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broke, but (hiver when expofed to the air ; 

 however, this is of little confequence* 'as 

 the ftones ftick faft in the wall, and do 

 not fall afunder. For want of it, they 

 fometimes make their buildings of lime-s 

 ftone, or fand-ftone, and fometimes of grey 

 rock-ftone. The walls of fuch houfes are 

 commonly two foot thick, and feldom 

 thinner. The people here can have lime 

 every where in this neighbourhood. The 

 greater part of the houfes in the country, are 

 built of wood, and fometimes plaiftered 

 over on the outfide. The chinks, in the 

 walls are filled with clay, inftead of mofs, 

 The houfes are feldom above one ftory 

 high. Jn every room is either a chimney 

 or ftove, or both together. The ftoves 

 have the form of an oblong fquare; fame 

 are entirely of iron, about two feet - c and a 

 half long, one foot and a half/ orntw0 

 feet, highk; fcftd near a foot and a half 

 broad ; :|fe^fc; iron ftoves are all caft at 

 the i^on^v^cjrks at Trots Riviereti : tSorab 

 are made of bricks, or ftones, not much 

 larger {baft the iro& ftoves, btrtcovsi-ed; at 

 top with .^rir jr<?n plate. The faioke frorij 

 t^ftoves is conveyed up the chimney, by 

 an iron pipe. In fummer the ftoves are 



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