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a comparatively few times, while the rear ones 

 are used many times, so it matters little if the 

 front of the house is several steps above grade. 

 It makes a visitor unhappy to know that the 



Fig. 48. The daily route to the w^ll. 



busy housewife must descend three steps, walk 

 forty feet and ascend two steps to reach the 

 well platform, then reverse the journey, to 



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Fig. 49. A short-cut to the well 



secure the drink of cold water desired (Fig. 48). 

 The illustration in Fig. 49 shows how the farmer 

 solved the difficulty by building an elevated 



^1 Fig. 50. An elevated earth walk to the well. , 



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plank walk from the kitchen to the well. Fig. 

 50 shows how he might have solved it in 

 another way. 



The hillside wall may be kept dry and the 



