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into he may go at nightfall after a hard day's work 

 and find rest and peace and comfort ; a home where- 

 into he may take his childish cares and perplexities 

 and place them before the affectionate consideration 

 of his parents and perhaps his elder brothers and 

 sisters ; a place where he is carefully taught the rudi- 

 ments of filial respect and a wholesome regard for 

 work and industry, bring up the boy in the midst 

 of these plain, sympathetic situations, and you have 

 a real patriot. Although he may be reminded only 

 occasionally of the meaning of the national flag, and 

 although he may read with no unusual interest about 

 the blood that was spilled on the national field of 

 battle, a life so reared would mean that the love of 

 home has become rooted in the heart of the young 

 patriot, and that he would rise up if need be and give 

 his life in defense of that home. In such a case, only 

 a small stretch of the imagination would make it 

 possible for the youth to regard the nation as his home 

 in the larger sense, while his willingness to defend 

 that home in time of real need would be none the 

 less present and strong. 



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There are hundreds of types and thousands of 

 varieties of rural dwelling houses. It would perhaps 

 be impracticable to attempt to furnish definite plans 

 and specifications in connection with this chapter. 

 The wide variation in the nature of the selected sites, 



