July, 1907 



AMERI 



CAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



XXVI 1 



"AS FROM A SPRING" 



PURE WATER 



TheSaJe,ua.d HEALTH 



THE 



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Extract from. Preface 



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THIRD EDITION OF 



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By F. E. KIDDER, Architect 



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