HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 
1914 
The Delights of Getting Well 
When you are adviced by friends or 
your Physician that you need to take 
“THE CURE’’ abroad, you do not at 
once begin to think about Sanatoriums 
or Hospitals, or imagine that you are “in 
for’’ a disagreeable experience. On the 
contrary, you feel that carrying out 
such a suggestion means a really delightful 
episode. 
You begin to picture to yourself the 
pleasures cf a most agreeable outing, 
and coupled with this mental picture 
are visions of comfortable, up-to-date 
Hotels, interesting, amusing surround¬ 
ings, unusual or celebrated people, agree¬ 
able out-of-door diversions; in fact, every¬ 
thing that goes to make a vacation agree¬ 
able and pleasant. 
To take “THE CURE” means all 
of this and more. It includes, as well, 
a System of Baths and Treatments, the 
Drinking of Medicinal Waters and Regu¬ 
lar, Systematic, Out-of-door Exercise; 
none of which interferes with the pleasures 
of your outing. In other words, “You 
make a delight of getting well.” 
Do not imagine that because of con¬ 
ditions in Europe, you will find it impossi¬ 
ble to take “THE CURE” amid equally 
as pleasant surroundings and with equally 
as effective Treatment, directed by as 
thoroughly experienced professional coun¬ 
sel. 
There is just one place in America at 
which to really take “THE CURE,” one 
place that combines all of the pleasurable 
features together with the Treatments 
and Medical Waters. That place is Old 
Point Comfort. Hotel Chamberlin is one 
of the great Hotels of America, every 
appliance of modern ingenuity is there to 
add to the comfort and pleasure of your 
visit. The situation, midway between 
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THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL 
PT. 326. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. 
the North and the South, makes it cli¬ 
matically the best year-round Resort in 
America. The unique surroundings, both 
by land and sea, give it the “something 
different” atmosphere, which will add to 
the interest of your stay. The Cuisine 
is celebrated the world over. Fort Mon¬ 
roe, with “all the pomp and circumstance 
of war,” is just at hand, with Drills, Band 
Concerts and Military Functions. Hamp¬ 
ton Roads, the Home Port of our war¬ 
ships is immediately before The Cham¬ 
berlin. 
Last, but by no means least, The Treat¬ 
ments and Baths at The Chamberlin are 
beyond question, the most scientifically 
administered in America. Our Medical 
Director is a man of wide experience, 
and every Treatment that is given at Aix, 
Vichy, Karlsbad, Nauheim or Harrogate 
is duplicated here under the most favor¬ 
able conditions. The Chamberlin Saline 
Water, flowing from a depth of 900 feet, 
is wonderfully effective in many com¬ 
plaints that have to do with the presence 
of uric acid. This water is highly 
Radio-Active, which adds to its medical 
properties. 
To sum up — Hotel Chamberlin, Old 
Point Comfort, is really the one place in 
America to take “THE CURE.” 
I have several interesting books descrip¬ 
tive of the place and its equipment. 
These tell of our Methods, describing the 
various Treatments and enumerating the 
Complaints we relieve. I have also 
published an account of many cases 
that have come to us for treatment and 
been “Cured.” 
I will gladly send all of these, on appli¬ 
cation. Address, Geo. F. Adams, Box 104 , 
Fortress Monroe, Virginia. 
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Growing Bulbs in Sand 
I T would seem that bulbs do not require 
a rich diet. Several sorts were grown 
in our window-garden in pure sand, with 
results as good, and in some cases better, 
than if ordinary soil had been used. 
Beach sand and sand from the roadside 
were mixed, half and half, and sifted, and 
a piece of charcoal put in the bottom of 
each flower pot. This was all—no earth, 
no manure, no plant food of any sort was 
used. Otherwise the bulbs were treated 
just as though potted in richer soil. 
Clean flower pots, with clam shells to 
cover the soles, were prepared to receive 
them. The bulbs were placed so that the 
sand just covered their tops, then watered 
and set away to make root growth. A 
dark closet in a cellar where the ther¬ 
mometer stands between forty and fifty 
proved to be well suited to the purpose. 
A mouse-proof box, a little deeper than the 
height of the tallest flower pot, in order 
to allow space for the label, was made for 
them. Ventilation was provided by boles 
in its side, and these were covered with a 
strip of window netting to baffle the mice. 
Here the bulbs were left for two months, 
more or less, until the sand in each pot 
was filled with roots. They were tested 
by turning out the soil when it was damp 
enough to hold its shape, and if the roots 
did not show well on the surface it was 
left in darkness still longer. Sand dries 
out more quickly than other soil, so the 
pots had to be watered occasionally, but 
were not kept soaking-wet for fear of 
mold. 
As each pot became filled with roots it 
was brought to the light and placed on a 
table built purposely for growing bulbs. 
This table had three shelves; the lowest, 
a few inches from the floor, was intended 
for bulbs just brought from the cellar, 
and they stayed here until the foliage 
turned from white to green. When the 
leaves attained their full color they were 
ready for the top shelf and the sunshine. 
A table of this sort occupies no more room 
than any other kind, but the three shelves 
provide space for bulbs in all stages of de¬ 
velopment, and relays may be brought 
from the cellar every few days to take 
the place of those that have been moved 
higher up. In this way a most satisfac¬ 
tory succession of bloom may be secured. 
As soon as the buds opened the plants 
were placed in a cool room to prolong the 
blooming season, as the flowers last very 
much longer in a low temperature. A 
room for growing bulbs must be about 60 
degrees, unless it is desirable to hurry the 
flowering, when 70 degrees is more ef¬ 
fective. A really hot temperature will be 
almost sure to blast the buds. A horti¬ 
cultural encyclopedia says: 
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