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It is well known that water in freezing increases in volume, and that the bulk of the ice formed is approximately ten per 
cent, greater than the original liquid water. 
This irresistible expansion of the ice causes the pipes to split open, or burst, manifesting the damage done at the time 
of the thaw by Hooding and damaging property, necessitating immediate and costly repairs, often including plastering and 
decorating. It is held by many that pipes burst with the thaw, but in fact the melting of ice gives the first evidence of 
the damage done. 
The system, which is now being satisfactorily introduced all over the country, simply depends upon small malleable 
iron domes, or chambers placed upon the pipe at intervals to compensate for the usual destructive ice expansion. These 
domes contain “ cushions ” of compressed air, and virtually render the entire system elastic, allowing the pipes, to which 
they are attached, to freeze any number of times without strain or injury to the installation. 
'There is one automatic inspirator to every house, or complete system, which supplies a small quantity of air to the 
plumbing at all times, and which “ cushions ” the pipes in such a manner, through the agency of the domes, that they 
are absolutely burst proof, and in addition, free from the annoying “ water hammer ” so common when spigots are 
opened and closed. The system can be attached to old as well as new work. 
The present ingenious system was awarded the John Scott Medal after a series of the most severe tests by the 
Franklin Institute, of Pennsylvania, for the promotion of the Mechanic Arts. 
For further information address the Anti-Bursting Pipe Company, Pittsburg, Pa. 
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London : Historic a.nd Social. 
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Ireland : Historic &.nd Picturesque. 
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“It is a gem. It is the only book of its kind, and will be the despair of anyone who may wish to imitate it. ” —John Habberton. 
“In ‘Ireland, Historic and Picturesque,’ the author has supplied a real want of the ordinary reader. For the average Englishman 
and American, Ireland has no history before the time of Cromwell, and the old traditions of Switzerland are better known to him than 
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of time .”—Church Standard, Philadelphia. 
“Mr. Johnston has succeeded admirably in condensing into one volume a delightful study of the salient features of Irish history 
from the earliest period down to the present century.”— Advertiser, Trenton, N. |. 
Scotland : Historic &.nd Picturesque. By Marie Hornor Lansdale. Illustrated 
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“In easy, fluent style she combines history, romance and descriptions of landmarks, ancient and modern.”— Ledger, Philadelphia. 
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