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shade is secured. Woe be to the man who de- 

 stroys this restful old house and substitutes for 

 it a lofty, narrow -waisted one adorned with peaks 

 and spires, bay windows and a filigree cornice ! 

 Before ground is broken for the foundation, 



Fig. 12. The lake view in front of the house. 



carefully considered plans suited to the site, the 

 size and productiveness of the farm, and the 

 probable income, should have been made. It 

 may be said that the size of the house should 

 be governed by the size, or the probable size, 

 of the family. But "it is better to dwell in 



