building, Pittsburg is less satisfactory. It is well, therefore, to 
Ce He Te Cie CaM Le i have a pump or well in addition to the rain 
ontrea 4 . 
W. E. DAVIS, P. T. M, a water tank. ee great many who have rain 
aye Montreal water tanks installed still depend upon their 
EE es pump or well for the drinking water, and the 
plan is a good one. 
A method of computing the amount of rain 
; : ter that can be collected in a storage tank 
_ Accurate information regarding THE WORLD'S INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS ie s ; ; 
is a necessity of MODERN BUSINESS LIFE, as well as a subject of ABSORB. is to estimate the average rainfall in our 
ING INTEREST for every thinking man and woman. Northern States at 36 to 48 inches, which is 
For nearly sixty-five years the good for nearly the whole country. If the 
e e e ; roof had a thousand square feet an average 
S clentific American of 70 gallons of water would be collected per 
t : day. A gallon occupies 231 cubic inches of 
as been the most widely quoted authority on all matters relating to the progress storage space. ‘Thus one could figure out the 
made in the fields of discovery, invention and scientific news. amount of space needed for a family. But the 
Free from dry technicalities, it tells the story of the WORLD’S PROGRESS 70 gallons are not collected each bey and a 
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in a fascinating and practical manner, which makes its weekly visi 
S 4 é | ‘ | y visits welcome to 
the entire family. It is unique among periodical literature because it contains manic for at least two weeks must be stored. 
authoritative information which cannot be obtained from any other source. This would permit from a storage tank, with 
Subscription price, $3.00 per year. a capacity of 980 gallons, a use of 70 gallons 
The Season’s Best Club Combinations a day for two weeks without any rain storm 
Scientific American or American SHEA to fill up the tank. A tank holding 1,000 gal- 
Toomesiand|Gardens $3. Homes and Gardens .00 lons of water is, therefore, a good, safe size 
eview of Reviews . McClure’s Magazine f famil oe 
Review of Reviews or a family of six or seven. 
Artesian well water is one of the purest and © 
Scientific American or American 
Homes and Gardens 3.00 Scientific American or A i ilizi 
Ponce and) Garde $ pecelilcs Atmertoa non Americrnay safest that can be used, and plants for utilizing . 
World’s Work ‘ it are being installed in increasing numbers — | 
or . ° 
: throughout the country. The cost of sinking 
Scientific American or/American Scientific American or American artesian wells depends largely upon the _dis- 
puis sand Gardens 5 Momiesiand|Gardens $3.00 tance that borings must be sunk. Sometimes — 
Me agazin a . e ° 
World’s Work... é : they are essential to get a sufficient supply, for 
After February 1st, 1909, 25c. must be added to combina-: the shallower-dug wells do OE aa the lower 
tions including Woman’s Home Companion. springs and thus dry out in hot weather. The i 
MUNN @® CO., 361 Broadway, New York City cost of sinking artesian wells is usually esti- 
mated at six or seven dollars per foot for 
