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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1908 



GURNEY HEATERS, measured by quality, economy and 

 efficiency, are the standard of value. 

 •I They are made of the best materials and by the highest grade of 

 mechanical and engineering skill; constructed under these conditions, 

 they are unequaled in durability. 



<J There is also complete combustion of fuel and no waste of heat 

 units, thus insuring great economy. 



«I The GURNEY HEATER, made either for hot water or steam, 

 distributes the heat evenly and with a certainty that gives complete 

 satisfaction to the user. 



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 want to eliminate extra care and waste, or who want greatest value 

 for amount expended. 

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Pump the water from your well, cistern 

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Roughing-in House Drains. Edited by 

 Jno. K. Allen. Chicago: Domestic En- 

 gineering. Pp. 184. 

 The purpose of this useful little book is 

 concisely stated on its title page as a complete 

 guide, from the digging of the sewer to the 

 finishing length of the house drain, giving 

 each step to be taken and telling how and why 

 it is done. This programme is followed out in 

 careful detail in a clear and concise manner, 

 and the book will not only be found of value 

 to those engaged in this kind of work, but will 

 also be useful to property owners and tenants. 

 The general scope is expressed in the titles of 

 the principal subjects. These are constructing 

 the house drain, the house drain, materials for 

 the house drain, installing the house drain, 

 and the installation of rain leaders. 



The State and the Farmer. By L. H. 

 Bailey. New York: The Macmillan 

 Co. Pp. 12+177. Price, $1.25. 

 This agreeably written book is a direct ap- 

 peal to the higher life on the farm. Professor 

 Bailey modestly designates it as a mere budget 

 of opinions, but this, as those who have fol- 

 lowed this distinguished scientist's views be- 

 lieve, only the more entitles it to a favorable 

 reception. He discusses at some length the 

 changes in the conditions of agriculture and 

 country life that have transpired of late in 

 North America, and finds they have been mod- 

 ified by three great shifts — the shift in geo- 

 graphical location, in methods of practise, and 

 in institutions. The more difficult subject of 

 society and the farmer is then taken up and the 

 larger part of the book is filled with discus- 

 sions under this head. Professor Bailey's ob- 

 servations and opinions are those of a trained 

 scientist and agriculturist, and his views and 

 conclusions on the very weighty subjects 

 treated in this book are worthy of wide circu- 

 lation and discussion. 



The Furnishings of a Modest Home. 

 By Fred Hamilton Daniels. Worcester: 

 The Davis Press. Pp. 114. Price, 

 $1.00. 

 The need for this book has long been ap- 

 parent. Books on the home are likely to deal 

 with its expensive aspects. It is natural that 

 this should be so, for there is often attractive- 

 ness in a rich interior, and the support of such 

 publications is more apt to come from the peo- 

 ple who own such residences than those who 

 do not. But it is a well-known fact that there 

 are more modest homes than expensive ones, 

 and it is also well known to those who have 

 tried to furnish such modest establishments 

 that, while much has been published on this 

 difficult subject, there is a wonderful dearth 

 of practical information. 



Mr. Daniels' book is, therefore, entitled to 

 a hearty welcome and well deserves it. Itself 

 unpretentious and modest, it deals with a mod- 

 est subject in a modest way. He admits that 

 furnishings are expensive, and then proceeds 

 to show how good results may be ob- 

 tained from small expenditures. This is pre- 

 cisely the kind of advice everyone has been 

 looking for. He tells his story simply, leaving 

 the illustrations, in many instances, to speak 

 for themselves ; but his lessons are well drawn 

 and the advice he offers sound and helpful. 

 He has put forth an interesting little book that 

 should help many housekeepers. 



