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SUGGESTIONS FOR THE MONTH 
(Continued from page 80.) 
THE HOUSE 
But beware of the moths! August is their har¬ 
vest time and the housekeeper who is at home 
can often prevent their ravages by looking into 
her chests in the trunk room and renewing at 
this time the proverbial “ounce of prevention.” 
THE GARDEN 
by using a spray of tobacco tea, made by pouring 
boiling water over tobacco stems, and use when 
cold. About the middle of the month begin the 
feeding process. Let the food consist of a daily 
portion of manure water. This will enrich the color 
of the flowers. Continue until the flowers begin 
to show color, after which let the stimulant be 
gradually withdrawn. 
Do not neglect the lawn. It should be mowed 
at least once a week. Do not rake or sweep the 
cuttings off, but allow them to lie just as they fall 
from tile mower; they serve to shade the grass and 
in the course of time will work in as a mulch and 
fertilizer. Use the hose freely—water freely at 
least once in two days; if done daily all the better. 
CORRESPONDENCE 
(Continued from page 83.) 
under windows and along either end of the room, 
finished with an end like a Dutch settle. I would 
like the whole when finished to look thoroughly 
comfortable and inviting for the living-room, but 
at the same time inexpensive. Will you kindly 
suggest interior finish for the whole room. The 
wood is of ash and the room has a wainscot three 
feet high. Please suggest color and treatment for 
the ash. My preference for furniture is mahogany 
and I have a few nice pieces in this. 1 here is one 
large window in the room looking north. D. J. H. 
I would suggest that you cleanse the present 
finish from your ash. Then treat it as new 
wood, using a green stain which is rather dark 
and rich in tone, and finish without gloss. The 
wall above wainscot to be covered with the wall¬ 
paper like the sample I send you. This shows a 
tapestry effect in soft greens and wood browns, 
worked out in blossoms showing shades of dull red. 
This latter will harmonize well with the brick chim¬ 
ney and fireplace and the green you will note is in 
entire harmony with the stain suggested for the 
woodwork. I have secured a drawing for you 
showing the fireplace and windows in the end of 
the room as you describe it. I hope this will be 
to your satisfaction. 
GARDEN CORRESPONDENCE 
(Continued from page 84.) 
front up on the highest part of your “slope” and 
near the rocks, plant any of the columbines. T he 
common red flowered one is the most permanent. 
Add plenty of leaf-mould to your soil and slope the 
bed down to a few inches in height. Some day in 
late August or September, after some rains have 
softened the soil, go into the woods and take up 
the plants with as good a ball of soil as possible. 
Don’t dump them into a wheelbarrow one over 
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