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Each Serves Its Community 
In Fraser, Colorado, a log cabin of three rooms shelters 
a telephone exchange that connects with the mountain 
homes of cowmen, miners, homesteaders and tie-cutters. 
In the heart of New York City a new building of twenty- 
nine stories is to become the home of several metropolitan 
central offices serving some 120,000 telephones. This 
building will contain, as well, offices for executives and for 
engineering, commercial, plant and accounting forces, pro¬ 
viding space for over 7000 telephone workers. 
Each of these buildings helps to render adequate and 
economical telephone service in its own community. They 
stand at the extremes in size, equipment and personnel. 
Yet they both indicate the nation-wide need for adequate 
housing of the activities of the Bell System; and they illus¬ 
trate the varied ways in which that need is being met. One 
of the largest single items of plant investment of the Bell 
System is real estate, comprising nearly 1 700 buildings 
acquired, with their sites, at a cost of $ 180,000,000. 
It is continuously the aim of the Bell System to construct 
and so to situate each new building—whether executive 
office, central office, storehouse or garage—so that it shall 
serve its community with the utmost efficiency and economy, 
and remain a sound investment throughout its period of life. 
American Telephone and Telegraph Company 
And Associated Companies 
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Nine Lives for Hardware 
Save Leaky Pots and Pans by Soldering 
W ITH your kitchen fire for a forge, 
and a trusty soldering iron in your 
hand, you are mistress of the vexatious 
little leaks that are always appearing in 
the pots and pans of the best regulated 
household. 
Of course, your supply shelf must also 
contain a bar of solder, and a block of sal 
ammoniac. And you must be able to 
make the necessary flux by taking 73 
muriatic acid and % water, and dropping 
in little pieces of zinc until the mixture 
stops boiling. (You can get the zinc from 
an old Mason jar cover. Pieces may be 
cut off with the kitchen shears, or twisted 
off with the pliers.) And, too, I admit you 
will probably have to raid your husband’s 
workshop for a file and some sandpaper. 
But this will not dismay any housewife 
bent on keeping down the high cost of 
kitchen supplies by giving her kettles 
and pails as many lives as a cat. 
The Process is Simple 
First, the iron must be heated. 
Second, the utensil must be thoroughly 
cleaned. That means that all discolora¬ 
tion or rust or grease must be sand¬ 
papered off, leaving the metal bright and 
shining. By the time the pan is cleaned 
the iron will probably be hot enough to 
use. If there are any scales of dirt clinging 
to its point, scrape them off carefully. 
Then rub it along the block of sal am¬ 
moniac. This finishes the cleaning. Let a 
little melted solder run onto the block, 
then rub the iron in this, too, turning it 
about so it gets a film of the melted solder 
all over the point. Our agent called this 
“tinning the iron.” 
Now take the flux, which, by the way, 
can be kept indefinitely, and pour a very 
little bit onto the pan exactly where you 
want the solder to stick. Holding the 
solder directly over the hole, let it touch 
the hot iron and melt down a drop or two 
onto the pan. To make the melted solder 
go where you want, lay the flat beveled 
surface of the iron against it. When the 
iron is lifted, a neat smooth patch is re- 
vealed. 
You will quickly discover that there 
are several things to be careful about, 
One is not to put too much solder on the 
hole, and another is not to touch the 
patch after it is finished and smooth. 
Knobby, rough work will be the result if 
you do. 
The iron must be hot enough to melt 
the solder completely, hut not so hot 
that it burns off the “tinning.” A dry 
iron will not pick up the solder, will not 
be able to make the solder run after it 
along a seam, nor will it transmit the 
heat as quickly.— Vera Meacham. 
Save the Salve Jars 
D ON'T throw away that empty salve 
or cold cream jar! I save all the glass 
ones and put jelly in them. And the 
mustard jars too. These are so nice to 
put in the children’s school lunches and 
there’s no danger of the lid coming off. 
The larger sizes in which come pickles 
and jams, are nice to place away filled 
with some of your very best jelly or jam— 
and they come in handy to present to 
someone of your friends who is ill. 
They make fine Christmas gifts, too, 
especially if filled with homemade candy. 
Who said anything about Christmas? 
It’s gone now. Yes, but isn't there an¬ 
other coming? 
Hunt up those salve, cold cream and 
jam jars, that you were going to throw 
away and fill them right now.— Pauline 
Carmen. _ 
I think the American Agriculturist 
very good; have taken it quite a few 
years.— Roy B. Dusham, Gouverneur, 
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Hot vinegar and salt make copper or 
brass shine. Wash off with strong soap 
suds and rub with a piece of dry flannel. 
FOR BABY, BIG SISTER AND MOTHER TOO 
No. 1984, closing on the left 
shoulder, has the popular new 
flounces. Excellent for a make¬ 
over or for one or two new ma¬ 
terials. Pattern cuts in sizes 16 
years, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust 
measure. For size 36 use 2 
yards 40-inch material wdth 2 of 
36 inch. Price, 12c. Embroidery 
pattern 667, 12c. extra. 
No. 2029, an overblouse of new 
design, flatters the figure by its 
slim-line side pleats and front 
closing. White silk, cotton or 
printed foulard w’ould be appro¬ 
priate! No. 2029 cuts in sizes 
36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches 
bust measure. Size 36, takes 
2 t/i yards of 40-inch material. 
Price, 12c. 
No. 1993, baby’s short clothes, is 
a set consisting of petticoat, 
underwaist and drawers. It is 
cut in one size only, and material 
requirements are given on pattern 
envelope. Price, 12c. 
No. 1983, is all in one piece 
from neck to hem. Have you ever 
seen an easier dress to make? 
It would be pretty in any gay 
summer material, silk or cotton. 
It cuts in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 
40 and 42 inches bust measure. 
The 36-inch size takes 3 % yards 
of 40-inch material, with 2yis_yards 
ribbon. Price, 12c. 
TO ORDER: Write 
name, address, pattern 
numbers and sizes clearly, 
enclose the correct amount 
in stamps or coin (it is safer 
to send stamps) and mail to 
Pattern Department, Amer¬ 
ican Agriculturist, 461 
Fourth A ve., New York City. 
Add 10c if you want our 
fine big Spring and Summer 
Fashion Magazine, a real 
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