May, 1914 
HOUSE AND GARDEN 
421 
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| What a Heating System | 
Should Do 
= The heating system you want in 1 
jj your home is a system that will keep [ 
B an even summer temperature all jj 
| through an exposed and elevated g§ 
■ house, even during a period of zero J 
g temperature with high winds. 
Vapor-Vacuum Heating 
Trad.* Mack Registered 
Kriebel System 
g was recently installed in the house jj 
g pictured above. On February 13 th, g 
( we received this letter from its owner. B 
= “Robelyn,” Pitman, New Jersey, Feb. 12, 1914. H 
1 VAPOR-VACUUM HEATING CO., I 
= (Kriebel System), =5 
§j PHILADELPHIA, PA. gj 
H Dear Sirs: M 
The Vapor-Vacuum Heating (Kriebel System) 
recently installed in our residence by W. H. Custer 
& Son, Salem, New Jersey, we are glad to report, |j= 
!= is very satisfactory. Our house is elevated and |=| 
A very much exposed, but we can laugh at the howl- 
E| ing winds and when the thermometer is jumping || 
= around zero as it is today, we have no trouble in == 
H keeping the temperature at 70 degrees and above. || 
H Truly yours, ^ 
1 REV. MR. & MRS. H. RIDGELEY ROBINSON. jj 
= A few of the advantages of Vapor-Vacuum p 
H Heating (Kriebel System) over straight vapor, E 
A: steam, hot-water, etc., are:— = 
g The perfect heat control in each individual § 
jjj radiator; the simplicity of the entire system; M 
g the absolute freedom from “ clicking,” “ knock- g 
g ing” or “gurgling” in the lines or radiators; g 
g and finally the actual guaranteed 25 % saving g 
g in fuel. g 
g Every house owner should have our booklet g 
g on heating. It explains the system in detail in g 
g non-technical terms. Simply ask for it today B 
g on a postal. There’s no obligation. 
| Vapor-Vacuum Heating Co. j 
| 1211 Walnut St. :: PHILADELPHIA | 
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to Individual Planters 
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alogue “B,” quoting 
prices, to 
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HILIEGOM :: HOLLAND 
-or - 
F. B. VANDEGRIFT & CO. 
Forwarding Agents 
15-25 Whitehall St., N. Y. City 
bling common salt. It is very high in 
nitrogen, containing over 15%, or thirty 
times as much as good manure. And 
this nitrogen is practically all immediately 
available. So it must be used • very 
sparingly. If applied broadcast it should 
be put on so thin you can barely see it. 
Or, with plants set out, such as cabbage 
and tomatoes, scatter a very little — one 
small handful will be sufficient for a 
number of plants — about each plant or 
hill. It is best to apply it if possible just 
before a rain, or to work it into the soil 
with rake or hoe. Or, for use about the 
flower beds, or on potted plants, use a 
solution of one tablespoonful in a ten or 
twelve-quart watering can. Bone flour 
and muriate of sulphate of potash can 
also be used to advantage as top-dress¬ 
ings where the soil is poor, working 
them into the soil as deeply as possible. 
But they are better applied before plant¬ 
ing where possible. On permanent beds, 
hardy borders, about vines and shrubs 
they will, of course, have to be applied 
as top-dressings, and worked into the 
soil with the fork or hoe. A handful 
each of soda and potash to two to four 
of bone will give an effective mixture, 
convenient to apply and giving quick re¬ 
sults. 
Thinning Out and Pinching Back 
In order to be sure of a full stand of 
the various vegetables, we sow the seed 
much thicker than the plants should stand 
in the row. Consequently, if the seed is 
good and the soil and weather conditions 
favorable, the seedlings come up much 
closer together than is desirable. As 
soon as possible they should be thinned 
out. If they are allowed to go long- 
enough to begin to crowd each other the 
tops quickly become tall and spindling 
and the roots entangled in each other, so 
that when you do try to thin them out 
you will find the crop badly injured, if 
not ruined. It is well, if possible, espe- 
ciallv if the plants have attained any 
size, to do the thinning just after a rain, 
or on a cloudy day. But don't wait for 
ideal conditions when the job is waiting 
to be done. With many of the flowers, 
not only thinning out, but pinching back, 
is necessary to get a good, sturdy, stocky 
growth. Many of the annuals have a 
tendency to shoot up in one tall, straight 
stalk, which bears the first cluster of 
buds. If this is pinched back just as the 
buds form, the side shoots will be stimu¬ 
lated into active growth, giving a stocky, 
well-branched plant, better for both 
transplanting and flowering. 
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are certainly the thing to 
make your woodwork beau¬ 
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TAHE fine, clean lum- 
A ber that you build 
into the interior of your 
home must have a 
chance to show what it is 
Glidden’s Endurance 
Wood Stains 
bring out the very heart 
of it — enhance sym¬ 
metrical markings and 
rich grains. 
They penetrate deep into the 
grain and are the most fade- 
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conditions. 
Send for the color card of 
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wood you select). 
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Glidden’s M. P. Durable Interior Varnish 
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Glidden’s Velvet White Enamel (eggshell 
finish) 
Glidden’s Superior White Enamel (gloss 
finish) 
Glidden’s Waterproof Flat Finishes (14 
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10502 Madison Avenue, N. W. 
Cleveland, Ohio 
Factories: Cleveland Toronto 
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