HOUSE AND GARDEN 
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April, 
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Puncture-Proof—Gwaranfe&f/ 
cushion absolutely guard carcass and inner 
tube; how LEE "Vanadium” rubber helps 
add mileage; and how the Zig-Zag 
tread is the scientific non-skid. 
F REEDOM from "puncture,” "blow¬ 
out,” "undue wear” and "high cost.” 
Learn how three layers of impene¬ 
trable discs embedded in a pure rubber 
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Are You Goinj* to Re-Shin^le ? 
It is hard to improve upon good shingles both for quality and 
good looks. Make this job last a lifetime by using 
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They come in bundles ready to lay. 
They last twice as long as brush-coated shingles or natural wood. 
They are proof against dry-rot. decay, worms and weather. They 
save time, muss and expense of staining on the job. We select best 
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It is not so much what you use, but the 
way you use it, that is important. Re¬ 
member that sunlight is essential, and 
plenty of water must be given, for a se¬ 
vere drying-out will end the possibilities. 
Trying out plants on this plan is a 
profitable operation, however viewed, for 
nothing is lost. Even should the inside 
show prove a failure, the stock can be put 
out in the garden, where it will flower the 
next season. Once the prejudice against 
using hardy plants in such a way is over¬ 
come and the real possibilities are appre¬ 
ciated, there is no limit to the decorative 
effects that may be achieved by using them. 
A House Made for Sunlight 
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9 feet in height. Not satisfied in using 
concrete and cement within the home, this 
builder employed it in the construction of 
the surrounding features. The well- 
equipped garage and the driveway are of 
this material, as are the brooder and in¬ 
cubator houses, the chicken sheds, the 
standard of the clothes-drying rack and 
the fence which enclosed two rear sides of 
this property. The two pretty pergolas 
are also made entirely of concrete, these 
being so located as to “shut off" the view 
of the back yard from the streets. On 
the outside of these, rose vines are grow¬ 
ing, while on the inside are grape vines. 
The result of much and careful thought 
is this house. Planned right and built 
right, and, being on Spanish lines, it is 
bound to be in “style" for years to come, 
for that type of architecture will probably 
always be appropriate in Southern Cali¬ 
fornia. 
The subject has often been discussed, 
and still is a moot point, whether or not 
this Spanish type of bungalow is adapt¬ 
able to other localities. For it has even 
been hinted that from the Spanish will 
eventually be created the American style 
of architecture. From the point of feasi¬ 
bility, however, there is no doubt but that 
for California this type is the best, the 
atmosphere conspiring to enhance the ap¬ 
pearances and the climate eliminating to 
a great extent the problems of heating. 
For the other sections of the country the 
Spanish bungalow can be adapted, even to 
the patio, and an all-year house made that, 
with proper heat radiation, would make 
living in it easy and comfortable. It is a 
democratic style, and hence peculiarly 
American. 
But whatever the style of house, there 
is no doubt but that its construction of 
monolithic reinforced concrete is quite 
adaptable to any region, and should be 
given serious consideration by the pro¬ 
spective house builder. The material is 
plastic, capable of adornment and tinting, 
fireproof, timeproof and damp-proof, if 
properly treated. Moreover, if one com¬ 
bines with the use of concrete the use of 
steel door and window frames and sash 
set flush with the wall, there is still further 
eliminated the possibilities of fire, and 
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