IN THE BUNGALOW. 



larger timber portions. Of course, there 

 is the objection to the use of this material 

 in thatched roofed bungalows that it will 

 render the house more liable to fire. This 

 is true, but those with whom I have dis- 

 cussed the matter have usually been of 

 the opinion that the danger from fire is 

 always so great in the case of thatch- 

 roofed houses that it would not be appre- 

 ciably heightened by the inclusion of 

 the soaked beetle-proof materials in the 

 roof, whilst their use undoubtedly greatly 

 lengthens the life of the latter. (The 

 beetles are shown here enlarged.) 



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