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The Country House 



Boa 



inter hous- 



ing of a launch 



toilet, lounging room and sun parlour, all of which are natural adjuncts under certain 



conditions. The bath house can then be made a thing of some comfort and attraction. 



Although the near presence of pond or stream often offers excellent bathing, 



there are times when natural conditions 

 make the home swimming pool possible 

 and advisable, from the standpoint of 

 privacy. As is usual with our Northern 

 climate, the untempered conditions of 

 the water are such as to make outdoor 

 bathing a sort of daredevil feat rather 

 than a pleasure. The artificial pool, 

 then, solves the problem, inasmuch as 

 through it the temperature of the water 

 can be largely controlled. If situated 

 on the coast or on tidewater, your pool 

 can be an offshoot from the source of 

 water supply (see Fig. 52) or separate, 

 as desired. In either case the pool may 

 be filled at flood tide and retained and 

 warmed by the sun; in this it is necessary to utilise an enclosing wall to cut off 

 the wind. Whether or no this wall be roofed with glass is a question depending 

 entirely on existing conditions. 



If one happens to have a clear brook crossing the estate, he is most fortunate. 

 The pool can be made directly a part of the watercourse by damming, but the 

 objection to this is that running water of this sort is very likely to be spring fed 

 and thus cold, and that the current may be more or less objectionable. It is 

 better that the pool in this case be partially or wholly removed from the course 



of the brook; the water is easier warmed 

 in this way. 



One method of constructing the 

 isolated and brook-fed pool is illustrated 

 in Fig. 53. The pool may be located 

 near or at some distance from the water- 

 course, and may be slightly higher or on 

 a level, as conditions will allow; the low 

 problem obviates the question of raising 

 the water, which, however, can often be 

 easily done by aid of a hydraulic ram. 

 The walls are built of rough field stone, 

 laid in ordinary foundation mortar, with 

 the exception of the inner stonework 

 and lining, in which hydraulic cement 



Fig. 53. Plan and section of a swimming pool fed from a brook j -p| 1_ 1'1 C 



or stream. Might cost from $600 to $900 ISUSed. The bottom IS llkeWlSC of 



stone. The stone used for the inside 



of walls and upper course of bottom should be of smaller size than the rest, to 

 effect a better handling of material, but the whole wall should be well bonded, 



ften. 



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