A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



atoms of quicksilver reduced me to a skeleton, 

 and ninety unfortunate chicks to untimely 

 graves. 



My tale of disaster has been told only to 

 warn any misguided creatures who think 

 they can manage without a brooder. 



For the beginner, with only one or two 

 incubators, the individual brooder is undoubt- 

 edly the most convenient, because the long 

 house, fitted with boilers and hot water or 

 steam pipes, necessitates a large outlay. 

 First, there is the building and plumbing; 

 then the whole house has to be heated, even 

 if only one section is being used. Last, 

 should any accident happen to the boiler 

 or fire when the house is filled with chickens, 

 all suffer. 



The individual machines are divided into 

 two classes, there being only $2 difference 

 between their prices. The out-door is really 

 the cheapest, because it can be used in any 

 light, sunny shed, or in the house in cold 

 weather. 



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