XX 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



February, 1908 



f 



New Papers on 



Concrete 



Reinforced 

 Concrete 



Concrete 

 Building 

 Blocks 



Scientific American Supplement 1543 contains an 

 article on Concrete, by Brysson Cunningham. 

 The article clearly describes the proper com- 

 position and mixture of conctete and gives the 

 results of elaborate tests. 



Scientific American Supplement 1538 gives the 

 proportion of gravel and sand to be used in 

 concrete. 



Scientific American Supplements 1567, 1568, 1569, 

 1570 and 1571 contain an elaborate discussion 

 by Lieut. Henry J. Jones of the various systems 

 of reinforcing concrete, concrete construction, 

 and their applications. These articles constitute 

 a splendid text book on the subject of reinforced 

 concrete. Nothing better has been published. 



Scientific American Supplement 997 contains an 

 article by Spencer Newberry, in which practical 

 notes on the proper preparation of concrete are 

 given. 



Scientific American Supplements 1568 and 1569 



present a helpful account of the making of 

 concrete blocks by Spencer Newberry. 



Scientific American Supplement 1534 gives a 

 critical review of the engineering value of re 

 inforced concrete 



Scientific American Supplements 1547 and 1548 



give a resume in which the various systems of 

 reinforced concrete construction are discussed 

 and illustrated. 



Scientific American Supplements 1564 and 1565 



contain an article by Lewis A Hicks, in which 

 the merits and defects of reinforced concrete are 

 analysed. 



Scientific American Supplement 1551 contains the 

 principles of reinforced concrete with some 

 practical illustrations by Walter Lormg Webb. 



Scientific American Supplement 1573 contains an 

 article by Louis H. Gibson on the principles of 

 success in concrete block manufacture, illus- 

 trated. 



Scientific American Supplement 1574 discusses 

 steel for reinforced concrete. 



Scientific American Supplements 1575, 1576 and 



1577 contain a paper by Philip L. Wormley, Jr., 

 on cement mortar and concrete, their prepara- 

 tion and use for farm purposes. The paper ex- 

 haustively discusses the making of mortar and 

 concrete, depositing of concrete, facing concrete, 

 wood forms, concrete sidewalks, details of con- 

 struction of reinforced concrete posts, etc. 



Scientific American Supplement 1583 gives valu- 

 able suggestions on the selection of Portland 

 cement for concrete blocks. 



Scientific American Supplement 1581 splendidly 

 discusses concrete aggregates. A helpful paper. 



Scientific American Supplements 1595 and 1596 



present a thorough discussion of sand for mortar 

 and concrete, by Sanl'ord E. Thompson. 



Scientific American Supplement 1586 contains a 

 paper by William L. Larkin, on concrete mixing 

 machinery in which the leading types of mixers 

 are discussed. 



Scientific American Supplement 1626 publishes a 

 practical paper by Henry H. (Juimby on con- 

 crete surfaces. 



Scientific American Supplement 1624 tells how to 

 select the proportions tor concrete and gives 

 helpful suggestions on the treatment of con- 

 crete surfaces. 



Scientific American Supplement 1634 discusses 

 forms for concrete construction. 



Scientific American Supplement 1639 contains a 

 paper by Richard K Meade, on the prevention 

 of freezing in concrete by calcium cholonde. 



In Scientific American Supplement 1605 Mr. 



Sanford E. Thompson thoroughly discusses the 

 proportioning of concrete. 



Scientific American Supplement 1578 tells why 

 some fail in the concrete block business. 



Scientific American Supplement 1608 contains a 

 discriminating paper by koss F Tucker on the 

 progress and logical design of reinforced con- 

 crete. 



n 



548 _ 1 



EACH NUMBER of the SUPPLEMENT COSTS 10 CENTS. A SET of PAPERS CON- 

 TAINING ALL THE ARTICLES ABOVE MENTIONED WILL BE MAILED for $3.40 



Order from your Newsdealer or from 



MUNN & CO., Publishers, bro^Way. New York City 



CEMENT 



Its Chemistry, Manufacture CSk Use 



Scientific American Supplements 1465 and 1466 



publish an exhaustive illustrated account of the 



Edison Portland cement works, describing the 



machinery used. 

 Scientific American Supplement 1519 contains an 



essay by K. C. Carpenter on experiments with 



materials which retard the activity of Portland 



cement. 

 Scientific American Supplement 1561 presents an 



excellent review by Brysson Cunningham of 



mortars and cements. 

 Scientific American Supplement 1533 contains a 



resume of the cement industry and gives some 



valuable formulae. 

