HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 
1914 
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as possible, lie went to see the manager — 
in fact, the president — of one of the largest 
ice companies in New York, to profit by 
his experience and his advice. The author, 
after dwelling at somewhat greater length 
upon his own views than he had in¬ 
tended—a not infrequent occurrence with 
those who seek the views of others — was 
replied to by the managing president 
somewhat as follows: “Well, we have 
built ice houses of wood, we have built ice 
houses of brick, we have built ice houses 
of stone, and put them above ground and 
below ground; we have ice houses along 
the Hudson that hold 50,000 tons of ice, 
and the building which keeps ice the best 
is the one I have described to you. Your 
theories are interesting, but my grand¬ 
mother used to say that one fact was 
worth a dozen theories.” 
The Care of Silver 
B ECAUSE there is not enough silver, 
perhaps, to warrant the adoption of 
a silver pantry or great canteen, do not 
fall into the error of keeping silver “any¬ 
where.” If there is no small cupboard 
fixed in the house which can be used for 
the purpose, have a silver cupboard made 
—a good, strong cupboard lined right 
through with green baize. With larger 
things—cake and bread baskets, cream 
jugs, and so on—just stand them on the 
shelves of such a cupboard. Small cut¬ 
lery things are better if kept in baize rolls, 
which are quite easily made. Take two 
strips of baize, one wider than the other. 
Join them together in envelope fashion, 
and stitch across in a succession of pockets. 
Slip a fork or spoon into each of the 
pockets, fasten the slip over with a couple 
of patent clips, and the result is a thing 
which will keep silver much better than 
any baize-lined baskets. It is not wise as 
a rule to keep silver goods in satin or vel¬ 
vet-lined jewelers’ cases, as frequently in 
time the color or friction of the lining 
affects the silver. 
Silver must be attended to regularly—. 
not once in three months. Keep a special 
china or earthenware bowl for washing 
the silver in each time it is used. Simply 
make a good soap lather with boiling 
water, adding a tablespoonful of broken 
soda for every quart of water. If any of 
the silver is stained, rub gently with a pad 
made of old flannel; then take out and 
wipe gently with a clean, soft towel — old 
white rags do excellently for the purpose— 
and polish up with a chamois leather. 
Leona Dalrymple, author of the $10,000 
prize novel, “Diane of the Green Van,” is 
contributing a story to the December 
House and Garden. To tell you what 
it’s about would spoil half the pleasure of 
reading it! Keep your eyes open for a 
story that touches the heart of Christmas. 
AN OPEN LETTER TO 
AMERICAN BUSINESS MEN 
This is not a time for alarm, but for calm, deliberate judgment and foresight. 
The whole world has been thrown out of gear, in commerce, industry and 
finance, by the great war. Manifestly, it is a time of broad and radical 
readjustments. 
There are four underlying conditions that give courage. 
can be sent to the warring 
nations that need them. 
First: 
The new Currency Law, which 
is just on the point of becoming 
operative. The Federal Re¬ 
serve Board has been created, 
the Federal Reserve centres 
located, and this whole scheme 
of sound and elastic currency 
is ready to stimulate trade, 
commerce and manufacturing. 
Second: 
Our great crops. These amount 
to hundreds of millions of dol¬ 
lars, beyond the needs of our 
own consumption, and the gov¬ 
ernment is already working 
out plans by which the crops 
Third: 
The currency and the crops 
join in enriching our enormous 
home market, and it is now 
spread ready for the harvest 
before our American manufac¬ 
turers, with little or no com¬ 
petition. It is an unprece¬ 
dented commercial situation. 
Fourth: 
The Panama Canal is now 
open for traffic, making both 
coasts of South America more 
accessible for our American 
manufacturers. 
These four conditions combine to make an opportunity that has not been 
equaled in the lifetime of any man now living. To lose heart is to lose ground. 
It is not only self-interest, through building up individual fortune and strength, 
but patriotic interest, in building up the commercial supremacy of America, 
that unite in urging all manufacturers and business men to move forward. 
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