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Think of the satisfaction of determining in advance the ex¬ 
act temperature of the water for your child’s bath. 
Little bodies are tender, and their skin is sensitive. The 
Leonard Thermostatic Mixing Valve, in the Mott Bath and 
Shower Combination, shown above, is an absolute safeguard 
against chilling or scalding. 
Set it at any temperature you wish. It mixes the water to 
the exact degree you require, and holds strictly to that tem¬ 
perature. ., ., „„ ; 
It is small to be sure—-compact and relatively inexpensive— 
but one of the greatest contributions to bathing comfort and 
safety of modern times. 
Everything for the perfect equipment of the modern bath¬ 
room can be found in Mott Plumbing. If you are planning 
a new bathroom, write us for information and suggestions. 
The Mott Tile Department is prepared to submit designs 
and sketches for your approval. 
Everything we sell, we make 
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‘Showrooms equipped with model bathrooms. 
Standing on the hill above one can see the rambling roof lines 
and make out the hollow square that they enclose 
A COUNTRY HOUSE THAT RAMBLES 
T HE elevations of a house are al¬ 
ways sketched out by the archi¬ 
tect before building, so that one 
can see what it is going to look like. 
But here, on a plateau at Beverly Farms, 
Mass., is an odd combination of roofs, 
verandahs and windows that would 
puzzle even a philosopher to unravel. 
It would scarcely seem that an archi¬ 
tect would design it that way. Yet 
looking down upon it from the crest 
of the hill which rises just at the back 
of the house, it makes a very picturesque 
group nestled thera below. For the 
secret of the house isn’t the secret of 
an architectural design. The house 
grew that way. The main building 
started in life as simply an old farm¬ 
house blessed with an ideal location. 
Its present owner, Mr. Russell Burrage, 
has accomplished the additions success¬ 
fully. 
At first an ell was built here and a 
wing thrown out there, in order to ac¬ 
commodate a growing family. Then 
more and more was added until the 
group now forms a hollow square, 
nestled in under the tree tops, its white 
walls and green blinds making a pleas¬ 
ant break in the landscape. 
There has been no attempt to lay the 
place out into formal gardens. Rather it 
has been kept as designed by Nature, 
save for the immediate surroundings of 
the house where grass has been culti¬ 
vated and trees planted in a naturalistic 
design to enrich the site. 
Although not architectural, the de¬ 
sign is fascinating. Chimneys crop up 
through the roofs at unexpected inter¬ 
vals, ample sun porches stretch them¬ 
selves here and there to catch the light 
and shield from the heat. It is almost 
impossible to describe the subtle artistry 
with which this lot of rambling bits of 
structure have been brought together to 
make a consistent and charming house. 
At first glance the house does not 
appear strikingly attractive; it is one 
of those houses that keep their charms 
hidden inside. At the further end a 
long, low upper verandah stretches 
across the width of the house—and with 
an object in view. Go there on some 
sunny afternoon and a burst of shouts 
greets your ears—laughter and the splash 
of water. For the house is built around 
a courtyard, as we have said, and the 
center of the courtyard is a big swim¬ 
ming pool with a slide from the veran¬ 
dah. Bathers plunge down this chute 
into the water and clamber up the steps 
again for a second onslaught. It seems 
just a little bit foreign for New England! 
This swimming pool, hidden from the 
outside world, is one of the features that 
make the place so attractive. It fills 
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