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INLET 
SOFT 
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the everpresent annoyance of hard water in 
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For the lover of the sea 
WEATHER VANES 
I N the days before 
there was such an 
accommodating service 
as a Government 
Weather Bureau, wea¬ 
ther vanes played an 
important role. To¬ 
day they are no less 
serviceable because 
they have added to 
their utilitarian pur¬ 
pose of showing how 
the wind blows that 
more esthetic purpose 
of being decorative and 
amusing. 
To people who live 
in the country the 
direction of the wind 
may mean many 
things—it may presage 
a storm or clear wea¬ 
ther, rain or a period 
of fair days. These 
are important to know. 
In addition, any one 
who lives in the coun¬ 
try is dependent on 
natural phenomena to 
a certain extent and 
keeps check on all such 
The peg-leg mariner can 
watch the weather from 
the top of seashore home 
barometer and a wea¬ 
ther vane in good 
working condition. 
The first two may be 
decorative in their de¬ 
sign, but, unless one is 
insistent on decoration, 
it is better to choose 
one that has a simple 
design; in fact, a scien¬ 
tific-looking thermom¬ 
eter or barometer gives 
one more assurance of 
dependability than the 
more decorative kinds. 
But when one is choos¬ 
ing a weather vane, the 
style of it has a great 
deal to do with its 
effectiveness. 
The mechanical 
working of a weather 
vane is simple. It con¬ 
sists of a shaft which 
supports crossed arms 
pointing permanently 
to the four corners, 
north, east, south and 
west. Above this is 
the indicator, which 
moves with the wind; 
things as temperature, humidity, rain- it is balanced on the top of the support, 
fall and winds. In fact, no country one side presenting a broad surface 
house can be said to be completely which the wind pushes and the other 
furnished until it is equipped with a an arrow or other indicator showing 
dependable thermometer, a reliable the direction of the wind. In order 
Another country house design—suitable for the house it¬ 
self or for the barn—is this Dutch maid and her two 
ducks. Note how the ducks balance the weight of the maid 
