Home Astrology Astrology - lrresistible Magic Picture Writing in the Sky The Origin of the Horoscope Christianity and Astrology Stargazing and Star-Reading Fitness Vitamins Protein Minerals Training and Diet Dietary Mistakes General Models of Feeding Is salt intake necessary during effort? The Achilles Tendon Gastronomy, a Modern Discipline Total calories per 24 hours referred to weight Health Repose or absence of muscular activity Health Status and Health Costs Health Insurance - Demographic Factors and Income High Blood Pressure Medicare Issues Health Services - How Should We Decide How Much to Spend Fashion Fashion Questions & Answers Revolt or Style - The Designer Culture Sport Sport and Tourism Partnerships Sporting Superstars - Pele, Muhammad Ali Tourism and Culture Partnerships Olympic Memorabilia Collecting Sport and physical activity Family Recipes Some Characteristic of Second Home Towns One- and two-family houses The Problem of Ageing - Long Term Care Mortgage Terms Santa Clara County, California, and Prince George's County, Maryland Housing: What the Consumer Wants Phases of the Housing Problem Student Loans: Variations in Loan Programs The care of the dog Decoration Where Your Painting Hangs Cleaning a Painting on Your Own How Water Damages a Canvas Painting How a painting can change without any apparent cause aging What happens when a painting is restored What to do with your paintings when you are redecorating your home Structural Composition Of A Canvas Painting Aging Of A Canvas Painting Aesthetics Of Cleaning A Painting How To Roll  A Painting If It Must Be Transported That Way What to do when you need to ship your painting Varnishing and Other Finishing Touches More Is Anything at Rest in the Universe? Computer Graphics	What to do when you need to ship your painting When you have occasion to ship a painting it is safest to send it in a specially constructed box, via Railway Express, covered for the nominal amount allowed by their customary contract, and protected by a Fine Arts All Risk insurance policy which you can obtain from your broker. Excellent brochures have been published on how to construct a packing case and how to pack a painting in it. One of these is listed in the bibliography at the back of this volume and you can send for it if you wish to. If, however, you are short of time and need a case made immediately, PLEASE note several fundamental points of importance. First of all, no matter what he tells you, have the carpenter or packer make your case solid. An open slatted case lined with waterproof paper is lighter and does cost much less, but it is no protection against an unexpected accident and is as vulnerable as a Medieval knight in openwork armor! A solid case may be made of a wooden collar with front and back sides of pressed wood, plywood, masonite or any other type of strong composition board. If the case is large, these sides should be reinforced with crossbars of wood, to prevent them from bending. Up to the point of placing the painting in it, the case may be held together with nails, but after the painting has been inserted, the final side which closes up the case MUST be put on with SCREWS. It takes a little longer to drill the holes for the screws and prepare the case to receive them, but putting them in is quite simple and involves no hammering and no jarring of the case which now holds a painting. If you think about this factor you can realize how important it is not to have unnecessary shock; besides when it comes to unpacking, instead of the hazards involved with nailpullers, clawhammers and chisels, we have an easy removal of screws and a lifting off of the top side. There is no danger from torn apart boards and left behind nails, and a minimum of trouble for the unpacker. A final point in favor of the screw-top case, as it is called, is the fact that it can be used over and over again at a great saving of expense in the long run.