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The old adage, “look before 
you leap” now reads, “look 
before you lease.’”’ A poorly 
heated building is no renting 
(or sales) bargain at any 
price—because no house is 
really worth living in with- 
out plenty of clean, health- 
ful, invigorating warmth. 
That is why 
AMERCAN [DEAL 
are proving in many thousands of 
buildings, of all classes, in America and 
Europe, to be the greatest boon of the century in utmost betterment of living 
conditions, as well as in reducing the cost of living. 
IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators bring freedom from the back-breaking 
work, ash-dust and poisonous coal-gases which attend the use of old-style heating 
At the same time, an outfit of IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators 
will prove to be a dividend-paying investment to you—far better than bonds at 6% — 
as in a few years the outfit saves enough in coal and cleaning, time and temper, no 
rusting or repairs, to quickly repay the 
original cost. 
devices. 
A No. 3015 IDEAL Boiler A No.3-22 IDEAL Boiler 
and 175 ft. of 38-in. AMER- and 400 ft. of 38-in. AMER- 
ICAN Radiators, costing ICAN Radiators, costing 
the owner 125, were the owner $215, were 
used to heat this cottage. used to heat this cottage. 
At these prices the goods can be bought of any rep- 
utable, competent Fitter. This did not include cost 
of labor, pipe, valves, freight, etc., which installation 
is extra and varies according to climatic and other 
conditions. 
Public Showrooms 
in all large cities 
real estate agent will tell you that IDEAL 
Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators will 
attract and hold best tenants at 10% to 
15% higher rental; or assist to sell the prop- 
erty quicker, at full price paid for the outfit. 
The Value of a Name 
Every Morgan Door leaving our factory 
has the word “MORGAN” stamped on it. This 
is for the protection of the house builder, who 
is then assured that he is getting Morgan 
Doors if he sees the name. 
Are spec'fied by all up-to-date architects and are 
furnished by dealers who do not substitute. If the 
door you get has not the word ‘“‘MORGAN” on it, 
it is not a Morgan Door. 
Morgan Doors are light, remarkably strong, and 
built of several layers of wood with grain running 
in opposite directions. Shrinking, warping or swell- 
ing impossible. Veneered in all varieties of hard 
wood—Birch, plain or quarter-sawed red or white 
Oak, brown Ash, Mahogany, ete. Highest standard 
of door quality. Very best for Residences, Apart- 
ments, Offices, Bungalows or any building. 
Each Morgan Door is stamped “MORGAN” 
which guarantees quality, style, durability and 
satisfaction. You can have Morgan Doors if you 
specify and ins:st. 
In our new book—*‘Vhe Door Beautiful’’-- 
Morgan Doors are shown in their natural 
color and in all styles of architecture for 
interior or exterior use, and it is explained 
why they are the best and cheapest doors 
for permanent satisfaction in any building. 
A copy will be sent on request. 
Architects:—Descriptive details of Morgan Doors 
may be found in Sweet’s Index, pages 794 and 795. 
Morgan Company, Dept. A. Oshkosh, Wis. 
Distrivuted by Morgan Sash and Door Co., Chicago 
Morgan Millwork Co., Baltimore, Md. . 
Handled by Dealers who do not substitute. 
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Any owner, architect or 
Whether landlord, tenant, or intending builder, whether your build- 
ing is OLD or new, FARM or city, it willpay you well to LOOK 
INTO the merits of IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators. 
Tellusof the building you wish to heat. 
catalog (free) put you under no obligation to buy. 
now most favorable. 
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though it was in a large piece. To one who 
has a poor appetite, to eat the delicate strips 
does not appear such an undertaking, and, 
besides, there is no need to break the toast 
and so make objectionable crumbs. 
J. W. K.—Much time, labor and stove 
polish may be saved if, every day, instead 
of blackening the stove in the usual way, 
you allow the fire to dampen down, then, 
when the stove is cooled off, rub it thor- 
oughly with a newspaper. Stoves will keep 
bright for a long time taken care of in this 
way. 
GILDING GLASS. 
PART from the gold decorations on 
hollow glassware, the process of 
gilding glass, for all possible pur- 
poses, is the time-honored one involving the 
use of gold leaf. The chemical processes 
of gilding, owing to their complicated 
character, have not found widespread in- 
troduction. This is also in part due to 
the fact that, in gilding glass, we have, 
for the most part, to deal only with small 
surfaces. 
The tools for gilding work are the 
simplest imaginable: A gilder’s cushion, 
consisting of a little board, with a leather 
pad and on a narrow side a protective 
shield of strong paper, or thin pigskin, 
nailed on. On the under side is a leather 
loop, in which the thumb of the left hand 
is inserted, so that the cushion can be 
handled like a painter’s palette. From 
the book of gold the gilder carefully 
blows several leaves of gold against the 
protective shield, passes the gilding knife 
under one of these leaves and spreads it 
smoothly on the cushion. With the knife 
it is then divided into strips of the 
requisite length and breadth, which are 
laid on the surface to be gilded. For 
this purpose he employs a broad brush, 
thinly set with hairs, which is known as 
the gilding tool. 
As the adhesive medium, or binder, be- 
tween the gold and the glass, he employs 
a solution of water, alcohol and isinglass. 
The preparation of this adhesive de- 
mands the greatest care, and experience 
is the best teacher. Upon this the suc- 
cess of the entire work depends. 
Take a small piece of isinglass, boil it 
out thoroughly in water, pour the solu- 
tion through gauze and add a little 
alcohol to it. With a short, thick brush, 
of hair, apply this solution quite liberally 
to the glass surface to be gilded and lay 
the proper piece of gold on it. Proceed 
in this manner until the entire plate has 
been gilded. In the meantime remoist- 
ening is constantly necessary. This must, 
however, be done in such a manner that 
the gold is not floated off by the liquid. 
After gilding, place the glass plate in a 
sloping position and allow the surplus 
water to drain off. Then lay the plate, 
gilded side up, in a box, place over it 
unsized tissue paper, and dust over this 
washed chalk. The object of this is to ab- 
sorb the moisture and the paper interposed 
is to prevent the balling up of the chalk, 
just as the alcohol expedites the evapora- 
tion of the fluid and insures a brilliant gloss 
to the gilding. 
When the gilding is perfectly dry we 
can proceed to the polishing. For this 
purpose we use a rag of soft silk velvet 
with which we rub vigorously, backward 
and forward, over the gold surface. If, 
during the polishing, the gold rubs off, 
then either the gilding was not properly 
dry or the solution was too weak, If 
