June, 1912 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
ZLJ 
Modern Sleeping Porch fitted with Wilson’s Blinds 
Practically makes an Outdoor room of the ordi¬ 
nary porch; a room at night, a porch by day. 
WILSON’S VENETIANS 
for outside and inside of town and country 
houses; very durable, convenient and artistic. 
Special Outside Venetians 
most practical and useful form 
of Venetian yet devised for 
porches and windows; excludes 
the sun; admits the breeze. 
Write for Venetian Catalogue 
No. 3. 
Orders should he placed now 
for Summer Delivery. 
Jas. G. Wilson Mfg. Co. 
1 , 3 & 5 W. 29th St., N, Y. 
Also inside Venetians, Roll¬ 
ing Partitions, Rolling Steel 
Shutters, Burglar and Fire- 
T>,. j proof Steel Curtains, Wood 
Wilson s Piazza Blinds Block Floors. 
The UNIQUE ' 
HEDGE TRIMMER and CUTTER COMBINED 
For old growth and heavy work, besides trimming 
blades has cutter for individual branches up to 
inch diameter. Quicker and better than old way. 
Either tool sent f\f\ 
Express Prepaid 
Money refunded if unsatisfactory upon return to 
us after one week’s trial. Refer to any bank in 
Philadelphia. Send for free illustrated booklet, 
“Success with Hedges.” 
r n • 1.1 r* 2405 Locust Street 
Fountain Cutlery Company Philadelphia, pa. 
New York Office, 1 W. 34th St., opp. Waldorf-Astoria 
Trim Your Hedge 
With Speed and Ease 
The UNIQUE 
HEDGE TRIMMER 
PARKER.. PRESTON <SL CO.’S 
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ART IN shingle: STAINS 
WATERPROOF AND ODORLESS 
These Shingle Stains are famous for their artistic tone and richness 
of colors. The colors being absolutely pure, insure extreme durability. 
Absolutely free from creosote and all unpleasant odor. Made from 
pure Linseed Oil and our own Waterproof liquid combination. Sheds 
water like a duck’s back, thereby increasing life of shingles fourfold. 
Write for cabinet of artistic colors, free. Paint dealers will fill 
your orders. 
Adamant Cement Floor Coating, Adamant Cement, Brick and Plaster 
Coating, Waterproof Flat Brick Stains, Weatherproof Coating. 
ParKer, Preston a Co., Inc;, 
iittuaBULue Aveoiuciice uiaao Oor- ***’**^cn, &U 1 rittn Ave., iNew lorK INUKWlLiH, CUININ, 
niee. Grij?gs & Hunt, Architects. 
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS 
Greenbrier Couniy West Virginia 
Summer in the Mountains 
Here, 2000 feet up in the exhilarating air of the 
Alleghany Mountains, where the average temperature is 
65 degrees, and where there are no flies or mosquitoes, the 
visitor is afforded every opportunity for either rest or recrea¬ 
tion. Here is a magnificent Hotel, with a hundred adjoining 
cottages, all under the same management as the famous Hotel 
Chamberlin, at Old Point Comfort. Guests are assured of perfect 
service, delicious Virginia cookery, and all modern conveniences. 
Every out-door sport: tennis, 9-hole Golf Course, Driving, Motoring, 
Trout and Bass Fishing, Riding, Drag-hunts. Superb Swimming Pool 
and Medicinal Baths. Dancing and Music in the evening. Half a 
million spent in recent improvements. Most moderate rates. 
Splendid through train service via the Chesapeake and Ohio. 
For further information about this 
ideal summer spot, address 
y GEO. F. ADAMS 
White Sulphur 
West Virginia 
7 
"cCo" 
No. 2303. 
A “Weather” Bureau 
In Your Own Home 
That’s just another way of 
saying you own an S & M 
"Tycos" Recording Barometer 
(Barograph). Consult it morn¬ 
ing, noon and night — any time 
— for “coming” weather. Tells 
you true. Your guests will be 
delighted with it. 
Easy to read as telling time — 
after a little practice. 
Before making engagements 
— before motoring, golfing, sail¬ 
ing — before doing anything in 
which “weather” enters as an 
element — consult your 
S & M "Tycos 
Recording Barometer 
CBarograph) 
The Highest Type of Weather Instrument. 
m 
No. 2303 (illustrated above) writes a 
record every hour on a 7-day chart — 
the most desirable form of barometer. 
Mahogany case, glass sides. Hand¬ 
some ornament for any home. Price 
$53.00. 
S & M Tycos' Barographs contain 
exclusive features. p 
Si-' 
T The Barometer Book — Free if 
Send for it toda}-—tells about storms, 
fair weather, rain, how to forecast, etc., 
in simple, understandable language. 
Made by SHORT & MASON, Ltd. 
London 
Makers of Seleiitilic Iiistni- 
iiients to the U. S., British. 
Japanese and other Goverii- 
ineiits. 
Division of 
TAYLOR INSTRUMENT 
COMPANIES 
60 Ames Street 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
Where "Tycos- Thermometers 
Come From. 
In writing to advertisers please mention House ane 
