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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
January, 1912 
urban Stone houses equipped with' our This party preferred our Hanging Cast 
Moulded Face Cast Iron Gutter. Iron Gutter—said it zvas ‘"more English” 
Put This Gutter On Your House—It Is Indestructible 
I NDESTRUCTIBLE because gutters of this type have been proven 
so by over a century of use in England. If they will stand that 
moist, foggy climate over there, they ought surely to last for practi¬ 
cally all time in this country. 
We are now manufacturing them in this country. 
They are made of cast iron. A high-grade cast iron that does not 
rust out. 
When you consider how they are free from repairs, these gutters 
are decidedly less expensive than good quality sheet iron —and a 
great deal cheaper than copper. They are not affected by salt or 
acid air. 
They are easy to erect. Any mechanic can do it. No soldering 
of joints. 
Made in two styles — the Hanging and the Moulded Face. The 
latter forms an ornamental part of the moulding, and is not discernible 
as a gutter — a point you will at once appreciate. 
Send for circular, .\long with it we will send you a short length 
of each of the two styles of gutter. You can then see for yourself 
their exact shape, just how thick they are — the quality of iron and 
thoroughly satisfy yourself of their absolute practicalness. 
This is the Moulded Face gutter that 
forms a direct part of the cave mould¬ 
ing. Made in si.v feet lengths,' five 
inches wide, and three deep. 
Half Round or Hanging^ Gutter. . Made 
in si.v feet lengths and three different 
•widths. 
HITCHINGS & COMPANY 
Meadow Street, Elizabeth, N. J. 
For durable painting of all kinds use National 
Lead Company's Pure White Lead **Dutch Boy 
Painter" (trade-mark). Ask for Helps No. 91. Sent 
Dp FREE on request. 
NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY, 111 Broadway, New York 
FLOOR VARNISH “61” 
Mar-proof, Heel-proof, Water-proof 
These Two Free Books Give 
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When buying any article of commerce, one must 
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able to inspire confidence, must show that he knows 
his business, and above all prove that he is honest. 
This is even more applicable to our line of business 
than any other. Why take any risk? Why not deal 
direct and at real cost? We have been in business 
58 years, have 1,200 acres and 47 greenhouses. Every¬ 
thing in Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Evergreens, 
Roses, Shrubs, 
Vines, Bulbs, Flower 
and Garden Seeds. 
Satisfaction guar¬ 
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The Storrs & Harrison Company 
Box 792 ( 42 ) Painesville, Ohio 
Opens with the Foot 
THREE THINGS YOU NEED 
FIRST; The only sanitary method 
of caring for garbage, deep in 
the ground in heavy galvanized 
bucket with bail. No freezing, 
no odors. Avoid the battered 
can and scattered refuse result¬ 
ing from removal of frozen con¬ 
tents. Health Demands it. 
f UNDERGROUND GARBAGE RECEIVER 
UNDERFLOOR REFUSE RECEIVER 
[Spiral Truss Ribbed ASH BARREL 
SECOND: This clean, convenient 
way of disposing of ashes 
furnace or hot water he.ater 
cellar and yard refuse. Fi 
proof, flush with floor. .1 
the old ash barrel. 
THIRD; The 
Stephenson 
Truss Kil)lied 
Barrel has no un¬ 
sanitary 
tions for refuse 
cling to. It is so constructed that it 
has the greatest strength and durability 
without excessive weight. 
Nine years in practical use. It pays to 
look us up. 
Sold direct. Send for Circulars on each. 
C. H. STEPHENSON, Mfr. 
Outwears 
all others. 
prices on exterior walls have included the 
cost of the interior plastering or outside 
painting, which must also be considered. 
Plastering a terra cotta wall directly on 
the back of the blocks costs six cents a 
square foot, while lath and plaster on the 
frame wall costs about seven cents a 
square foot. For a stone or brick wall, 
furring strips must be run vertically, to 
nail the lath, at an additional cost of about 
two cents a foot, making the cost of the 
interior plastering nine cents. These 
prices I have found to be those usually 
employed in estimating by the contractors 
with whom I have worked in the neigh¬ 
borhood of New York City, and do not in¬ 
clude any profit. I have also had them 
checked by a contractor of skill and wide 
experience, and he believes with me that 
they represent about the average prices of 
thoroughly good work around New York. 
The table given below gives these results 
in a condensed form and may be of use 
to prospective house builders: 
FOUNDATION WALLS. 
Total cost 
Per sq. ft. Per sq. ft. 
Stone (where abundant) . $0.33 
Forms for concrete . $0.05 
Concrete (Long Island). 19 .24 
Concrete (Elsewhere) .30 .35 
I’rick 12 in. thick . .45 
ITPPER WALLS. 
W'ood. 
Rough framing . $0.11 
Shingles .09 $0.20 
Clapboards .09 
Painting (3 coats) . 03 .23 
Stucco on wire latli. 20 .31 
Terra Cotta. 
.Stucco on blocks . $0.14 
Blocks 8 in. thick . 25 $0.39 
Blocks 10 in. thick .29 .43 
Brick. 
Brick wall 12 in. thick. $0.45 $0.45 
Brick wall with face brick. .55 
Brick wail and stucco.14 .59 
Stone. 
Cobble stone pointed . $0.60 
Rough squared and rough faced.. .75 
PLASTERING. 
Per sq. ft. 
Idaster on terra cotta blocks. $0.06 
Lath and plaster frame wall .07 
Furring lath and plaster and plaster on brick 
or stone .09 
SUMMARY, INCLUDING PLASTER. 
Per sq. ft. 
Frame wall and shingles. $0.27 
Frame wall and clapboards painted.30 
Frame wall and stuccoed .38 
Frame wall, stuccoed with half timber.43 
10 in. terra cotta block wall stuccoed.49 
12 in. face brick wall .64 
12 in. brick wall stuccoed.68 
18 in. cobble stone wall .69 
18 in. rough squared stone wall.84 
Sewage Disposal for Country 
Houses 
(Continued from page 39) 
After a time, however, a thick, leathery 
scum forms on the surface of the liquid 
and then no further danger of smell need 
be feared. W hen the tank is cleaned, the 
water is drawn off and the scum together 
with the bottom deposit is shoveled out, 
carried away and either buried or used as 
fertilizer. 
Between the tank and the beds there 
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