The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., November 05, 1910, Page 756, Image 8

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This Acetylene Buoy
lights up every night
, when the sun sets and
goes out every morning
when thejsun rises. _
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And this it does automatically
for two consecutive years with
out being touched by human hands
Once in two years it must be
filled with the crushed stone known
as “Union Carbide”—the little
Acetylene Light machine inside
does the rest.
The lives of thousands of seamen
actually depend upon its perfect
working, and hundreds of these
wonderful machines now light the
way along the Yukon, the channels
of the Great Lakes and the wild
coasts of Labrador and Alaska.
Obviously, these light machines
would not be used for such a pur
Eose unless the Canadian and
nited States governments consid
ered them absolutely infallible.
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And with such evidence of per
fection, it is easy to understand
why there are 185,000 Acetylene
machines now furnishing light for
as many country homes.
Like the machines in the light
buoys, these country home machines
are also automatic—you simply
feed them oftener. Once a month
you dump in plain water and a few
pounds of “Union Carbide.” All
the rest you leave to the little
machine.
With this slight attention, it sup
Elies genuine Acetylene Gas to
andsome chandeliers located in
every room in the house and to
bracket lights on the porches and
throughout all the barns and out
buildings.
Every light can be fixed to ignite
with the pull of a chain—no
matches required. The fixtures be
ing permanently attached, cannot
tip over like lamps and lanterns.
“Union Carbide” won’t burn
and can’t explode. The gas is so
nearly harmless to breathe you
could sleep all night without dan
ger in a room with an open burner.
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On account of these safety fea
tures the engineers of the National
Board of Insurance Underwriters
have pronounced modern Acetylene
safer than illuminants it is dis
placing, and most of the 185,000
machines in use are installed in
cellars and outbuildings with ap
proval of the same board.
It’s a city convenience brought
to the country—it keeps the chil
dren home, encourages study and
enables the men folks to do chores
after dark in comfort and safety.
Wouldn’t you like to know how
little it will cost you to join the
185,000 other country families now
making this wonderful light for
themselves?
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Just write us how many rooms
you have and how large your place
is, and we will send you free esti
mate and our booklets telling all
about the light and how Cornell
University has used it to grow
plants, same as stinlight.
Just address Union Carbide Sales
Co., 157 Michigan Ave., Chicago.
111. Dept. S—. 19
Its great success brought out many imitations, but
SNOWDRIFT Hftfil.ESS I.ARD
has snowed them all under!
Snowdrift is made ol highly relined cotton seed oil and beef
uIljSr,he m°S* ec?nom‘caI shortening you could select, goes
one-third luither than iard, and in contrast with hog grease, is ab
solutely healthlut in result and ellect. It produces the most beau
tiful pastries and delicacies, and is as rich as butter ior frying.
It is sold by leading progressive dealers everywhere. Be sure to
ca lor Snowdrift Hogless Lard, and emphasize the
tad that you will not tolerate substitution. Made by
THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO.
New York New Orleans Savannah Chicago C-*
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THE HOME CIRCLE
REVEILLE.
PAKE; the silver dusk retura
ing
Up the beach of darkness
brims,
And the ship of sunrise burning
Strands upon the eastern rims.
Wake; the vaulted shadow shatters.
Trampled to the floor it spanned.
And the tent of night in tatters
Straws the sky-pavilioned land.
Up, lad, up, ’tis late for lying;
Hear the drums of morning play;
Hark, the empty highways crying
“Who’ll beyond the hills away?”
Towns and countries woo together,
Forelands beacon, belfries call;
Never lad that trod on leather
Lived to feast his heart with all.
Up, lad, thews that lie and cumber
Sunlit pallets never thrive;
Morns abed and daylight slumber
Were not meant for man alive.
Clay lies still, but blood's a rover;
Breath's a ware that will not keep.
Up, lad. when the Journey’s over
There'll be time enough for sleep.
—A. E. Housman.
THE INTERIOR DECORATION OF THE HOME.
A Little Study of Colors and Color FfTects—The I’roblem* of the
Old Houses—How to Choose and Frame Pictures—Useless Or
namentation.
