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MOSQ UI TO ERA DI CA TION 



The writer would supplement the provision for reinforcing the 

 lower half of the door (No. 3) by adding a light, wooden "kick- 

 board," similar to the "push-board" mentioned in No. 4, to 

 receive the kick with which many persons open screen doors. 



Almost any substantial hinge will do. Spring hinges,, the 

 springs of which can be adjusted from time to time, have been 

 found advantageous by the writer, as they render unnecessary 

 the separate springs commonly used, which, as a rule, soon 

 weaken if a door is used very much. 



SCREENING OF WINDOWS 



Many of the considerations that are mentioned above in 

 connection with the screening of doors also apply to screening of 



Fig. 141. — Close-up view of a window screen. This screen hangs from the 

 top and is drawn up tightly against the battens on the sides and the sill on the 

 bottom by a hook fitting in a ring attached to the inside of the sill. 



windows. Probably the most important of these is that relating 



to making the frame of the screen fit tightly up against battens. 



Probably the best type of screening for windows is that in which 



the top of the frame is hinged to the batten over the window with 



