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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



October, 1907 



The Varnish 

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KIMBALL PIPE ORGANS 



FOR RESIDENCES 



Kimball Pipe Organ with. Solotst, upper hill of pnVafe residence 



-pHE W. W. Kimball 

 Co. point with pride 

 to the many residence pipe 

 organs installed by them, 

 among which are the 

 following : 



Mrs. Nicholas Senn. Chicago 

 Mr H, O Stone. Chicago 

 Mrs Geo. M. Pullman, Chicago 

 Mr Edwin Norton. New York 

 Mr Thomas Lowry, Minneapolis 

 Mr H C. Selfridge, Lake Geneva 

 Mrs. W. W. Kimball. Chicago 

 Mr W 1. Pratt Iowa City. la. 

 Gen Henry O. Strong, 



Lake Geneva 

 Gen Henry O Strong, 



Santa Barbara 



Mr R. E. Tod, New York 

 Mr. M. Beltzhocver, 



Ardsley-on-Hudson, N, Y. 



Mr. P. A. Valentine, Chicago 

 Mrs. Benjamin, Milwaukee 

 Mr. George Christian. Minneapolis 

 Mrs. W. J. Young, Clinton, Iowa 



Xko ITitvil-kall ^rfclrkicf is a new feature for residence pipe organs 

 llie I\.imUclll OUIUIM and is the world's most remarkable achieve- 

 ment in self- playing devices, it enables the performer to execute solo parts 

 like the flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, etc., and to furnish simultaneously the 

 orchestral accompaniment. Its ope-ration is direct and perfect. Everything 

 which is possible to the professional organist can be attained by the amateur 

 using the ordinary rolls or controllers and does not require rolls of special manU' 

 facture, thus placing the entire library of music at the instant disposal of the 

 owner of a "Soloist" organ. 



The " Soloist," or solo device, may be built in any organ, and in no way inter- 

 feres with the instrument manually. The organ is equally efficient for the ex- 

 pression of the various shades and varieties of musical thought by the master 

 organist or the amateur using the self- playing attachment. 



For further particulars write Pipe Organ Dept . 



New York Office 

 150 Fifth Ave. 



W. W. KIMBALL & CO. 



(Established 1857) 



Chicago Office 

 239-253 Wabash Ave. 



tion. The escape of the foul air through them 

 will be an important improvement in the de- 

 sign and construction of the modern home. 

 The theory which must be kept clearly in mind 

 is that fresh air must be admitted, and then 

 some outlet for the vitiated air provided. This 

 means a circulation of air, while ordinarily 

 there is no such thing as air circulation in the 

 house. 



We hear much about overheating of our 

 homes, and the dangers of steam heat, but it 

 should be remembered that many of the 

 troubles attributed to these are in fact due to 

 imperfect circulation of air. If we obtain 

 this, steam heat will be robbed of half its evils. 

 But confine the air in a room, and heat it to a 

 high temperature with steam, and we have 

 just the right conditions for producing colds 

 and pneumonia. Overheating is less threaten- 

 ing to the private house than to the apartment. 

 One can control and regulate the former to 

 suit the needs, and besides there is always di- 

 rect outside air to be admitted. 



A simple method of overcoming any ten- 

 dency to overheating, and at the same time to 

 keep up a good circulation of air, is to have 

 two or three one-inch holes cut through the 

 walls just below a window and similar ones 

 above the window casement. These holes 

 should have little valves to close them at will. 

 The air admitted in the lower holes can then 

 be regulated in the coldest weather without 

 opening the windows, and the foul air will 

 escape through the upper holes. It is a pro- 

 vision which can be made in any house at 

 little expense, and without disfiguring the win- 

 dows or the wall ornaments. In the end it 

 will add greatly to the comfort and health of 

 the occupants, warding off ills which now be- 

 set those who live in poorly ventilated houses. 



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Four Seasons in the Garden. By Eben 

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 Mr. Rexford's book is intended for the ama- 

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