Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1947 — Page 8

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Gardening—

can do in the garden now? You'd spading—just before that last cold

s0 well on sod that’s freshly turned,

lot of the cloddiness,” he added.

ROOMFUL OF PLANTS—Mrs, Catherine Vehling with a few

of the numerous African violets she has started from a single plant.

| Numerous Garden Chores To Do Now Before Spring

By MARGUERITE SMITH [tra fuses and keep them where \. iio the cement covered with

J. E. Dickerson, 818 N, Arlington ave. has already done a little |

readily it will take this cold weather [tree was ailing, discovered it w spading, without harm .to its texture,

‘And Lay

“| him time not to have to run around '

aying Out Money for Tag Valves on Plumbing and Make’ , Diagram of Electrical Circuits

By HUBBARD COBB : Your Handy Man

little about

later on.

Go down to the basément and trae out the plumbing system. Lo-

branches of the system. Put a tag

THE INDIANAP

> ry Know Thy Hous

It’s surprising how long you can live in a house and still know so Why not take an hour off and get acquainted with a few items of Interest about your home. It may save you time and money

cate the main shut-off valve and the valves that control the various

3 1 - . = : “ A : o, ten Hen {Ai l IS TIMES. oly a Sons ad . A oo . . ~ “ LR he

—It May Save You Time Expensive Repairs =

ping and. insulation, lend an ear) Mending Plates Aid

to the saga of water vapor, ’ ... {To Furniture Fixers

While a great many pieces of fur. niture can be repaired with glue, eventually you'll run into a situation where stronger measures are ‘|:{needed. So it's best you get familiar with mending plates — the amateur cabinetmaker’s best Sriend.

on each valve telling what part of the system it controls, If you ever have a plumber it will save!

If you have a home repair problem write a letter to Mr. finding out what's what, Cobb, care The Indianapolis || Times. If your question is of general interest the answer, will appear in a forthcoming {| column on The Times Home Page.

Practically all air contains a certain amount of water vapor depending on the temperature of the air. The warmer the air the more water it can hold. When the air gets chilled it is

|unalbe to support all the water Mending plates are small’strips of {vapor so some of it falls down in metal with holes at each end for

the form of moisture. Air can add the wood screws. They are ideal

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{ represents which circuit is a handy

at it, make a note to buy some ex-|.,..

{smooth, roughen it up with a cold chisel. Wet the wall down and {brush on a mixture of cement and . : {water. Now take your mason’s : trowel and put on about a quarter A diagram pasted up along side or op inch of mortar made by mixthe fuse box showing which fuse yo one part cement with three parts washed sand. thing to have. You can get the in-| Give this first coat plenty of time formation by unscrewing one fuse to dry and then add a second coat

at a time and checking to see which using the same proportions and

lights are out. And while you're | ymount as you did on the previous

Delay the drying process by

someone “besides yourself can find|gamp dry cloths. If the cement

JUST CAN'T WAIT for spring? And you think there's nothing you the

be surprised.

spell—for a new strawberry bed. “I|

too many white gruls in it,” he says.

“Of course, the ground must not x = = be too soggy if you spade now, but there willbe considerable freezing way, says that dormant spraying and thawing during February and of his shrubs i§ on his list of garden March. That will do away with a [chores to be done soon. | “This is a good time to use a Ghoyld Be Waterproofed He emphasizes also that the more little elbow grease and spray for, humus (leaves, straw, rye) you have scale,” is his comment. { added to your garden the more

J. H. WOOLFORD, 3338 Broad-

Last year he

afflicted with these tiny

pests, partially by immediate spraying.

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{of the ‘trouble, he says, mentioning | {that the spraying should be done | {on a day when temperature is above | {40° and before leaf buds develop. | [Dormant sprays .are usually lime- | {sulphur or miscible oil. Consult] {your dealer and follow directions. | | 2 8 = t | TI'S TIME to get your tuberous, | begonias ordered. If you want a long |period of bloom the tubers must be; started by mid-February. That's|

: . {location of » fs Sy t ries won't do | didn’t get the sod turned last fall—too busy—and s rawber |valve. Make this valve conspi BE] or ee oh diy 3

emergency.

| But this is the time to get ahead rough.

m. {dries too quickly it will turn out If you have an oil burner see that ou,

the rest of the family know the Don't let the cement freeze as the outside shut-offiy;.¢ will weaken it too. Figure a

by giving it a coat of red paint and| ont and sand should be mixed keep it accessible in case Of an o.tner thoroughly before water is added. Mix in enough water to obtain a, workable paste but don't use too much. The cement mortar should -be applied within® 30 minutes after A nice damp cellar is'a swell place mixing. Remember all this and

Basement Walls

noticed his smoke fo grow mushrooms, but that’s about (youll have no more mushrooms. as the only use'it has. Basement walls : sucking | that are porous and allow water to Here's What Makes He controlled the trouble seep through can be corrected from the inside and the job is not too

Windows Fog- Up

to its moisture content by drawing for - joining almost any two pieces the water from the walls of alof small wood together. house, from the steam in the| They come in a. variety of sizes bathroom and kitchen and even the land shapes; straight plates, -corner gas furnace, Gas in the process of plates, T-plates, corner braces and burning produces water vapor, angle braces. ‘There's just about When the warm air, loaded with lone made for any mending job moisture, hits a cold surface like you'll happen to run into. a window, it drops some «of the | After you decide which type. is water and you end up with a best for your particular job, place sweating or frosted window. | ne strip of metal where you want To complicate matters, water vapor : can pass through many types of insulation not to mention wood and BIGGER HAN TALK!

other fiber materials. Old houses that are not air tight don’t have! 'much trouble with moisture because | {the water vapor can pass through! cracks to the outside. { But if you have a well constructed | house that is air tight you are going to have trouble with water vapor. {You will have a lot more trouble | {if you like the air in your house | {humid in the wintertime and use ‘some kind of humidifier.

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