House and Garden 
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This Interesting Book 
On Beautifying the Home 
Sent FREE 
Every home should have a copy of our new book— 
“The Proper Treatment for Floors, Woodwork 
and Furniture”—as it contains invaluable infor¬ 
mation on this all important subject. It is written 
by an expert wood finisher, and tells how to clean, 
finish, refinish and polish wood in the most practical 
and economical manner. 
If you are not entirely satisfied with the appearance of 
your furniture, floors and woodwork, our book will tell 
you how to easily and inexpensively b autify and keep them 
in perfect condition. The directions are so simple that any 
change the color of wood and finish in any of the latest 
Mahogany, Weathered, Mission, Forest Green, Flemish Oak, Etc. 
New Edition. 
Printed in six 
colors. 48 
pages. 97 il- 
lust rations. 
Size 5 x 82 
inches. 
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Town and State 
RAISING MUSHROOMS IN A TUNNEL 
A SCOTCH Company has thought 
of a novel way of utilizing an 
abandoned railway tunnel. It seems 
that a bankrupt road owned a tunnel, 
about three quarters of a mile long, 
which was sold, together with its other 
assets. A corporation was formed to 
buy it, and three thousand tons of loam, 
well enriched, were carried into it, and 
planted with mushroom spawn. The 
place being dark, damp and warm, the 
mushrooms grow finely, and a narrow- 
gauge track, made from the rails and ties 
of the original railway, is laid not only 
through the tunnel, but, over the old 
road-bed, as far as Edinburgh, where 
the crop is marketed. As a mushroom- 
bed m good condition produces a fresh 
crop every night, the business is flourish¬ 
ing, and, presumably, profitable. A 
somewhat similar use has been made of 
an abandoned railway tunnel in Rou- 
mania, which is rented for storing wine, 
and brings in a good income .—The 
American Architect and Building News. 
Louis XV Cane Furniture 
T HE present interest in cane furniture has 
brought about a revival of the extremely 
attractive designs of the Louis XV and 
Louis XVI periods. Nothing better for coun¬ 
try houses can be imagined than pieces of this 
character, for they combine beauty with utility and 
grace with stability. Nor is their adaptability 
confined to the country home. 
Cane furniture came into prominence during the 
seventeenth century. Flemish furniture-makers 
brought the art to perfection and it is to craftsmen 
of the north that the chief glory belongs. English 
Illustration furnished by the Berkey & Gay Furniture Company, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
furniture during the late seventeenth century was 
also embellished with cane. At that time caning 
was confined to the seats and backs of chairs, 
many charming examples still existing under the 
names of “ Flemish ” and “Jacobean. ” 
French craftsmen being closely in touch with 
Flanders were familiar with cane treatment, but it 
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