HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1911 
Asbestos “Century” Shingle Roof — Residence of George Jacka, Calumet, Michigan. 
ASBESTOS CENTURY SHINGLES 
“The Roof that Outlives the Building” 
E VERY cent you put into an Asbestos “Century” 
Shingle roof buys wear and service—protection 
against fire and weather—insurance against bills 
for repairs and painting. 
You can’t say as much for any other roofing on 
the market. 
Asbestos “Century” Shingles are 
practical, lightweight shingles of re¬ 
inforced concrete — made of hydraul¬ 
ic cement reinforced with interlacing 
asbestos fibers. 
They are absolutely indestructible 
by weather and time. Fire cannot 
burn them, melt, chip or flake them. 
Their first cost is about what you 
would expect to pay for a first-class 
roofing — and there’s the end of the 
expense. 
No repairs—no painting. 
You can get Asbestos “Century” 
Shingles in three colors — Newport 
Gray (silver gray) Slate (blue black) 
and Indian Red — in numerous shapes 
and sizes. Write for booklet “Points 
on Roofing.” 
The Keasbey & Mattison Company 
. Factors 
Ambler, Penna„ 
Branch Offices in Principal Cities of the United States, 
and London, England. 
Plant for Immediate Effect 
Not for Future Generations 
Start with the largest stock that can be secured. It takes over twenty years 
to grow such Trees and Shrubs as we offer. 
We do the long waiting— -thus enabling you to secure Trees and Shrubs that give 
an immediate effect. Price List Now Ready. 
ANDORRA NURSERIES B H°. X PHILADELPHIA 1 , L PA. 
WM. WARNER HARPER, Proprietor 
New Ways of Controlling Elec¬ 
tricity in the Home. 
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cellar light or lights. While the cellar 
lights are burning the red light in the 
kitchen burns, serving as a reminder. The 
red light should be set where it will di¬ 
rectly confront the person who mounts the 
cellar stairs. The cellar light that is con¬ 
trolled from the kitchen is the only worth¬ 
while light, for it need not be turned out 
downstairs while you grope your way up 
in the dark, nor need a streak of candle 
grease bear testimony to the use of a light 
in the hand. 
An adaptation of the door-hinge idea 
has been worked out by an out-of-town 
house owner. His place is surrounded by 
a fence with a gate. When he opens the 
gate on his arrival at night, the switch set 
at its hinge turns on the light on the 
piazza, enabling him to plainly see his way. 
This light may be turned off at the house 
when desired ; but the approach of a caller, 
or anyone who opens the gate, will serve 
to turn on a welcoming light. In the case 
of a tramp or other undesirable, the magic 
light will probably serve as a watch-dog 
and repel rather than invite advance. 
This convenience could we well adapted 
to city houses where on opening the area 
gateway one is confronted by abysmal 
darkness. Suppose the opening of the 
gate turns on a light in the areaway; it 
would serve not only as a help to the new¬ 
comer, but would enable the person who 
opens the door to see what manner of man 
desires admittance. Lights of this sort 
would also be a valuable aid to the police. 
Nowadays a large public building not 
equipped with electric fire signals is an 
anomaly. For private house use these 
annunciators have not had sufficient atten¬ 
tion. The country house should be pro¬ 
vided with an annunciator connected with 
the stable, with an outside gong to sum¬ 
mon neighborly help, with the fire depart¬ 
ment, or at least with a loud gong to warn 
all the inmates. These annunciators re¬ 
quire the breaking of their glass covering 
with sharp blows, which breakage releases 
the spring controlling the connections. 
The instantaneous electric hot water 
supply for the bath room, kitchen or laun¬ 
dry is a newly perfected apparatus which 
will supply hot water in small or large 
quantities as desired. The most improved 
connection provides for the passage of 
electric current through cold water, the 
water being automatically turned into the 
heater as the electricity is turned on. This 
provides against overheating the carbon 
rods before the water comes in contact 
with them, doing away entirely with the 
danger of steam explosion. 
The man-of-the-house need not growl 
over lack of warm water and good light 
for shaving, if his house be wired for elec¬ 
tricity. A portable shaving glass ar¬ 
ranged with a movable shade and diffused 
electric light underneath, throws a good 
light upon the face, without shadows. A 
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