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House & Garden 
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ger without having a lesson on the 
nature of electric currents. I do not 
believe that lamps are desirable in the 
nursery. But I do believe that one 
should make up one’s mind about 
them before the Dutch frieze is put 
up and the children put in. 
And do not, pray, overlook the 
fact that almost any Christmas some 
Uncle Dudley or Grandfather is apt 
to negotiate with Santa Claus for an 
electric train for Junior, who is quite 
likely to dislocate his neck if he has 
to climb onto baby’s high chair every 
time he wants to connect it with the 
fixture socket. Indeed, with the num¬ 
ber of electric toys now on the mar¬ 
ket, a couple of outlets just for the 
children may avoid serious disaster 
if Betsy Jane happens to be the very 
normal sort of little girl whose desire 
to enjoy the use of her electric cook¬ 
ing stove is violently stimulated by 
the sight of Junior making use of the 
only plug for his electric hoists. 
Among the most important prob¬ 
lems are those of your hall lighting. 
Most halls are poorly lighted, both 
from a practical and an artistic stand¬ 
point. People fail to realize that hall 
lights get more actual service than 
any other single lights in the house. 
Then, if you have an attic, do not 
dismiss its lighting needs with one 
carelessly placed outlet. Unfortu¬ 
nately there are no available statistics 
on the number of fires caused by 
matches lit in the dim corners of dim 
attics. One light in a large attic is 
not enough. Nor is one light enough 
in the cellar. The comfort of an ad¬ 
ditional light will far outweigh the 
very slight cost of operating in each 
of these neglected territories. Inci¬ 
dentally, it is good economy to pro¬ 
vide pilot switches for these lights. 
These switches should be placed in a 
different part of the house, and the 
little pilot light which flashes red 
while the current is on, will reduce 
the expense of lights accidentally left 
burning all night in distant parts of 
the house. 
A Diversity of Lights 
Is your porch going to be comfort¬ 
ably lighted ? And is your porch 
lamp going to be properly connected? 
Have you thought of that convenient 
addition to the porch light—a set of 
transparent numerals? 
Do not neglect such a trifle as 
closet lighting. Most closet lighting 
is unsatisfactory because the current 
remains on whenever the door is left 
ajar, and guests and children and 
servants are so careless in the matter 
of closing doors tightly (even as you 
and I). Consequently, closet lights 
often violate union regulations in the 
matter of working overtime. There 
is, however, a new device on the mar¬ 
ket, whereby the light does not go on 
until the door is half open, and goes 
off again when the door closes more 
than half way. The light through 
the open door attracts attention. 
Icebox lights are convenient, and 
of course, the necessary wiring for 
artificial refrigerating is fast sending 
Joe the Iceman into other fields of 
commerce. 
Needless to say, you will have 
vacuum cleaning. Yes, but stationary 
or portable? If stationary, the house 
must be piped. If portable, the house 
must be wired, with convenient out¬ 
lets. Have all your laundry require¬ 
ments been taken into account? And 
do your plans specify an annunciator 
system for the servants ? And do the 
wiring specifications speak of inter¬ 
telephones and telephone connections 
in the guest rooms? 
Can all the lights in the house be 
turned on at one point, or do you still 
cling to the pistol as the One and 
Only Cure for Burglars? The elec¬ 
tric light treatment is better—they 
don’t die in the house. And while on 
the agreeable subject of burglars, do 
not forget your burglar alarm wiring. 
Wiring for Bells 
I want to say a word, or there¬ 
abouts, on the subject of bell wiring. 
It will pay you to have your architect 
specify the same quality of wire as 
he requires for the lighting. There 
is a great deal of unnecessary trouble 
with bell wiring, caused for the most 
part by the inferior quality of wire 
which the contractor is permitted to 
use. As an additional precaution 
against inconvenience, have the bell 
wires run in pipes; then, if there is 
any slight trouble, it can be located 
immediately. For very large houses 
a bell ringing transformer is recom¬ 
mended, to eliminate the necessity of 
battery renewals. 
There is no reason why these things 
should not be understood and planned 
beforehand and why silk cord—flex¬ 
ible—should not be relegated almost 
entirely to the garage where portable 
lights are necessary, and artistic ef¬ 
fects not particularly important. 
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tends down into the wood, fold some 
wet brown paper and lay on it ; then 
hold a hot iron over it until the 
water evaporates. It may be neces¬ 
sary to repeat this. A very slight 
bruise will need only the hot iron 
held over it. 
Very fine cracks in old mahogany 
may be filled with a paste made from 
dry Venetian red mixed with gum 
arabic to a stiff paste. Press this into 
the cracks with a broad knife or a 
piece of thick leather. When the paste 
has dried, rub it to a smooth surface 
with sandpaper. 
To restore the color of old ma¬ 
hogany, place half an ounce of al- 
kanet root in small bits in a pint of 
raw linseed oil, and let it stand, for 
a week. Then add one-half ounce of 
powdered gum arabic and one ounce 
of shellac varnish. Place all in a 
bottle and let it stand in a warm place 
for a week more; then strain it. 
Wash the mahogany with slightly 
soapy water, rinse with clear water, 
wipe dry with a soft cloth and finally 
polish with this preparation. Use a 
woolen rag, or chamois if it is sdft 
enough. 
The minute specks seen on rose¬ 
wood pianos are caused by an oil 
exuding from the wood. It is im¬ 
possible to avoid them, for they will 
come through any finish. The only 
thing to do is to rub out the specks 
with fine steel wool or sandpaper. 
After this re-varnishing is necessary. 
The little pits often seen on piano 
cases may be cured with wax, well 
rubbed in, the object being to fill the 
pits. Finishers use a composition 
wax, made from y 2 ounce of car- 
nauba wax, 2 ounces of Japan wax or 
white beeswax, and 2 ounces of cere- 
sin wax, all melted together in a hot 
bath. When the mixture has melted 
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