HOUSE AND GARDEN 
470 
June, 1911 
Interior Decorations 
OF ALL KINDS 
FOR 
Country Houses 
FURNITURE 
WALL COVERINGS 
RUGS 
CURTAINS and PORTIERES 
LAMP SHADES 
PORCH FURNISHINGS 
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Furniture 
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NORTH SHORE FERNERIES CO. 
Beverly, Mass. 
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sures clean, even heat at a saving of from one- 
half to two-thirds of coal bills. This common-sense 
method has unqualified municipal endorsement. 
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put in a Peck-Williamson Underfeed even at DOUBLE 
the cost of a topfeed and consider it a good investment. 
I figure I shall save double the extra cost of the Under¬ 
feed the first year on my coal bill." 
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(Continued from page 468) 
tion or suggestion of what is beneath, the 
joists should be heavy enough to sustain 
the added weight. 
Where the closets are on the second floor 
the tank may be on a level with the house; 
when on the first floor the tank must be 
lowered sufficiently to provide a good fall 
from house to tank through sewer pipe. 
The outlet may be into a cesspool filled 
with stones. 
Septic sewage disposal tanks of this type 
are in popular favor in the West, where 
they are used not only for individual 
houses, but for large public institutions, 
and, to the writer's knowledge, for the 
sewage disposal of towns and small cities, 
and in every instance they are reported as 
giving entire and perfect satisfaction. 
A Vegetable Garden that Will Sur¬ 
vive the Fall Frosts 
(Continued from page 437) 
qualities would place it high on the list, as 
an addition to any garden planted pur¬ 
posely for making a good appearance in 
the fall. 
Certainly a vegetable garden that is 
green and productive two months after 
tender vegetables have begun to look the 
worse for wear, is worth a little attention 
and labor in the planning and sowing. It 
is very desirable to group all the hardy 
sorts in some conspicuous part of the gar¬ 
den plot. Then when it becomes necessary 
to clear away the tender vegetables that 
have become unsightly, the frost-proof 
garden will still be attractive in appear¬ 
ance and as profitable as it is decorative. 
Frost that would destroy tender annuals 
under a carpet covering will leave many 
of these frost-resisters unharmed. 
Remodeling an Old Long Island 
Farmhouse 
(Continued from page 439) 
much of the work had to be done by hand, 
and all sorts of ingenuity employed to 
make inexpensive things serviceable and 
attractive. For instance, instead of using a 
thin stain for finishing stairway, wainscot¬ 
ing and some of the new furniture, a thick 
coat of paint of the desired color was ap¬ 
plied and immediately wiped off. This 
filled the pores, protected the wood and 
gave a pleasing waxy finish. Another sav¬ 
ing was made in filling irregular cracks 
and spaces in the flooring. These were 
made smooth and level by a home-made 
crack-filler, consisting of white lead, whit¬ 
ing, and the desired color, worked in and 
kneaded to a dough consistency. This too 
was much cheaper than the ready-made 
kind. In the big living-room the floor was 
painted a red tile color, and the crack-filler 
colored to match the red tile shade of the 
floor. Nor did its many uses end here, for 
this very same combination was used for 
leading the windows, the mixture being 
dull gray instead of red. The pane of 
glass to be leaded was laid over a design 
drawn on paper and the lines followed with 
(Continued on page 472) 
Night 
Watchmen 
on country estates should 
carry a Smith & Wesson 
revolver because it can be 
depended upon. 
We have a beautiful booklet that 
is sure to interest you. 
May we send it to you[? 
SMITH & WESSON 
Manufacturers of Superior Revolvers 
420 STOCKBRIDGE STREET 
SPRINGFIELD - - - MASS. 
THORBURN’S LAWN GRASS SEEDS 
Containing a mixture of the finest grasses: Quart 25 c. 
2 quarts 4SC. 4 quarts 80 c. Sent prepaid by mail to 
any address in the United States. Dept. 2. 
J. M. THORBURN & CO., 33 Barclay Street 
New York 
yZ Building? 
Then let us send you copy of our new booklet, 
H G-6, which tells all about the proper method of 
finishing floors and interior woodwork. 
Johnson’sWood Dye 
makes inexpensive soft woods just as 
artistic and beautiful as hard woods 
Tell us the kind of woods you will 
use and we will mail you panels 
those woods artistically finished 
together with our 25c booklet 
all free and postpaid. 
S. C. Johnson & Son, Racine, Wis. 
The Wood Finishing Authorities 
In writing to advertisers please mention House and Garden. 
