A LITTLE LAND 244 



AND A LIVING 



Of course if there are buildings on your acre, 

 you may count yourself lucky. No matter how 

 old or dilapidated the house, it can be made 

 habitable by the expenditure of a few dollars, 

 or a good barn may be made into a house at a 

 low cost. 



Whether one build or alter, one should study 

 plans so as to get the most for one's investment. 

 It is easy to spend a few hundred dollars in 

 making an attractive house, but if it cost a great 

 deal to heat, or the sun cannot get into the liv- 

 ing rooms it will be expensive to maintain. A 

 fireplace in the outer wall of a house will do 

 little to warm the interior, no matter how big 

 the fire in it; while, if the chimney is placed in 

 the middle walls, half the fuel will keep the 

 whole house comfortable. Get some woman's 

 aid in arranging your house. The house is a 

 woman's domain, generally speaking, and she 

 can give valuable hints to the best architects. 



Some advertising architects will guarantee 

 their estimate of cost no charge for the plans 

 if the house costs more than they say; that will 

 help to keep one out of a financial hole. 



