The book contains methods of =laying roofs=, =rafters=, =stairs=, =floors=, =hoppers=, =bevels=, =joining mouldings=, =mitering=, =coping=, =plain hand-railing=, =circular work=, =splayed work=, and many other things the carpenter wants to know to help him in his every day vocation. It is the =most complete= and =very latest= work published, being =thorough=, =practical= and =reliable=. One which no carpenter can afford to be without.
The work is printed from new, large type plates on a superior quality of cream wove paper, durably bound in English cloth.
FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO. 211-213 E. Madison St., Chicago.
=A standard treatise=, adapted to the demand of =Veterinarians=, =Farriers= and the =Amateur Horseshoer=. Illustrated. The book is concisely written; no long articles over the experiments of others, but gives the best methods known up to date.
Although there are principles laid down in the book that will stand so long as the horse is a horse, the author does not lay any claim to infalibility or perfection; he has simply laid a foundation upon which the ironer of horses' feet may build and develop a perfect structure.
Among some of the valuable contents are:--
Anatomy of the Foot. The Shoe and How to Make it. Right and Wrong Filling. How to Nail the Shoe. How to Fit and Recalk Old Shoes. Interfering. Preparing the Foot for Shoeing. Shoeing a Trotter. Mule Shoeing. Ox Shoeing. Diseases of the Horse. Hot and Cold Fitting. How to Shoe Vicious Horses. Kneesprung. Stringhalt. Contraction. Sand Cracks, etc., etc.
Many of the fine illustrations used are reproduced by permission from books issued by the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Large 12mo, Cloth, with Special Cover Design, =$1.00=
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FREDERICK J. DRAKE & CO., Publisher. 211-213 East Madison St., CHICAGO
Practical Telephone Hand Book and Guide to Telephonic Exchange
HOW TO CONSTRUCT AND MAINTAIN TELEPHONE LINES
Containing chapters on "The Use of the Telephone, Series and Bridging phones, Line Construction, Materials to be used, Locating and Correction of Faults in Instruments and Lines."
This is the best book ever published on Farm Telephones and has been the sensation of the past year in telephone circles. It is the only book ever issued which treats the subject exhaustively and comprehensively. It is of inestimable value to promoters of rural party lines because it contains all of the arguments that are necessary to show the advantages of rural party lines. It also tells how such lines should be constructed and cared for.