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in calling attention to Foster's patent moveable 

 house on iron supports. It is as strong as any 

 house can be built, and yet may be taken in 

 pieces and removed without difficulty. Fig. 5 is 

 a section of one of these houses 14 feet wide, the 



FIG. 5. 



Section of House 14 feet wide. 



path being in the centre. The feet, pillar, and 

 bracket are all cast in one piece. The roof is 

 made in separate lights, and also the ends and 

 sides, so that there is no occasion to break a pane 

 of glass in removing the whole structure. I have 

 just had a house erected on this principle, 60 feet 

 by 24 feet, heated by six rows of pipes. It is 

 intended for a conservatory, and is a beautiful 

 building; compared with Paxton's "Houses for 

 the Million " its advantages will be acknowledged. 



