House & Garden 
THE YANTACAW CHEMICAL FIRE EXTINGUISHER 
Marks a new departure in the line of Chemical Fire Extinguishers, doing away with the objectionable features of 
the old style apparatus, and adding many new and very valuable features of its own, chief among which the following 
may be mentioned : 
Extreme simplicity of construction as well as of manipulation. 
Constant and immediate readiness for use. 
No gas generated in the cylinder. 
Entire absence of danger from chemical. 
Durability of chemical. 
Damage by water reduced to a minimum. 
Equal efficiency for outside as well as inside fires. 
Applicability to incipient fires as well as to large conflagrations. 
The apparatus is designed for Dwellings, Factories, Hotels, and all Public Buildings, and consists of a cylinder, 
into which is inserted a perforated metal cartridge, filled with a dry chemical in crystal form. The cylinder is to be 
attached at any desirable point in the building to the ordinary water supply pipe, so that the water upon entering it, flows 
through and dissolves the chemical, and passes from the nozzle of the attached hose, a perfectly saturated chemicalized 
stream. 
One quart of this chemicalized water will extinguish 200 square feet of flame area in one second. 
As the Yantacaw requires no skillful handling, and as there is no heavy weight to carry to the conflagration, and 
as there is absolutely nothing that can get out of order, a child can manage the Yantacaw as well as a grown person. 
There are no instructions to be read and memorized, and there is no cumbersome and heavy machine to be carried 
around and dexterously manipulated when the fire is reached. With the Yantacaw, simply turn on the water, point 
the nozzle at the fire, and the chemicalized stream will do the rest. 
Another great advantage the Yantacaw has over other machines is that it is stationary, always ready for instant use, 
and always to be found in the same place. Frequently, when a fire occurs, it is found that portable extinguishers have 
been moved and cannot be found in their accustomed places ; and when found they will not work on account of 
deterioration of chemical or corrosion of nozzle. With the Yantacaw there need be no fears on this score, as there is 
no possibility of such defects. 
These extinguishers are made in various sizes from 14 in. to 36 in. in height, containing sufficient chemical to 
charge either 25, 50 or 100 gallons of water each, or by employing two connected cylinders can be so arranged as to 
give a continuous charged stream. 
The chemicalized stream is entirely harmless to the human system as well as to all fabrics. It can be imbibed with 
impunity and, even on the finest fabric will leave no stain other than such as would be caused by plain water. 
Catalogue and information on request. The Yantacaw Mfg. Co., 800 Land Title Building, Philada., Pa. 
STANDARD PORCELAIN ENAMEL WARE 
The enviable position achieved by the “ Standard” Porcelain Enamel Ware in the field of sanitary equipment is 
a very good illustration of what may be achieved in the way of improvement by taking advantage of every suggestion 
offered in criticism and in the constant study of conditions. 
The Porcelain Enameled Bath was long ago acknowledged to be superior to anything in the line it represented that 
had up to the time of its advent been produced, but it has remained for the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company 
to bring this particular fixture and the material of which it is made to its present state of perfection. Some years ago 
when first manufactured, it seemed almost impossible to secure uniformly satisfactory results, as there was always more or 
less tendency for the enamel to flake off the iron. This disagreeable feature, however, has been entirely obviated by 
securing an equal elasticity of the various materials used and a perfect amalgamation by a new process, so that the fixtures 
now combine the purity and daintiness of china with the strength and durability of iron. 
The surface provided by Porcelain Enamel is the hardest, smoothest and most absolutely non-absorbent that it is 
possible to produce, and the particular value of this feature in sanitary equipment is easily apparent. 
The new pattern lavatories made of this material are designed particularly to have as few cracks and crevices as 
possible and as few separate pieces, thereby reducing to a minimum the possibility of contagion through germs. 
“ Standard” Porcelain Enameled Ware has attained a world-wide reputation for its excellence and has received the 
highest awards at all World’s Fairs and Expositions. Added to this the full and absolute guarantee that covers this 
material, makes it desirable to have specifications for bath tubs, lavatories, water closets, kitchen sinks, laundry trays, 
etc., stipulate particularly “ Standard ” Porcelain Enameled Ware, to avoid the annoyances inseparable from the 
inferior and non-guaranteed brands. 
THE PROBLEM, TO PREVENT THE BURSTING OF FROZEN WATER PIPES, SOLVED 
Prominent among the recent meritorious inventions is the Pneumatic System for Preventing the Bursting of Frozen 
Water Pipes by Freezing. 
It is unnecessary for one to be possessed with a theoretical or practical knowledge of mechanical matters to at once 
realize the value of an invention which makes the costly and annoying bursting of water pipes a thing of the past. 
The system is based upon sound acknowledged principles, and has the important advantage of extreme simplicity. 
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