September 1932

A Sane Attitude

ACROSS THE EDITOR'S DESK

MORE than half a thousand people leave for their homes each evening after a happy day's work at the Meredith publishing plant. Gigantic presses roar thru the day and night. Carloads of paper roll in, are caught up by the presses, and pour out again in millions upon millions of printed pages, assembled and bound together by the magic of machinery. Friends come from far and near to visit with us and to see how the magazine is made.

How to Salvage Time

"I WISH I could, but I haven't time." How often we hear this refrain from the lips of our friends! How often, indeed, we use it ourselves. The things we must do occupy us so completely that there seems no time left to do the many things we wish to do.

Bulbs I Plant in the Fall

HARDY bulbs are the most satisfactory garden investment I know. We are always sure of bloom from good ones, for the flowers and food are already stored in the hearts of the bulbs when we plant them. Properly cared for, they will multiply from year to year. The so- called Dutch bulbs are easily pleased and with very little protection will tolerate considerably below-zero temperature.

Two Gardened Homes in Harmony

HERE are two of a group of small gardened homes built in a typical Los Angeles subdivision. The owner and developer of the property conceived the idea of building a number of homes as a demonstration unit on one of the short streets, hoping thus to influence others who would later build homes on this tract.

Well Done, We Think

Advice on Re-covering Period Furniture

WHICH are the appropriate upholstery materials to use on period chairs and sofas, either antiques or reproductions that need recovering?

A Small Home With Big Possibilities

THIS house has been so designed and planned that it can grow along with the family whose home it is.

The Exact Cost to Build This Home

A 3-CENT stamp, for postage and handling, will bring you a complete list of materials required to build this home, with the exact quantities of each item. This list, carefully prepared by experts, is a part of Better Homes and Gardens' BILDCOST GARDENED-HOME PLAN.

The Story of Our Country

WHICH do you think is better-- to read a little bit about a good many books, or to have a detailed account of a few?

Another More Beautiful America Contest!

WE ARE happy to announce another More Beautiful America Contest to find the cities and towns thruout the United States that show the greatest permanent civic beautification during the next two years. The contest opens September 1, 1932, and closes at midnight October 1, 1934.

A Lesson from the German Schreber Gardens

MY, MY, but these Germans are gardeners! Wherever you look it seems as tho half the people are out in their gardens. And what a wealth of material they have! Their little plots are almost like school gardens, only they seem to have a little house in each of them."

I Like to Serve Buffet Suppers

WHY do I like to serve buffet suppers? I suppose the chief reason is because I like informal hospitality, which gives my guests a comfortable feeling and gives me a chance to enjoy the meal with my friends.

The Pocket Gopher, Night Raider Works Alone

HAD it not been for the rhyming qualifications of the word, a certain little rodent which pestered my flower beds last summer would never have been honored with the dignified name Ophir. And had I known as much about Pocket Gophers then as I do now, I certainly should have called him Pluto, for his method in dragging posies down into his underground labyrinth was very similar to that employed by the dark and gloomy god in kidnapping the fair Proserpine.

He Carries His Meals in His Pockets

When You Sew or Do Handicraft

SEWING MACHINES, like other household equipment, have changed radically and wonderfully. With the advent of the electric motor and the consequent elimination of the foot pedal and iron framework, the sewing machine has become a beautiful piece of furniture, usable in any room in the home.

Well, Well! Peter Has Never Been Spanked

MY WRITING desk boasts a round wooden container in which a paper of pins curls seductively. This Peter discovered at the ripe age of 18 months, learned quickly that the pins were removable, and thereupon decided that the world is indeed a pleasant place.

A Flower Show Is Fun, Boys and Girls!

"LET'S have a flower show," exclaimed a Junior Gardener to the geography teacher.

The Diary of a Plain Dirt Gardener

SEPTEMBER 1. Hurray! Maggie was canning tomatoes today. Tomatoes-- my friends, you should see those tomatoes. We have 'em by the bushel. The cabbage heads are as big as peck measures. The Summer Squashes that Donald [his son, 7 years old] planted in the Sweet Corn are ready.

WE RECOMMEND These New Garden Books

"Frozen Dishes You Can Make in Your Automatic Refrigerator"

The Club Plays

CERTAIN months automatically bring certain interests to clubwomen, September finding them astir over the plan of activity being presented for the current year. This plan, so frequently twofold (embracing cultural progress and civic betterment), gains flavor from a third ingredient-- just downright, wholesome fun!

ALONG THE GARDEN PATH

WHEN you were a young child did your mother tie a string around your finger to remind you of things you were to do, and did your teacher pin a note to your waist when she wanted to send a message home to your mother? Mine did. Both knew I'd forget.