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carefully corrected, and they are then laid one by 

 one on the ground to dry. 



Tiles are burned in a circular kiln, and must be 

 carefully packed on end for this purpose, and 

 burned slowly. 



" Wattle and Dab " (or " Daub ") forms a cheap, 

 convenient, and on the whole satisfactory sub- 

 stitute for masonry of brick or stone and mortar, 

 and buildings thus constructed will stand for 

 many years. The posts and cross-pieces may be 

 either of sawn timber or taken green from the 

 jungle. In the former case, the walls will of 

 course present a much more even and angular 

 appearance. A space of six inches should be 

 left between the upright posts, each of which 

 should be at least four inches thick. Lathes, or 

 wattles from the jungle, must now be attached 

 to these horizontally every six inches, on both 

 sides and opposite to each other. These may be 

 either tied with Coir yarn or jungle-fibre, or nailed 

 to the uprights. This having been done, the 

 spaces between the timbers should be carefully 

 filled up with well-trodden clay, such as is above 

 described as being requisite for brick-making. 

 A good-sized stone may afterwards with advantage 

 be stuffed into each square of mud, which will 

 thus be still further compressed, and forced into 

 all interstices ; but this is not essential. As soon 



