P E N D A 
LI T Y 
THOUSAND YEARS before Helen 
brought disaster to Troy, a Sea 
King of Crete built himself a 
lordly palace at Knossos. The architect, 
in a moment of sentiment, forgot the 
procession of warriors and scenes from 
the arena with which the stucco walls 
were decorated and, in a panel of the 
great hall, he painted the picture of a little 
Minoanboy gathering flowers. The colors 
are as fresh as if laid on yesterday; the 
stucco is smooth and unbroken, although 
the hand which smoothed its surface 
has been dust for three thousand years. 
Perhaps no greater tribute to the long 
lasting qualities of stucco can be paid. 
Greece was unknown. Rome was in a 
very remote future when the little Minoan 
‘'Blue Boy” was painted, but those Cretan 
stucco walls have outlasted dynasties, 
empires and kings. Fires, the sack of 
cities, exposure to the elements have left 
them unharmed. 
—and when you build today, you too 
can build for the future. It is a far step 
from the palace of “Broad Knossos” to 
your bungalow, but the same construc¬ 
tion material — only more scientifically 
made—is at your disposal. Atlas White 
Portland Cement, when properly used 
as a finishing coat, will give you more 
artistic effects; it is more easily handled. 
But its ability to withstand fire and the 
permanence of your construction is just 
as certain today as it was when the 
world was young. 
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