May, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XXI 



Plaster is one of the best non-conductors of heat 

 in existence. 



But, unless it rests on a base which is immune 

 against swelling and shrinking, unless it controls 

 the foundation on which it is placed, unless the lath 

 is perfectly imbedded in it, its fireproof qualities 

 count for nothing. Any combustible plastic sub- 

 stance might just as well be employed so far as 

 fireproofness is concerned. 



As a chain is no stronger than its weakest link, 

 so a fireproof structure is no more unburnable than 

 its most combustible constituent. 



Wherever any lath but wire lath is employed 

 there a conflagration is invited. 



"Clinton Wire Lath," a practical and, at the 

 same time, authoritative treatise on lathing and 

 plastering, tells why you should use wire lath if 

 you intend building according to the latest and 

 most approved methods; why you should use wire 

 lath if you wish your walls to be fire, sound, moisture, 

 heat, cold and vermin proof; why you should use 

 wire lath if you wish to be assured of walls free from 

 sagging, bulging or cracking; why you should use 

 wire lath if you wish to achieve original and decora- 

 tive plaster effects which are impossible with any 

 other type of lath. 



A copy of '''^ Clinton lliie l^dth"" will he sent free 

 on application by addressing Box 33 and 7ne?j- 

 tioning the 7m me crnd add?rss of your ajxhitect. 



CLINTON WIRE CLOTH CO. 



Clinton, Mass. 



THE "GLOBE' 



is built on (tonor 

 and sold on merit 



The "Globe" Ventilator 



In Galvanized Iron, Brass and Copper 

 Also with Glass Tops for Skylight 



Simple, Symmetrical, Storm-proof, Effective. For perfectly 

 ventilating buildings of every character. Send for model and 

 pamphlet. Smoky Chimneys Cured. 



"GLOBE VENTILATED RIDGING" 



Manufactured by 



Globe Ventilator Company :: Troy, N. Y. 



34 Years Selling Direct 



Our vehicles and harness have been sold direct from onr f.ictory to 

 user for a third of a century. We ship fur examination andapproval 

 and guarantee aale dL-llvery. You are out nothlnp: if not satisliied as 

 to style, quality and price. 



We are the 

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selling to the oon- 

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«t'vle« " 0/ " 'HamcBs'^ No. 316. Light, One Horse. Canopy Top Sur- 



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calalogue. for »25,00 more. 



No, 656, Combination Top Buergy and Driving 

 Wagon with Stanhope Style Buggy Seat and Bike 

 Gear, Also ExtraSeatforOpen Wagon. Prlcecom- 

 plete, $61,60. As good as Hells for 825.00 more. 



Elkhart Carriage S Harness Mfg. Co. 

 Elkhart, Indiana 



^UCCESSFUL farmers use Potash. There 

 is nothing doubtful or indefinite about 

 the results of using Potash fertilizer in the 

 soil for truck crops. Every pound of Potash 

 added, returns manifold its weight in vegetables. 

 It is nature's law, and sure as the sun. 



Every farmer should have "Truck Farm- 

 ing." It has much interesting information 

 about fertilization. We send it free. 



GERMAN KALI WORKS 

 93 Nassau Street, New Yorl< 



JgOOKS 



relating to Arcliitecture, 

 Decoration, Furniture, 

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 supplied ty our well- 

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MUNN y COMPANY 



Publishers of Scientific American 

 361 Broadway, New York 



Write for 

 illustrated 

 booklet W free. 



JOSEPH DIXOM OSrOIBLE CO., 

 Jersey City, N. J. 



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Engineers' and Draftsmen's Supplies 



Blue Process (sf Detail Papers 

 Drawing Room Requirements and Hand-Books 

 for Engineers, Architects Builders 



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Make Your Own 

 Concrete 

 Building Blocks 



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MACHINE 



No crackage or breakage 



No off-b earing 



No expensive iron palletfl 



No cogs, gears, springs or levers 



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 THE PETTYJOHN CO. 



617 N 6th St, Tcrre Haute, InJ. 



BRISTOL'S 



Recording Ihermometer 



Located within liouse, records on a 



weekly chart outside temperature 

 Alio, Briatol'i RecordlnK Prcasure Gauect, Volt, 

 Ampere and Watt Meters. Over 1 00 different vari- 

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 THE BRISTOL CO., Waterbury, Conn. 



Chicago, 763 Monadnock Bldg. 



New York, 114 Liberty St. 



