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CHAPTER IX. LIVING AND OTHER ROOMS ...... 149 



Drawing room (150) Reception room Library (152) Smoking room (154) 

 "Den" (155) Billiard room (156) Morning room (157) Salon (158) Ball- 

 room Music room (161) Bedchamber (162) Boudoir Dressing room (165). 



CHAPTER X. THE DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN AND THEIR RELATIONS . 166 

 Early treatment (166) Banquet hall (167) Breakfast room (168) Dining room 

 (169) Furniture (171) Kitchen (172) Practical example (179). 



CHAPTER XI. HEATING, VENTILATION AND LIGHTING . . .183 



Adaptation (183) Natural heat (184) The fireplace The stove (185) The 

 furnace (186) Direct radiation (189) Indirect radiation Direct-indirect radiation 

 (190) Systems of steam and hot water (191) Ventilation (193) Inlet and outlet 

 locations (194) General principles (195) Example (198) Lighting (201). 



CHAPTER XII. PLUMBING ......... 205 



Service (205) Tank-supply system (207) Hot-water boiler (208) Pipes (210) 

 Cocks (213) Pump (214) Tanks (217) Lavatory Sink (219) Tubs (220) 

 Shower bath Closets (221) Wastes Traps (222) Back-vent system (224) 

 The simple system (225) Tests (227). 



CHAPTER XIII. WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE ... . 228 



Problems (228) Water (229) Wells (230) Springs Storage (236) The "ram" 

 (241) Pumps (242) "Under" and "deep" drainage (243) Sewerage (244) 

 The cesspool (445) Sub-soil system (247) Garbage (249). 



CHAPTER XIV. OUTBUILDINGS, GATEWAYS, ETC. . . 250 



Stables (250) Barns (255) Poultry houses (257) Pigeon houses (260) Automobile 

 houses Ice houses (261) Boat houses (263) Bath houses (264) Swimming p<><>]> 

 (266) Gate lodges (267) Fences (268) Gateways (270). 



CHAPTER XV. GARDENS AND THEIR ACCESSORIES . . 2,73 



First considerations (273) Formal gardens (275) House and garden (277) 

 Flowers (278) Pergola (281) Arbour and trellises (282) Summer houses, fences 

 and walls (283) Steps (284) Seats (285) Fountains (286) Sun dials, statuary and 

 garden pots (287) Urns, free columns, Hermae and lanterns (288) Bridges and 

 gates Old models (289). 



CHAPTER XVI. CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS ..... 299 

 Remarks (299) Form of contract (30x5) Remarks (303) Form of specifications 

 (33) Masonry (304) Carpentry (306) Metal work (311) Painting (312) 

 Plumbing (313). 



CHAPTER XVII. PRACTICAL HINTS ....... 318 



This chapter is arranged alphabetically. 



