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TIIK I'SSKNTIALS OF AN IDKAL TTOME 



in ;i house separated from its neighbors, I )rt;i< lied house's 

 ;irc more frequently owned by those who live in them, ;ind 

 this helps to make the owner more thrifty. One is always 

 more , -i rel'iil of a house he owns than of one he rents. 

 Thru, too, the garden is indire<lly a sourer of profit as 

 well as of health and pleasure. Many families furnish all 



The house in the diagram IB ideally located as regards drainage. The irregular lines 

 are contour lines, each representing 5 feet in altitude. Make a diagram in your 

 notebook showing a cross section through house and grounds, indicating differ- 

 ences in elevation. 



the vegetables nrrdrd during the summer from a small 

 garden, carefully planned and tended. 



If we live in the city, both light and air are very im- 

 portant factors for our consideration. In most cities 

 nowadays, good laws have been made which require wide 

 air shafts and sufficient window space in all apartments 

 or dwellings. But in many cities in the United States, 

 we still see houses like the one shown in the picture, m a 



