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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
September, 1912 
The roof 
that stays proof 
T HERE is one way to 
make your roof lastingly 
waterproof—lay roofing made 
of Trinidad Lake asphalt. 
This natural asphalt, endowed 
by Nature with permanent 
oils, has never been successfully 
imitated by any m a n-m a d e 
substance. 
The natural oils of this as¬ 
phalt give life to 
That is why Genasco lasts. It is 
real economy to use it on the roof of 
every farm-building. 
Comes in rolls, easy for anybody 
to lay. Mineral or smooth surface. 
® Ask your dealer for Genasco. 
Write us for tile helpful Good Roof 
Guide Book and samples — free. 
The Kant-leak Kleet, for smooth- 
surface roofings, makes seams 
water-tight without cement, and 
«a~v- prevents nail-leaks. 
The Barber Asphalt Paving Company 
Largest producers of asphalt, and largest 
manufacturers of ready roofing in the world. 
Philadelphia 
New York San Francisco Chicago 
W% m nr C* KILLED BY 
Krm 1 science 
By the wonderful bacteriological preparation, discovered and prepared by 
Dr. Danysz, of Pasteur Institute, Paris. Used with striking success for 
years in the United States, England, France and Russia. 
DANYSZ VIRUS 
contains the germs of a disease peculiar to rats and mice only and is 
absolutely harmless to birds, human beings and other an¬ 
imals. The rodenls always die in the open, because of feverish condition. 
The disease is also contagious to them. Easily prepared and applied. 
How much to use. —A small house, one tube. Ordinary dwelling, 
three tubes (if rats are numerous, not less than 6 tubes). One or two dozen 
for large stable with hay loft and yard or 5000 sq.ft, floor space in build¬ 
ings. Price: One tube, 75c; 3 tubes, $1.75; 6 tubes, $3.25; one doz, $6. 
INDEPENDENT CHEMICAL CO. 72 Front St., New York 
either onions or garden truck would have 
to take a secondary place; which it should 
be remained to be seen. 
The field crops were coming along 
splendidly. The potatoes, which had been 
started in the greenhouse, excited the ex¬ 
clamations of all passersby. Two or 
three very late frosts touched them, but 
not enough to do any damage, and the 
bugs which put in an early appearance 
were controlled by arsenate of lead, ap¬ 
plied with a hand sprayer, which at a cost 
of $7.50 had been another of the improve¬ 
ments added to the joint stock of the two 
farms. 
Late potatoes were coming forward by 
leaps and bounds. Corn was almost twice 
the size it had been at the same time the 
year previous, and hay bade fair to yield 
twice the crop it had. As Mantell made 
his occasional tours of inspection about 
the place, he could not help feeling a great 
rejoicing within him; after the hardships 
of the two winters they had been through, 
and the previous summer’s almost slavish 
work, things were at last coming his way. 
He thought of the more adequate heating 
and water systems so sorely needed in the 
house, and of how little, comparatively, it 
would take to install them; they could do 
practically all the work themselves, and 
the prices of the mail order houses were 
very moderate indeed for material. And 
then there was a new express wagon re¬ 
quired for the delivery of vegetables and 
small loads of potatoes and onions. He 
figured these things up and balanced them 
against the returns which now seemed al¬ 
most certain from the season’s work, and 
the result was most encouraging. They 
were down to hard pan again, the current 
receipts being not much more than enough 
to keep things going nicely; but the gol¬ 
den harvest in promise was not many 
months away. All this gave them re¬ 
newed energy to put into their undertak¬ 
ing. Early morning would find them has¬ 
tening to the several tasks they had left 
late the night before. Some of their 
neighbors complained of the very wet 
spring, said they would never get through 
planting and did not know what would 
happen. But the general outlook was very 
optimistic and everywhere a better year 
than had been experienced for half a dec¬ 
ade was anticipated. 
Finally it stopped raining, hot weather 
came on with a rush, and then a battle 
with weeds began in earnest. It was not 
Mantell's fault that he had begun farm¬ 
ing in a neglected and run-down place, 
but the penalty was his, nevertheless. In 
spite of all the work they had done with 
horse tools in the potatoes and corn, all 
but the new land had to be gone over with 
hand hoes. Haying time came and would 
not wait, so some of these weeds got 
pretty big before they could attend to 
them; none, however, ripened seed, and 
Mantell rightfully considered that half 
the battle. Their treasury did not permit 
the installation of a horse-fork, and Man¬ 
tell helplessly begrudged the hours wasted 
in unloading a pitchforkful at a time, 
Silverware for 
Suburban Homes 
When you give a luncheon 
or tea on the terrace or porch, 
it is the silver that adds 
most to the attractiveness of 
the table. 
Do you know that the best 
silver plate made is 
1847 ROGERS BROS. 
“Silver Tlate 
that Wears. ’ ’ 
It is backed with an unqualified 
guarantee made possible by the 
actual test of 65 years. 
Our new pattern, Old Colony, 
illustrated here, will appeal to 
all lovers of simplicity in 
silverware. 
Sold by leading dealers 
everywhere. Send for illus¬ 
trated catalogue “W-25. 
INTERNATIONAL SILVER CO. 
Successor to 
Meriden Britannia Co. 
MERIDEN, CONN. 
New York Chicago 
San Francisco, Hamilton, Canada 
The World’s Largest Makers 
of Sterling Silver and Plate. 
Sewage 
Disposal 
For Country Homes 
Without Sewers 
Health and self-respect demand that dangerous, 
repulsive cesspools, etc., must go. The Ashley Sys¬ 
tem will provide scientific and safe sewage dis¬ 
posal at moderate cost. Write for illustrated Man¬ 
ual on Sewage Purification and Disposal for Coun¬ 
try Homes. 
We also provide Sewage Disposal for Institu¬ 
tions, Schools, etc. 
ASHLEY HOUSE-SEWAGE DISPOSAL CO. 
116 Armida Avenue Morgan Park, Ill. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
