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restful and satisfying. One instinctively sees 

 that the cost of maintenance of this durable 

 structure will be comparatively little. If this 

 house be compared with the one shown in Fig. 

 26, it will be easily seen how much more ap- 

 propriate and beautiful it is. One is built of 



Fig. "25. A simple ;iiul attractive little dwelling house. 



cream brick and roofed with soft -colored tile ; 

 the other is roofed with poor shingles, has a 

 cheap hemlock frame, and is sided with wood, 

 which is covered with gaudy, ready mixed earth 

 paints, which may fade out before the bill for 

 them is paid. 



Some day a genius will set forth for the 



