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intelligence eventuating in a better understand- 

 ing of the complex soil and the interrelations of 

 nature's modes of action. It means steady and 

 effective employment, the abandonment of no- 

 madic life, and in lieu thereof a permanent 

 home and an abundant supply of the neces- 

 saries and comforts of life. The Bible, the 



Fig. 'di. School house and church at the corners. 



school book, and the plow should all be engraven 

 and intertwined in our modern civilization. 



So far the general characteristics, fitness, 

 durability and beauty of the country farm house 

 have been discussed and illustrated, together 

 with such public buildings as are directly re- 

 lated to rural life. But having discussed the 

 size, best proportions, and most suitable ma- 

 terials for the house, and having put them into 



