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THE “CANDA" MONUMENT, GREENWOOD CEMETERY, BROOKLYN, N. Y. RESTORED AND PERMANENTLY 
PRESERVED BY THE “CAFFALL’ PROCESS 1887. PHOTOGRAPHED, AUGUST, 1896. 
PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF MONUMENTS. 
In no other places are the disintegrating influences ol' the 
atmosphere mare apparent than in our cemeteries. Here the 
“Tooth of Time’’ soon leaves its impression upon what are re- 
girded as the most enduring structures. The porosity of all 
stone, and especially the finer grades of marble makes inevitable 
the absorption of water and its penetrating sulphurous and car- 
bonic acid gises. Add to these the a ternite freezing and 
thawing of our winters, and the cause of decay is readily under- 
stood. The successful waterproofing of the obelisk in Central 
Park, New York, and many of the finest memorials in “Green- 
wood.” Brooklyn, “ Woodlawn,” NewYork, and other well known 
Eastern cemeteries leaves no doubt at to the effectiveness of the 
process used to render the surfaces of stone non absorbent, and 
consequently imperishable. The beautiful Canda monument 
illustrated above, which showed plainly the effects of severe 
weathering prior to 1887 was treated with the waterproofing, 
and stone preserving process in that year, and in Mr. Canda’s 
own woids after a recent examination “appears to have suffered 
no further disintegration nor discoloration.” Mr. C. M. Perry 
comptroller of “Greenwood” cemetery who has had excellent op- 
portunities far watching the results of this preservative during 
the past fifteen years unhesitatingly certifies to its great value, 
while Prof. R. Ogden Daremus. the eminent New York scientist, 
and many other scientific men gi ve it their endorsement after 
careful investigation. The processes of renovating, hardening, 
and waterproofing the surfaces of stone are patented by Messrs. 
Caffall Bros., of New York, who have had a practical experience 
of over 30 years in successfully restoring and preserving various 
kinds of building and monumental materials. The method of 
applying the preservative is an interesting process, and is fully 
described in a pamphlet that will be sent to monument dealers 
and cemetery officials on application. Caffall Bros., Hartford 
Bldg., Union Squire, N. Y.. or their Western representatives, 
Turner & Co., 730 Unity building. Chicago, are desirous of cor- 
responding with persons who may wish estimates for applying 
their preservatives to monuments or buildings of any descrip- 
tion. 
ANOTHER VOCATION FOR WOMEN. 
The New York Commercial Advertiser, speaking of 
landscape gardening for women, says: It seems a little 
strange that women, seeking professions in which to earn 
a livelihood, have never taken up that of landscape gar- 
dening. It is one for which their instinctive taste, their 
artistic perception of form and color would pre-emin- 
ently fit them, and it is one, moreover, for which they 
are physically fitted, as the labor is not arduous, and the 
benefit of much outdoor exercise and fresh air would go 
with it. The profession of visiting gardener would be a 
profitable one for an intelligent girl to take up. The 
many beautiful gardens which surround handsome coun- 
try homes require great care, and are filled with costly 
plants. When these become diseased the gardener in 
charge, who is too often an uneducated man, can give 
no reason for it, and still less is able to prescribe for 
them. What is wanted is a woman doctor of flowers, 
who would understand the diseases of plants and the 
proper remedies, and the chemistry of the soil, and who 
would be fitted to deal intelligently with the subject. 
All this would be strictly in line with landscape garden- 
ing. Already there is one young American girl who has 
taken up this profession, and is deemed a success in 
work demanding a high degree of skill. In England a 
Miss Wilkinson has made a notable success of land- 
scape gardening and the beautifying of many of the 
parks around London have been the result of her deft 
designs. Probably in no other city in the world are 
there so many beautiful gardens as in New York, and it 
offers a chance to capable women landscape gardeners. 