By Mrs. F. L. Stevens.
SINCE OUR comfort and peace of I
mind depend largely upon our l
surroundings, the home should
be a place of beauty and a haven of i
rest. The old Idea that a home, to i
be beautiful must '
necessarily be ex- 1
penslTe and elab- i
orate, has been
disproved many
times over. In &
preceding article I 1
tried to show how
a three-room log
cabin had been
transformed b y
1IHS. fil'IVWR. the elercl8e 0,
good taste, into a really beautiful
home. We have learned from our
neighbors, the Japanese, that beauty
in home furnishing means devotion
to simple things.
An abundant supply of good taste,
a correct understanding of beauty and
a proper ideal, together with a very
small supply of the "wherewithal”
to do the thing we desire, are the ne
cessary requisites for effective, and
satisfactory furnishings.
One meets many difficulties in try
ing to decide upon a color scheme for
interior decoration and there must
be a scheme if we are to have really
good effects in furnishings. The
quantity and quality of the light that
enters the room, the use of the room
and the "livableness" of the color are
all to be considered. For example, i
know of a house standing In an open,
unshaded space, the walls of wblcn
have recently been re-decorated In a
strong, brilliant red. The effect Is
harrowing, and the housew'ife haB no
Idea why the effect Is so unsatisfac
tory.
ltting the various part* of the room
ogether; that is to say. the floor, the
vails, the celling, are all to be con
ildered with relation to each other
md with relation to the furniture to
jo used. One who Is very fond of
arender ns a color and who has m
oom, the exposure of which demands
ust such a cool tone, In the seleo
lon of a wall covering In which the
nvender predominates, might violate
»very rule of good taste.
Dainty, delicate color tones require
he same type carried out In wood
*ork, floor covering and furniture.
The floor should represent the base
n the scheme of color, the walla of
i lighter tone, while the ceiling
should represent the lightest step In
the gradation.
Rooms should bo considered, not
only as Individual rooms, but In re
lation to each other. If wo are to have
m harmonious whole.
The Problem of ‘•Tilings As They
If possible, we should have a defin
ite plan In mind for the decoration
and furnishing of the house before
It is begun. That is rather a hard,
cheerless statement isn't it? For
some of us already have our homes
and have made an attempt, at leaat.
In the way of decoration and furnish
ing. There are. however, many farm
homes in which there has been iittis
°r no effort expended In beautifying
I here are old. discolored celled w alla
"ith yawning cracks; on others tbs
plaster Is broken and falling. 8oms
ihlng can and will be done. I am aurs,
to Improve these conditions. In
some Instances theso wood-finished
walls have been painted; but an ar
tistic effect can not be obtained with
* paint Into which varnlBh has been
mixed WallH to be really effective
and restful, should not reflect light
I believe the best wo can do with
these celled walls Is to paste strips of
muslin upon the cracks and paper
ftn; or to do as was suggested In
7 Ienrl,er ^ver them with
bur ap. There are all sorts of pos
a. e",Wlth a plaB,*r wa” It may
ln,e<1 w,th one of tho many cold
water preparations, the kalaomlne. or
alabastlne, or painted with a paint
"‘“I":"* varnish, or papered
"1th a tasteful paper.
Choosing tlie IMcturea.
I have emphasized the treatment of
Vi * becauBe I wish to discuss the
Pictures that we are to place upon
he fnlshing or the house, not be
-ause of their usefulness, nor because
The Two Kinds of Colors.
We may think of colors as divided
Into two classes; Cool colors: the
blues, grays and greens; and warm
colors: the reds, yellows, golden
brown and olive green—that Is, a
green which Is largely yellow.
T he quality and the quantity of
light which enters the room, as |
have said, are the Important factors
which should determine the color we
are to use In the decoration of that
room. A room with a southern or
western exposure Is likely to be sup
plied with brightness and sunshine,
and should have Its brightness soft
ened by cool blues or greens, while
the room with a cool, sunless, north
ern light, needs the warm yellow,
the golden brown or the rich red, to
bring warmth and cheer.
Harmony and appropriateness of
color should ho carefully studied in