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156 THE SATURDAY EVENING POST October 24, 1923 AT DIZZY. HEIGHTS ................ % spreads a coat of red-lead DAILY he dangles in mid-air. The steel skeleton of a building that is WHY? ro be, or a network of bridge cables, is his only foothold. Where he works, breezes become whistling gales smving to rear him from his precarious perch. Below him move many tiny dors* skeltering about like so many ants, all unaware of pores of the metal and forms a hard yet elastic protecting film that resists mois ture and keeps out air. one of their kind who works at dizzy This metal-protecring film of red-lead heights just to spread a chin red film of paint is so important that the hardest- lead paint. to-get-at places of our tallest skyscrapers "Why," you ask, "must he do it?" Because upon the thoroughness with which he spreads this red film--upon its ability to protect the surface it covers-- rests, in no small measure, the safety of the structure and the lives of thousands. receive a thorough red-leading regardless of the fact that they will later be shielded from the weather by walls of brick and mortar. And railroad cars, ships, signal towers, farm machinery, water tanks, filling station pumps, life-boats, tin roofs, gas tanks, coal piers, even the "Iron Protecting the weak links Policeman" on the corner--these are but a few of thousands of places where red- You have heard no doubt the old engi lead paint is on guard against rust. neering axiom, "A structure is only as strong as its details." It is not enough, however, to design a structure's details Why Dutch Boy red-leadI with care and precision. . Be it bridge, The United States Navy, eminent engi building, ocean greyhound or simple neers, contractors and builders prefer railroad switch, every detail must be Dutch Boy red-lead because of its great kept adequately protected from air and durability and economy of application. moisture, the two corroding elements It brushes out so evenly that t makes a that sap the strength of the strongest superior film which sticks tight to the steel. metal surface. When such a film is The best protector for metal surfaces used by man today is pure red-lead properly maintained, it gives complete and lasting protection. paint, made from the metal lead. When Dutch Boy^pure red-lead comes in spread over a steel surface, it seals the paste form wnich, when mixed with pure linseed oil, makes a paint that can be tinted to any desired dark coior. Paint booklet sent free THE "Handy Book on Painting," a storehouse of general paint facts and formulas, will be sent to anyone free. A section of this handbook is de voted to the protection of metal surfaces. It tells how to prepare the surface for painting, how to mix and how to apply the paint. We shall also be glad to give you any specific information on any par ticular painting problem you may have. Other Dutch Boy Products Besides red-lead, the Dutch Boy line of products includes Hatting oil, linseed oil, solder, babbitt metals and whitelead. In addition to these, National Lead Company makes lead products for prac tically every purpose to which lead can be/ put in art, industry and daily life, such as litharge, sheet lead, lead bars, lead cames, lead pipe, and die-castings. If you would like to know more about any of these or other uses of lead, write to our nearest branch. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York. Ill Broadway- Baton. IJ1 State St. BwBakx 1 If0k St.; Oitcin. OT Wi lit* St. Cincinnati. A* ;CWv*tnd. SJO Vtt Sopmc* A*c.: St Leant HI On o u iu i St: Saa FrmKMCS. *15 California St; Rtufevrjn. Natntal Lead tad 0*1 Ga at Pa-116 FoarU Arcane; PUadclplua. Jot* T. Law** ft ftnoa. Co- 41? Ckwtam St TAc of tk* Du.UA fttattr Am* Adrarandimrvrwpror*- ftef of Dutch Boo rod-trad mud i# a fuar- mu too ofcrcrp- liowl inaptly. C007-5WP-000001592