Evening star., 1940-06-15
Soil Soaker Made
OF Porous Canvas
Handy for Lawns
Device Fills Need for
Gentle Wuterer of
Small Expense
BY LAWRENCE CROLIUs.

If you have piece of lawn which
you are currying into shape for the
summer season you will no doubt
run into the age-old problem of
keeping it well watered. With a nice
new crop OF grass coming up and
struggling hard for existence under
the feet of children and dogs it is
also delicate job to keep it well
watered without drowning out the
young blades under even the lghtest
spray you can get out of your hose.
Hence, new soil soaker which is
now available should fill long-felt
need for a gentle waterer that costs
very little to install and still keeps
the ground properly noistened.
Instead of squirting the water out
OF the usual nozzle or spinning head
this new device is made of porous
canvas which allows the water to
seep through its walls and permeate
the ground gently and evenly. One
end OF the device is screwed into a
hose and the other end is closed up
Thus by either laying the soil soaker
down IN narrow strips or possibly
Colllng 1t up so that it covers
circular section of ground, the sup
ply of water is controlled at will.
The soil Soaker comes in either
l8 or 80 foot lengths, complete with
a connector for your hose. You will
be surprised to see how inexpensive
they are. Your water bill, if any.
should also benefit because the flow
OF water is prevented from being a
giant fountain or costly spray, but
is sort OF oozed into the ground with
q minimum of waste
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New Outdoor Furniture.
Along with stockings made out of
coal, air and water, or whatever
the ingredients are, the outdoor fur
nlture business has been invaded
by the new plastics which are sweep
Ing all before them. Attractive and
mighty colorful terrace and porch
furniture is now being made out of
a so-called eXtruded cellulose COM
position. This material is the same
type of stuff now used for making
automobile steering wheels and
other decorative shapes and COM
blnes beauty with ruggedness and
utility.
Because OF its peculiar composition
1t does not dry or crack if YOU leave
1t out in the hottest sun or the
coolest of damp nights. Its smooth,
shiny surface makes it very easy to
clean and keep clean. Any dirt,
which ordinarily plays havoc with
painted porch furniture with reed
seats, can be quickly and easily
washed off. You can be sure that
the bright colors will retain their
handsome shades in spite of the
elements.
Various types of rather formal
chairs, settees and tables are now
belng made. using a series of half
round transparent strips of small
diameter woven on a rattan frame
The effect of this transparent mat
ting is almost like a crystal, and
should make your friends gasp when
they troop out on your porch or
terrace OF a summer evening. Other
types of heavier more rustic looking
furniture are also being made. using
fiat strips of the plastic loosely
woven. We are advised that not
only are the seats of this new type
of furniture most comfortable to sit
on. but the material is not a heat
absorber and, therefore. will not
scorch the sitter even though the
chair or lounge has been standing
out under blazing sun all day.
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New Registers.
II you are having a new forced
air heating system installed in
new home, or possibly having a cool
Ing system installed in your present
one, you will welcome new type
OF register which is a far cry from
the old-fashioned ones we are used
to seeing. This one consists of a
series of semi-elliptical members
with a f1aring shape which are
placed one inside the other to form
a kind of grille. These members
are so shaped as to direct the flow
of air out of the register in draft
less layers or blankets, and thereby
prevent those uncomfortable cold
spots, or hot spots, which are some
times experienced with ordinary air
distributors.
BY using these new registers your
contractor can also use smaller sized
ducts because the air is forced
through the system and out of the
dif1users at higher velocity.
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If you would like to know the
names of the manufacturers of the
products described in this article
just tear the column out and send
1t with stamped, addressed
envelope to Lawrence Crolius, 81
East Sixty-seventh street, New York,
N. Y.