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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
May, 1914 
Burn Y our Garbage 
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A Kewanee Water Heating Garbage Burner is 
a sure cure for all garbage ills. It banishes for ever the garbage 
can and the garbage wagon with their foul disease spreading odors. It 
burns the garbage without odor while it is still fresh — before it has a chance 
to decay and provide a dinner table for hosts of flys, rats and other disease 
spreading insects and vermin. It makes homes healthier — apartments 
cleaner and more rentable. 
And it turns the garbage into fuel using it to 
A small coal fire is started on the lower grates. 
The by-pass at the back (a patented feature of the 
Kewanee) prevents the wet and damp garbage from 
smothering the fire. The garbage is quickly dried 
and burns without odor. The garbage grates contain 
water and the entire chamber is surrounded by 
water which heats water hot in abundance. 
heat water. 
That means money in 
the pocket of every building 
owner who has garbage to dispose of. It 
means money in two ways. It gets rid of 
the garbage, burning it without odor. 
That makes buildings healthier and more 
rentable. It cuts down hot water costs, 
because it uses the garbage for fuel. 
A Kewanee Water Heat¬ 
ing Garbage Burner can be instal¬ 
led inany building,old or new, in a very few 
hours, by any reliable plumber or steam- 
fitter, all of whom sell these good burners. 
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Kewanee, Illinois 
Steel Power and Heating Boilers, 
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Bring the Birds Around Your Home 
Our 1914 Catalog 
Tells you how to attract them by planting. It also 
gives reliable information regarding Hardy Trees, 
Shrubs, Vines, Roses and Hardy Flowering Plants 
for every purpose. Send for a copy. 
We solicit correspondence relative to 
any planting problem 
The New England Nurseries Co. 
Dept. E, Bedford, Mass. 
Up the Hill to Our House 
(Continued from page 367) 
that, Madam, it is merely an old ma¬ 
hogany chair.” “Oh, is that all?” I mur¬ 
mured. He drew it out, and I saw an old 
Colonial mahogany chair. I dusted it, 
and sat down. “It is comfortable to sit 
in,” I remarked. “This might do.” He 
mentioned an insignificant sum. “Now, 
here is something that is really very 
pretty,” he continued. I followed him to 
the rear of the store. In his hand lie 
held up a most exquisite little Swiss 
chair, covered with the most fascinating 
carving. It was fitted together with 
wooden pegs. I could hardly let it go 
out of my sight, and 1 had to master a 
foolish desire to take it apart and carry 
it home under my arm. Its price was 
surprisingly low. “Let me see these rugs, 
please.” He lifted up the corner of a 
rug. “This is a beautiful rug, a very 
beautiful rug, but it might be too large,” 
he remarked. “It is 12 by 15 feet.” My 
heart gave a bound. It would be perfect 
for our living room, and difficult to find 
at any price in the right size and color¬ 
ing. It was an Oriental rug, with soft, 
woody brown for the background, and 
the pattern having in it a rich, red 
brown with conventional designs of royal 
blue. I had him hold it for me, and tele¬ 
phoned David to come at lunch time to 
look at it. We spread it on the sidewalk 
before the store to see the coloring in a 
strong light, and, after a little bargain¬ 
ing, I bought it for less than the price of 
an ordinary domestic rug. Some weeks 
later, when I returned to this same store, 
I found a set of wedgwood plates of 
shimmering white and fine gold tracery, 
and also an excellent small hall chair of 
dark walnut wood. Another place where 
we found a treasure was in an attic 
where old furniture could be mended. A 
relative mentioned a certain antique store 
which was going out of business. I 
thought I might find some left-overs, so 
followed them to their humble quarters 
in an attic. There were only a few 
pieces left, but among them was a 
carved black oak chair 8 feet high and 
2 l / 2 feet broad, having a cupboard on 
the top. I sat down on it and settled my¬ 
self till its purchase should he accom¬ 
plished. When the price was mentioned, 
David said we could not possibly pay it. 
The man refused to alter his figure. 
David said we must go. “I'm tired," I 
complained, “and must rest for a while.” 
David, being a busy man, gave me a 
look, to which I paid no heed. Naturally 
our argument about the chair continued. 
The man was also getting anxious to 
superintend the hammering which went 
on in his workroom, so his price lowered 
a trifle, and David came up a bit, but 
then they were again at a deadlock. 
“Let's split the difference.” I suggested. 
“No, indeed,” came from both sides. 
David looked at his watch. The man 
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