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The Country House 



and the problem is simple. Under conditions of damp or rainy weather the 

 closing of the windows makes itself felt at once, and it is necessary to use a little 

 heat to dispel the moisture and supply a vent for the escape of foul air. With 

 the heat, enough fresh air can be had from the windows without inconvenience. 

 In the winter, the conditions being extreme, it is evident that some artificial 

 means must be resorted to for the accomplishment of the desired results. 



In the heating and ventilating of the house it has been considered that the two 

 systems working together form the cheapest as well as the most effective solution 

 of the problem. Thus, by the use of the indirect system, heat and fresh air are 

 at once supplied, and by ventilating into a common flue .in the chimney, in which 

 the heater and range flues are carried up through galvanised iron pipes, the draught 

 in that direction is assured. In natural draught, where no accelerating luat 

 is used to force the circulation, as in the above, there is apt to be, at times, in mild 

 weather, where internal and external conditions are nearly equal, some difficulty in 

 the working of the flue, and for this reason the forced draught is advisable. It the 

 heater and range flues are not practical to get at and a forced draught is desired, it 



can be effected by a small coil in the 

 main outlet flue. 



One of the best ventilators tor the 

 country house is the fireplace, which 

 should always remain open. For the 

 summer house it is likewise capable of 

 furnishing what little heat would be 

 desired for the season, and thus it 

 serves two purposes at once. 



Ventilation by aid of the window 

 may be effected in a manner to a\oul 

 direct draught, by raising the lower sash 

 and inserting a 5 or 6 inch board and 

 dropping the sash upon it. An improv- 

 ement of this simple method can be 

 bought at a slight expense, and consists 



Iof a perforated board so arranged as to 

 allow the indirect passage of air. By 

 aid of this the circulation may be had at 

 both the middle and bottom of the 

 window. 



For the country house the best 

 location for the inlet register is near 

 the floor on the side of the exposed 

 wall; it should of course be set verti- 

 cally. For winter the outlet should be 

 nearly opposite, in the wall, near the 



floor; for summer the opening near the ceiling, capable of being closed and opening 

 into the same duct, is most effective. This top duct will also serve to reduce the 

 bad air from the lights at the top of the room, as, if closed in the ordinary way, it 



A dressing. room mantel. Not too formal ; just enougn abandon 

 in its design to recommend it for its place 



