January, 1911 
AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS XV 
=k NEW BOOKS | 
ORNAMENTAL CONCRETE WitHoutT Mo_ps. 
By A. A. Houghton. New York: 
Norman W. Henley Publishing Com- 
pany, 1910. 16mo.; 132 pp. Price, $2: 
This book treats of the forming of con- 
crete objects in cement by the means of tem- 
plates. This method is not new, as it in- 
volves practically the same methods as used 
for years in running plaster moldings, 
center pieces, etc. It has also been ex- 
plained in detail, in “Concrete Pottery and 
Garden Furniture,” by Ralph C. Davison, 
published by Munn & Co. The use of 
templates in concrete work is good for 
certain classes of work, but the field is 
limited, inasmuch as plain surfaces only 
can be produced; that is, no bas-relief work 
can be reproduced, such as is possible with 
either glue or plaster molds. This work 
contains 124 pages, including thirty full- 
page line drawings, and twenty chapters, 
many of which are only from one to three 
pages in length. Several of these chapters 
are superfluous, inasmuch as they only re- 
peat dimensions which are clearly shown in 
the illustrations. The larger portion of the 
work treats of the various architectural 
orders rather than of how to produce con- 
crete ornaments. If as much space was de- 
voted to the proper ingredients to use in 
the concrete mixture, and the proper pro- 
portions to use in the same, as well as to the 
all-important question of curing the casts— 
points which have not been touched on at 
all—the work would be of more practical 
use to those for whom, the author states, 
it is intended, as there are very few who 
understand the great importance of the 
proper mixtures to use, cr the time and 
methods to be used for producing a per- 
fectly cured cast. The proofreading could 
be improved on, also the index is not above 
reproach, as for example the reference to 
Crazing, page 23. The circular states: 
“The process of making ornamental con- 
crete without molds has long been a secret 
and is now given for the first time in this 
practical book.” This statement is mislead- 
ing and not warranted by the facts. There 
is no secret about this process. 
IraLIANn HicGHways anp Byways FROM A 
Moror Car. By Francis Miltoun. 
Boston: L. C. Page & Co., 1910. 
12mo.; 380 pp. Price, $3. 
The author has written a number of 
books dealing with travel in Europe. 
Among his other writings are “Rambles on 
the Riviera,’ “Rambles in Normandy,” 
“Rambles in Brittany,’ etc. The present 
volume contains a number of illustrations 
from the pen and brush of Blanche 
McManus. The maps are particularly 
valuable, as they are on a good scale and 
give the distances in kilometers. The book 
is printed on a delicately tinted paper, and 
it is appropriately bound. 
PATTERN MAKING. By H. Willard. Chi- 
cago: Popular Mechanics Company, 
1910. 12mo.; 214 pp. Price, $1. 
This book contains chapters on core mak- 
ing and molding. It is written by a practi- 
cal pattern maker of long years’ experience. 
The information given appears to be of a 
very practical nature, and the book will un- 
doubtedly prove of value. 
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