Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1925, Page 34

NDIFFERENCE is a fault that .thinking people will not tolerate .. . particularly when family com- fort and vital health protection are involved. . Yet thousands are only half-com- fortable in their homes . . . because they were unthinking when they built. Thousands of families suffer from sickness ... because they were indifferent to opportunities to pro- tect health. Every home tells a story of thought or of indifference. There are homes built thoughtfully ...and homes built without thought. Everywhere you see them being built . . . and you know who is building them. Two kinds of people ... two kinds of homes. How 60,000 leaders have built Four years ago, Celotex Insulating Lumber made it practical to build homes that would really keep out heat and cold. This was recognized by leading architects and builders as one of the greatest improvements ever made in home construction. And in every community, thought- ful men and women were quick to Celotex is applied directly to stud- ding in place of wood sheathing. A wall so sheathed is many times application of Celotex stronger than one sheathed withwood walls as repls lumber lumber. And it is a wall that effec- 8 Db oD o e s, = tively keeps out heat and cold. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., NOVEMBER 1, 1925—PART 1. —— Sickness Little Jane Barton has pneumonia. Everyone knows theirhouseischilly and draughty. It could have been made safe at so little cost Celotex homes are healthful INDIFFERENCE ' is such an ugly thing! accept it. Sixty thousand have now built with Celotex. Today, the homes of these leaders have set the stand- ard by which homes, and people, everywhere are judged. The new standard of living Your own home, built with Celotex, will give you a wholly new idea of luxurious home comfort. For this Celotex house will keep snug and warm on the bit- is heated by an terest winter days —refreshingly cool through a swelter- ing summer. There, yourchil- dren’s health will be guarded from cold-giving o draughts and sud- den temperature changes. Always, this in the buildings. be quiet; restful. Disturbing noises will be subdued. Note thisactual test. A Celotex box (s divided in half by a layer of Celotex. The upper half elactric lamp. The lower half {o 106° cosler. Comfort with fuel-saving | at no extra building cost | Celotex is Lumber — the only Insulating Lumber. Itis ‘ the one material that combines insulating value i with greater structural strength, snd isnoten extra ftsm || A home built with it costs no mere Celotex replaces five other building Itreplaces wood lumber assheathing, giviaggreater i structural strength. Plaster is applied directly to the surface of Celotex, || forming a stronger wall than lath and plaster. f Celotex replaces building paper, giving better pro- || tection against wind and moisture. Cclotex hOmC Will 1t feph:tldendening felt, giving a restful quiet. ‘Wherever used, Celotex replaces any extra insuls- t-stopping material. your fuel bills will be cut by one-third. It will be a home whose air of solid comfort will be the envy of all who enter. " Living in this Celotex home, you will have more money to spend on the luxuries you want—for it will cost much less for up-keep than an ordinary home. You will have a sounder invest- ment:a house that will be stronger, last longer, have a higher resale value. No home is mod- ern unless insu- lated. Celotex advantages cost no more Best of all, this truly modern home will cost you no more than one of ordinary construc- tion. For Celotex is not an extra item in building; it adds nothing to build- ing costs. In the reof and walls of @ house, Celotax keeps heatin during the winter,out fn nanmer. than an erdinary i THE CELOTEX COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MILLS: NEW ORLEANS, LA. Branch Sales Offices in many principal cities of the United States and Canada Philadelphia Sales Officc: 400 North Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. Telephone Rittenhouse 2698-2699 All Lumber Dealers Can Supply Celotex % CELOTEX INSULATING LUMBER “THERE IS A USE FOR CELOTEX IN EVERY BRUILDING” \ ' A There is no excuse for building without Celotex today. Progressive people are not satisfied with half- comfortable, heat-wasting homes. Even if your home was built before Celotex was available, you can still have Celotex comfort—at trifling cost. Simplyline your attic and basement floor with Celotex. Get all the facts These are living improvements so vital that every progressive person will demand the facts before building or buying a home. They make the ordinary house as out-of-date as one without electricity, modern plumb- ing or a central heating plant. Ask your architect or contractor or lumber dealer to tell you more about Celotex. All lumber dealers can supply it. Everywhere leaders in these lines advise its use. If you are going to buy a home already built, get Celotex construc- tion, if you possibly can. And by all means send for the Celotex Building Book. Even if you are not thinking of building soon, you will be interested in this great advance in building history. Just use the coupon below. ¥ v Mail This Coupon Now for FREE Building Book sesssssssEssssusEsERs TR RsTaReRsssRenananany "The Celotex Co., Dept. 531, 400 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Please send your illustrated Building Book, Free. NameR 2 e s e e (o TR e 5 TR (VSR O SENE Y SO L sssssscsssssssssnesaeEnnEns Stote i © 1925, The Celotes Company : sEssssEsesENsISETINEIEEsYSRseRSUs SRR PR Rnnne