 Scientific American Supplement 1575 discusses 



the manufacture of hydraulic cement. L. L. 



Stone is the author. 

 Scientific American Supplements 1587 and 1588 



contain an able paper by Edwin C. Eckel on 



cement material and industry ot the U. S. 



Any one of these Supplements will be sent for 10 cents The entire set costs $1.60, and 

 constitutes an invaluable text book on the subject. Order from your Newsdealer or from 



MUNN & COMPANY, 361 Broadway, New York 



Scientific American Supplement 1372 contains an 

 article by A. 1>. Elberson tests and constitution 

 of Portland cement. 



Scientific American Supplement 1396 discusses 

 the testing of cement. 



Scientific American Supplement 1325 contains an 

 article by Prof William K. Hatt giving an his- 

 torical sketch of slag cement. 



Scientific American Supplements 955 and 1042 



give good accounts of cement testing and com- 

 position, by the well-known authority, Spencer 

 B. Newberry. 



Scientific American Supplements 1510 and 1511 



present a discussion by Clifford Richardson on 

 the constitution of Portland cement from a 

 physico-chemical standpoint. 



Scientific American Supplement 1491 gives some 

 fallacies of tests ordinarily applied to Portland 

 cement. 



some form, recalling in general typography 

 the style of the original work, and is abund- 

 antly illustrated, mostly with Repton's own 

 drawings, but supplemented in some instances 

 with recent photographs, showing the result 

 of a hundred years of growth in his work. 

 Many of these illustrations are reproduced 

 in Repton's own manner, with a pasted over 

 sheet showing the scene as it actually existed, 

 and again as he proposed to change it. These 

 drawings are of extraordinary interest and 

 value, and are veritable object lessons in 

 landscape design. 



The interest and value of this book is quite 

 beyond the ordinary. It is not a description 

 of places, but a treatise on the fundamental 

 principles of the art of landscape gardening 

 by the one universally recognized master of 

 his craft. If places are illustrated it is to illus- 

 trate a principle and make the text clearer. 

 The importance of this reprint is, therefore, 

 very great, and the American Society of Land- 

 scape Architects deserve to be heartily con- 

 gratulated on the inauguration of their pub- 

 lication scheme by this very successful volume. 

 Mr. Nolen has confined his editing to a pref- 

 ace and some brief notes, but for the most 

 part he gives us Repton's own text without 

 modern commentary. 



Just Published 



Tenth Edition 



MODERN 

 PLUMBING 

 STEAM AND 

 HOT WATER 

 H EAT I N G 



CONTAINING 

 THE c7MOST 

 cTWODE RN 

 cTWETHODS 

 OF PLUMB- 

 ING AS CON- 

 STRUCTED 

 cA T THE 

 P RESENT 

 DAT E J* & 



Soil and Waste Pipe Ventilation, Back Vent- 

 ing, The House Trap, The Fresh Air Inlet and 

 Their Advantages. Siphonage of Traps, The 

 Cause and How to Remedy the Same. How to 

 Test Soil and Waste Pipes. Probable Questions 

 of Plumbing Examining Board, and Answers to 

 Same. Hydraulics of Plumbing, with Original 

 Illustrations. Practical Drawings and all Im- 

 portant Features in the Construction of Modern 

 Plumbing Work. 



STEAM AND HOT 

 WATER HEATING 



How to correctly figure on any size or shape 

 of building with steam or hot water. How to 

 find the heating capacity of any shape or make 

 of boiler for steam or hot water heating. The 

 most practical time-saving tables ever compiled 

 and published. A new table of how to quickly 

 find the correct measurement of 45-degree 

 angles, a most useful thing in Steam and Hot 

 Water construction. This has never before ap- 

 peared in print. 



More practical illustrations than ever pub- 

 lished in any one volume, which show the 

 various systems of construction in the heating 

 and ventilating of buildings by the steam or 

 hot water systems. 



By JAMES J. LAWLERj 



Over three hundred diagrams and illustra- 

 tions, showing the various systems of construc- 

 tion in the heating and ventilating by steam or 

 hot water systems. Six folding inserts showing 

 Waste Pipe System of Plumbing, One-pipe Sys- 

 tem of Both Steam and Hot Water Heating, 

 Overhead System, Fan System of Heating and 

 Ventilation, and Steam and Hot Water Circuits. 



400 Pages, Large Octavo Size, 10x7/ 2 inches. 

 Bound in Extra Cloth. Price, Postpaid, $5.00. 



cTWTJNN c&, CO., 361 Broadway, NEW YORK 



