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HOUSE AND GARDEN 
March, 19 ii 
KENNEL DEPARTMENT 
The purpose of this department is to give advice to those inter¬ 
ested in dogs. The manager will gladly answer any troublesome 
questions. Address “Kennel Department’’ and enclose a self- 
addressed envelope. 
FOR HOUSE DOGS 
There is nothing better than Champion Dog Biscuit. 
They are adapted to this class of dogs, and nearly 
every one can afford to keep them for the pet of the 
family. 
We manufacture them of flour, meat cracklings 
and other ingredients thoroughly mixed by machinery. 
They will regulate the bowels, help to make sound 
teeth and will produce a soft, glossy coat. They are 
clean and easy to handle when feeding. 
Send for Sample and Booklet G. 
ST. PAUL BREAD COMPANY 
558 View Street St. Paul, Minn. 
TOY WHITE FRENCH POODLES, young 
and grown stock. Pedigreed. Prices rea¬ 
sonable. Also Toy Spitz Pomeranian pups. 
Write your wants. 
MRS. G. C. ROHDE, 
Ann Arbor, Mich. 
A High-bred Collie 
is the most satisfactory pet, com¬ 
panion or watch dog. Our Collies 
are from celebrated prize win- 
Champions in ped- 
of sable and white 
. .'b. 22 d. Order now 
and secure choice. Each pup sold 
under a guarantee. Females, $ 15 ; 
males, $ 25 ; also beautiful Collie 
Hitch, 1 year old. $ 30 . 
E. B. JOHNSTON, Bellevue, Ky. 
* are from celebr; 
> I nine strains. 8 Cl 
| igree. A litter of 
i puppies due Feb. 
., r ;mrl ?ppnrp plioioo 
If You Have a Dog 
You Should Read 
field and fancy 
the only weekly in America devoted exclu¬ 
sively to the dog. Sample and Special 
Trial subscription Offer on application. 
FIELD AND FANCY, 14 Church St., New Yrok City 
AMERICAN KENNEL GAZETTE 
r J’HE Breeders register in the Gazette has proved of great 
value, in view of the constant demand at the American 
Kennel Club f r names and addresses of breeders. Write 
for rates. 
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB 
1 Liberty Street_NEW YORK CITY 
PET STOCK MAGAZINE 
devoted to 
Poultry, Pigeons, Rabbits and all other kind of Pet Animals. 
Illustrated,Interesting,Instructive. 
Liberal commission paid to energetic agents. Write us. 
Pet Stock Magazine, 18-20-22 Washington St., Springfield, Ohio 
Ele 8 ant high- 
LOIlieS quality Collie 
puppies, sable and white, from 
best strains of blood; have been 
carefully raised, are in perfect 
health. Eligible to registration 
American Kennel Club Stud Book. 
Ready for delivery, shipped on re¬ 
ceipt of price. We take great care 
in selecting each puppy. We will 
please you. Males $20 each; fe¬ 
males $15 each. 
Nice grown male Collie $50. 
Our booklet sent on receipt of stamp. 
address Pine Grove Collie Kennels, Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, N Y. 
IRISH TERRIER PUPPIES 
of both sexes. All from the very best 
stock. 
For particulars address 
CLOVERLY KENNELS 
West Chester, 
Penne. 
CHOWS 
BLUE DRAGON KENNELS 
14 Miles from New York 
GREAT NECK, L. I. 
Offer for sale a fine lot of 
puppies by their celebrated 
Ghampiun Gliinese Cliuin 
Winner of many championships. Also winner of cup for 
Best Dog in Show of All Breeds at Cedarhurst, L. I., 1908 
Add ress Manager 
Sun Dial Shop 
antiques 
anterior 2Decoration 
MRS. HERBERT NELSON CURTIS 
22 East 34th Street NEW YORK CITY 
TELEPHONE 2970 MADISON 
ANTIQUE FURNITURE 
Rare China, Pewter, 
Old Lamps, Andirons, Etc, 
NO REPRODUCTIONS 
HENRY V. WEIL 
698 Lexington Avenue 
Cor. 57th Street 
New York 
been advised that plaster will draw mois¬ 
ture. The house is 16x40x8 with a peaked 
roof, small window in each end of attic; 
also two ventilators through the roof. 
Would you plaster the entire house or 
only the walls, leaving the ceiling lathed 
and the upper part filled with straw dur¬ 
ing cold weather, or would you plaster the 
entire inside? We have six windows on 
south side, three on north side on an alley- 
way. I believe the new plaster is as hard 
as flint. I want a house that I can keep 
perfectly clean. Thanking you, 
W. M. R. 
Fresh-plastered walls will exude moist¬ 
ure until they have dried. After this con¬ 
dition has righted itself. I do not see why 
your walls should draw moisture any more 
than the walls of a dwelling. 
I suppose you have space between the 
outside wall covering and the lath that you 
purpose to plaster, and this air space to¬ 
gether with the proper inside ventilation 
obviates any tendency to sweating after 
the moisture used in the making has evap- 
porated. 
Beware of leaks. Careless outside 
workmanship would result in damage to 
your plastered wall, causing it to drop. 
Aside from its appearance and the 
smooth surface, the plastered ceiling has 
no advantage over the loft packed with 
straw in winter and empty in summer. 
Indeed, in summer this empty loft would 
have a distinct advantage in cooling the 
room below, for possibly your roof venti¬ 
lators will not prove adequate under all 
conditions. I found such to be the case in 
a hen-house about half the size of yours 
with one ventilator in the center of its 
peaked roof. 
The difficulty with the overhead ventila¬ 
tor is that while it relieves the room of 
heated air, the cooler air near the floor 
does not become so heated and escape 
with its impurities. If. ultimately, you find 
this to be the case, you can insure fresh 
air by fitting muslin covered frames to at 
least two of your south windows, using 
them instead of glass. 
The “ Mad Dog ” Superstition 
NE generally expects to find super- 
stition a thing of the past in these 
enlightened days, but popular ideas in re¬ 
gard to dog diseases are still at the witch¬ 
craft stage. How many harmless dogs 
have been killed because some hysterical 
persons thought they were mad! Many 
believe that the bite or snap of even a 
healthy dog will bring on hydrophobia if 
the dog should get the rabies some time 
afterward, so insist on the death of the 
animal. Such ideas are as ridiculous as 
they are groundless. Comparatively re¬ 
cent scientific investigation has proved that 
the saliva is virulent from six to eight days 
before the animal develops symptoms of 
rabies, so that if the dog remains healthy 
for ten days after the bite no danger need 
be feared, even if he should get the disease 
during the next few weeks. With the 
modern Pasteur treatment and an intelli- 
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