274 MAKING AND BEAUTIFYING THE HOME 



placed in furnaces, flattened out, smoothed off, and finally 

 cut into sizes used by the trade. 



Choosing a home. Although boys and girls do not 

 often have an opportunity to choose their own homes, 

 yet it is always well to have reasons for selecting one's 

 neighborhood. There are many advantages in the city 

 which are often lacking in the country, such as paved 



A well-kept country home. 



streets, sidewalks, good schools, churches, and theaters, 

 and above all ample protection against disease in the form 

 of good water supplies, sewage systems, and a Board of 

 Health. Yet on the whole, most boys and girls prefer to 

 live in the country. For here we find fresh air and sun- 

 shine and room for games. Here we may keep pets. 

 Here we may have a garden and orchard, and here are 

 walking and riding, swimming, boating, hiking, and picnick- 

 ing, pleasures which all country boys and girls know. A 

 detached house has its advantages, as well as its disadvan- 



