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terpreters who were acquainted in tlie vicinity, to get inside of many 

 farm homes in Nortli Holland, where the house and stable are under 

 one roof. These homes are models of neatness, and are interesting in 

 the extreme. The buildings are commodious, the roof steep and the 

 eaves rather low, usually not over ten feet from the ground. The walls 



are built of stone or brick and the 

 roof- covered with an ingenious ar- 

 rangement of tile and thatch, giv- 

 ing the building a substantial and 

 artistic appearance. The one 

 building contains the cow stalls, 

 wagon shed, hay loft and living 

 apartments. 



The houses are usually richly 

 and artistically furnished — much 

 better taste being displayed than 

 is often seen in America. The fur- 

 niture is of good quality and many 

 times some finely carved old pieces 

 are seen. The Dutch love music, and a piano is not infrecjuently a part 

 of the household equipment. 



The stables are as different from what we are accustomed to in 

 America as one can well imagine. A cow stable in America is usually 



Sliowing the usual location of a Hol- 

 land home. The bridge affording a com- 

 munication between the road and house, 

 is closed in the middle with a gate. 



Farm home. House and cow stable under one roof. Double doors in barn. Windows 



in parlor. 



