HOUSE AND GARDEN 
372 
May, 1915 
For the health of your family 
It is of the utmost importance that your re¬ 
frigerator keep your foods sweet and pure, 
free from odors, impurities and contamination. 
The McCray Refrigerator because of its 
patented scientific system of refrigeration 
keeps your perishable foods fresh and whole¬ 
some and safeguards your family’s health. 
The linings are snow white opal glass, porcelain or 
white enamel and are easily kept clean and sanitary. 
For over 30 years the McCray has been the stand¬ 
ard and is used wherever perfect refrigeration is 
demanded. 
McCray Sanitary Refrigerators 
. outsuie ar Of 
are built in a great variety of 
sizes, for every requirement of 
residences, hotels, clubs, res¬ 
taurants, delicatessen stores, 
groceries, meat markets, flor¬ 
ists hospitals, public institu¬ 
tions, etc. 
Write for Catalog 
No. 92 for Residences No. 69 for Grocers 
No. 73 for Florists No. 61 for Meat Markets 
No. 50 for Hotels, Restaurants, etc. 
McCray Refrigerator Co. 
744 Lake St. Kendallville, Ind. 
Chicago, 1000 S. Michigan Avenue 
New York, McCray Bldg., 7-9 W. 30th Street. 
For salesroom in your city see your 
Local Telephone Book • 
rl ROSES — PERENNIALS 
Closing Out For Season At Special Prices 
Roses in following varieties: 
Brunner Gosford Mrs. J. Laing 
Chatenay Baby Rambler M. Charta 
J. L. Mock Hugh Dickson Ravary 
and many others at 20 cents each; ten of one 
variety, $1.50. 
All two-year, field-grown, perfect stock. 
Tree Roses in standard varieties 50 cents 
each, five for $2.25. 
Perennials — Best variety, such as Phlox, 
Gaillardia, Campanula, Poppies, Digitalis, 
etc., 10 cents each; $1.00 per dozen Field 
Plants. 
Shrubs, Fruits, Vines at equally low prices. 
Send your order at once or send for full list. 
Let us estimate on your wants. Reduced 
prices on all kinds stock. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. 
North Hudson Nurseries 
North Bergen, N. J. 
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WHAT IS THIS WORTH 
TO YOU ?“| 
A pair of bluebirds are worth 
their weight in gold, but a 
neat, bark-covered hollow log 
. pgr. 
house for them costs but 
SI. 25 , Express extra. Send 
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to-day and put this house up 
at once, bluebirds are already 
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on their way north. 
Send for fully illustrated 
circular (H) of the famous 
HOWES bird attractors — 
its free 
THE MAPLEWOOD BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY 
Stamford, Connecticut 
Send $2 
for this ever- 
lasting bird house 
Beautify your garden with 
this Wheatley Bird Bath 
—sold direct from 
The Wheatley Pottery 
Give to your garden or lawn a 
touch of old Italy in this lovely piece 
of old ivory tint pottery. Here you 
have the exquisite colorings and 
effects of the pottery of Florence 
and Rome. Artistically perfect, 
weatherproof, durable. Height 
over all, 42 in. ; bowl, 24 in. wide. 
Price complete, $20. Mention No. 245A 
when you order. Satisfaction guaranteed 
or money back. 
Write Now for Pottery Portfolio 
—which shows Scores of designs in baths, 
ferneries, jardiniers, garden seats, sun¬ 
dials and other garden and porch furniture. 
Made of genuine Wheatley Potteryin beautiful 
rustic effects. Imperishable, weatherproof 
cheaper in the end than wood. Attached in a jiffy; 
never requires further attention. Scientifically 
constructed to attract birds. Order it now — you’ll 
never regret giving your feathered friends a home. 
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. 
Folder showing different designs sent on request. 
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lilt 
Sectional Flower Boxes 
Instead of being made in one heavy, cumber¬ 
some piece, this flower box is made i n smaller units 
of continuous design. Each unit fits closely to the 
other, giving appearance of one flower box. For 
proper sizes for porch rails, window sills and garden 
use see Wheatley Portfolio. 
THE WHEATLEY POTTERY, 2427 Reading Rd„ Cincinnati, Ohio 
locking of the brakes may cause stripped 
tires, skidding, or other damage. The 
pressure upon the brake drums should be 
as nearly uniform as possible, so that the 
tendency to skid will be reduced to a 
minimum. Dragging brakes cause un¬ 
necessary wear on the brake lining, and 
use up power or battery capacity, thus 
reducing the mileage. The shoes should 
ride about one-eighth inch free of the 
drums when the pedal is entirely released. 
The motor of an electric vehicle re¬ 
quires hut little attention. The brushes 
must always have the proper contact with 
the commutator, and be renewed as they 
wear down. The bearings require regular 
lubrication and the wire terminals and 
other parts must be kept dry and clean. 
The controller is not as complicated a 
device as it seems to be. It is nothing 
more than a switching arrangement for 
connecting the battery to the motor in 
various ways, so that the speed or direc¬ 
tion of the motor may be changed. It 
should be lubricated frequently and mod¬ 
erately. When the vehicle is in daily 
service the controller should be carefully 
examined once a week, the fingers ad¬ 
justed to an even, moderate tension, run 
parallel with the drum and faced with 
sandpaper, to afford a good contact. Badly 
burned fingers should be replaced and 
fitted into position. The drum segments 
are to be cleaned and wiped with a linen 
rag and a small quantity of vaseline. If 
blistered or pitted, they must be sand¬ 
papered. 
My Suburban Garden 
(Continued from page 353) 
shovelful of manure in each hill having 
been thoroughly incorporated into the soil. 
1 therefore decided to plant this in 
rhubarb, as the six plants in front of the 
hot frame had not yielded enough to keep 
us in pies and preserves. Ten big, flour¬ 
ishing plants are none too much for a 
husky family of five; I put in twelve. 
One the other side of the hot frame also 
went four rows of stringless beans in two 
plantings and five rows of potatoes, taking 
altogether 22 x 25 feet of garden, which 
ended the strictly wheel hoe part of the 
layout. Here the carriage drive curved 
in' to the little plaza in front of the barn, 
making long runs with the hoe impossible, 
and the soil was all “made,” being built 
up from old compost piles, ashes, manure 
heaps, weed piles, corn stalks and general 
garden refuse. Three wagonloads of field 
soil were worked into this and the drain 
extended across it and under the barn, 
as shown. This soil, after a winter’s 
weathering, was very rich and humid, and 
it was laid out in beds for the sown plants, 
two for Early Round Top radish (the 
French Breakfast doesn't seem to do well 
with us), two for mignonette head lettuce 
from hot-frame plants, one for egg plants 
and one for small soup and stew carrots. 
All these require a rich soil and depend 
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