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ing vinegar over them, thus causing them to 

 break. The story has long been regarded as 

 legendary, but recent events seem to give it an 

 air of truth. So far as has been reported, no- 

 body has actually tried Hannibal's method. 



When the clearing has been made, we tackle 

 the house building. Recent experiments show 

 that this need not be the expensive undertaking 

 it once was. Even if one be unwilling to live 

 in a tent or put up a mere shack, there is no 

 call to expend thousands of dollars on a house. 



Comfort, convenience and utility are the im- 

 portant considerations, and these may be se- 

 cured in a bungalow. In the June, 1907, issue 

 of " The Village " Mr. William Jeffery says: 



" To get rid of household care, live in an 

 American bungalow. I know, for I have tried 

 it. A bungalow is a low, compact, rural build- 

 ing, with small cellar and large porches, and ours 

 is built alongside of a large hickory tree on ac- 

 count of which we selected that site for Hick- 

 ory Bungalow. The tree is cooler than any 

 awning in summer and the delicate tracery of its 

 branches is a delight in winter. 



