Mistakes in Locating 



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few trees, which may serve 



in part to hide his work- ^ 



shop on the other side. Z 



There are many things '^ 



about this farm house ^ 



which are commendable, § 



and the only wonder is ^ 



that so few mistakes were ° 



made in planning it. | 



Farmers' wives must have ^ 



a sort of natural intuition ; * 



how else can the fewness | 



of their mistakes be ex- 5 



plained, for they have sel- | 



dom received the slightest i 



instruction along the lines | 



of house- building. True, ^ 



the tower on the corner is | 



expensive and inappropri- | 



ate, but if the house had ^ 



an appropriate setting of g" 



trees and shrubs it might | 



be beautiful. ^ 



The farm house should ^ 



have one large bed -room I 



on the first floor, a well < 

 appointed kitchen and liv- 

 ing room. When the size, 

 number, and arrangement of the other rooms are 



