HOUSE AND GARDEN 
July, 1911 
Asbestos “Century” Shingle Roof — Stable, Theodore M. Davis, Newport. R. I.; Architect, Theodore 
Davis Boal, Washington, D. C.; Contractors, Simpson Bros., Corp., Boston, Mass. 
For the Sake of Your Building Investment Ask 
These Four Questions About Every Roofing 
Material — 
1. What protection does it give the building from 
fire, weather and time? 
2. How long will it last? 
3. Will it need repairs and painting? 
4. What does it cost—including up keep charges ? 
And remember this— 
ASBESTOS CENTURY SHINGLES 
“The Roof that Outlives the Building ” 
are the only truly indestructible roof¬ 
ing known to the building trade. Made 
of reinforced concrete, compacted by 
tremendous hydraulic pressure. 
Fire cannot burn them—crack, melt, 
chip or flake them. Rain and moist 
climate make them tougher and more 
elastic. They improve with time. 
/Vsbestos “Century” Shingles are light 
in weight and are practical. Their 
first cost is just what you expect to 
pay for a first-class roof — and they 
need no repairs or painting. 
You can get Asbestos “Century” Shingles in shapes to suit any architectural style- — in several 
sizes— and in three colors: Newport Gray (silver gray). Slate (blue black) and Indian Red. Ask 
your representative roofer about this indestructible roofing—or write us. Send for booklet C. 
It will settle your roof problems to your great satisfaction. 
The Keasbey & Mattison Company 
Factors 
Ambler, Pennsylvania 
Better Lawns, Flowers and Vegetables with 
Wizard Brand Sheep Manure 
Wonderful results quickly. No weeds or foreign grasses. 
Economical and convenient to use. Unequalled for lawn, 
flowers, trees, shrubs, fruit, meadows and grain fields. 
. _ per bbl. freight prepaid east of Missouri 
fl* ^ {|(| River. Cash with order. Ask for quantity 
prices. Write for copy of booklet “Lawn 
T * and Garden. M Gives valuable pointers. 
THE PULVERIZED MANURE COMPANY 
25Union Stock Yards :: :: :: Chicago 
Wizard Brand is handled by first class seedsmen 
Open Fireplace Fixtures 
Andirons, Fenders, Firetools, 
Fire Screens and Smokeless Gas Logs 
We display a large selection of Period 
Andirons; also an assortment of reproduce 
tions in Old Colonial Andirons, Hob Grates 
and English Settee Fenders in Brass, 
Bronze and Wrought Iron. c on A request‘ 
FranK H. Graf Mfg. Co. USTUSl 
323 Seventh Ave., Cor. 28th St., New YorK 
Sun-dials and How to Make Them 
(Continued from page 17) 
estate of the late Spencer Trask is en¬ 
graved to better purpose with two varia¬ 
tions, by Henry Van Dyke, of the Latin 
motto, “Lux et umbra zicissim, sed sem¬ 
per umbra" —“Light and shadow take 
turns, but love is always permanent.” 
One is: 
Hours fly, 
Flowers die, 
New Days, 
New Ways 
Pass by; 
Love stays. 
The other: 
Time is 
Too slow for those who wait, 
Too swift for those who fear, 
Too long for those who grieve, 
Too short for those who rejoice, 
But for those who love, 
Time is eternity. 
The much-used Non numero horas nisi 
scrcnas —"I count only sunny hours”— 
bears repeating, for it echos a sanguine 
sentiment that is peculiarly suitable to the 
sun-dial. Another old-fashioned line 
that lays its stress on the serenity of time’s 
march rather than the speed of its flight 
is the simple “So flies Time away.” There 
an-e many apt sayings to fit the dial, and 
the individual can find something pleasing 
in the delightful book, “Sun-dials and 
Roses of Yesterday,” by Alice Morse 
Earle. 
As the office of the dial is such a digni¬ 
fied and lasting one, it seems out of place 
to see it upon a slender wooden pillar 
which quivers or moves at the least foot¬ 
step. It wants something solid to be prac¬ 
tical. A brick or stone foundation ex¬ 
tending below the frost line should be 
made to fit the base and placed upon this 
a simple column. The large millstone is 
sometimes well used as a foundation. 
Ornate and much carved stone seems to 
detract from the dial itself, and it has 
quite enough beauty to look well without 
decorations, often the expression of arti¬ 
ficiality. Sometimes a milestone or 
boundary post which has outlived other 
utility can be found to make a very suit¬ 
able pedestal. The odds and ends of a 
mason’s shop or monument maker’s yield 
stone newel-posts or balusters sometimes 
of excellent design for this purpose, and 
if the hunt is fruitless, or the cost of 
having a pillar made, too high, concrete 
again makes your dial possible. If you 
mould it yourself, there is the further 
pleasure of handicraft to be gained. In 
many cases, however, the garden supply 
shops or terra cotta works have much that 
is reasonable and attractive. Sometimes 
a tree stump leveled off, or a large 
boulder, will be just the thing for the 
garden sun-dial and, if this is right at 
hand saves the trouble of looking farther. 
Whatever the style or material, however, 
simplicity and utility should be the first 
consideration. 
With the design and construction com- 
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