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House & Garden 
N INVITING 
EXTERIOR. 
should mean an hospitable interior. No one factor is 
more necessary to a warm, home-like inside-the'house 
atmosphere than perfect woodwork. Above all, be¬ 
ware of dead-looking trim which will neutralize every 
attempt to carry out your chosen decorative scheme. 
ARKANSAS SOFT PINE 
affords particular home builders the ideal woodwork 
for rich browns, deep mahogany or dainty silver gray 
and enamel tints. It is free from every deterrent ef¬ 
fect on stains or enamel. 
Our book explaining why and how will be sent 
on request. If interested in home plans, let us 
know at once. Arkansas Soft Pine is Trade 
Marked and sold by dealers East of the Rockies. 
ARKANSAS SOFT PINE BUREAU 
335 BANK OF COMMERCE BUILDING 
LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS 
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decrease the power required to pump 33 1 / 3 %. 
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ASHLAND, OHIO 
PATENTED PATENTED 
Slate As A Roofing Material 
( Continued, from page 33) 
slate roof, and when one considers the 
life of such a covering in comparison 
to roofs of other materials, the ad¬ 
ditional initial cost is not worth con¬ 
sidering with a view to economy in. 
the long run. 
Graduations and Color 
Slate has an amazing variety of 
colors which make possible its 
harmonious combinations with most 
forms of wood, brick, stone and con¬ 
crete. Shades of dark blue, blue- 
black, gray, purple, green and some¬ 
times red are quite common and a 
careful selection of colors and tex¬ 
tures will produce almost any effect 
that may be desired. 
A very important point to consider 
is the graduation of size and thick¬ 
ness of the slate. A graduated roof 
starts at the eaves with thick slates 
spaced wide to the weather and runs 
by degrees to slates much thinner 
and closer to the weather at the 
ridges. The rounded valleys, the 
turned-up gable eaves, the dropped 
ridge pole which simulates a sunken 
ridge and lead roll, are some of the 
details of construction which go 
toward the interest and success of a well 
laid slate roof. 
Historic Uses of Slate 
Many charming illustrations of slate 
roofs are to be found in this country, 
but it is natural that they should be the 
result of European examples. Fortunate 
indeed are those who have been able to 
ramble through the by-ways of English 
and Welsh rural districts, and see for 
themselves the best example of their 
domestic work. For those who have ail 
eye for the picturesque there is nothing 
more appealing than the thatch roofed 
Interesting and irregular roof 
intersections can be attained 
with slate 
homes of the country folk. The soft 
lines and color, the variation of texture, 
the hand wrought unevenness at the 
crest of the roof and the projection of 
the eaves, stimulate the imagination of 
the observer. 
For the Tudor manor houses of the 
early type, our sympathies are only sec¬ 
ondary. As conditions altered, and the 
more substantial and elaborate homes 
required a more sanitary and lasting 
roof, it was natural that roofs of perma¬ 
nent material, such as stone, slate and 
tile, should be resorted to. Of these the 
most widely employed was slate because 
of its adaptability to the spirit of the 
Tudor, as well as its value from a 
practical standpoint. 
Craftsmanship and Weathering 
As is shown by the illustrations here 
the success of the slate roof depends 
very much on the careful craftsman¬ 
ship exercised in laying it. The slates 
must be especially selected for color 
value, size, and surface texture. The 
effect of primitive crudity that one 
finds in the old Tudor houses can 
only be gotten today by studied effort 
and painstaking workmanship. The 
architect who personally superintends 
the job will find his effort amply re¬ 
paid. The roof, one of the most 
prominent parts of the house, de¬ 
serves this careful treatment and 
justifies the added expense. 
Cooperating with architect and 
workman is the weather. And upon 
the weathering will depend much of 
the ultimate effect of the roof. Rain, 
snow and sun will mellow the slates, 
blend the colors and enrich the tex¬ 
ture. Nor will the transformation 
be at the expense of the slate itself. 
A court treatment of roofs 
where slate introduces color 
and variety 
A good example of a varied graduated roof surface, show¬ 
ing large slates laid wide to the weather at the eaves and 
smaller slates near the ridge 
