A Vermont Apple House. 



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at the bottom, and two feet at the top ; two -inch 

 plank for sills on this, bedded in mortar, doubled so 

 as to break joints; two by four studding above this; 

 outside of studding matched pine, then paper, and 

 then clap -boards, painted; in middle of studding, lath 



Fig. 111. Apple house; from the islands of Lake Chainpliiin. 



and plaster ; inside of studding, matched pine, then 

 paper, and then one -half -inch sheathing, painted. 

 This gives two hollow walls, or dead -air spaces. For 

 ventilating, there is one ventilator from cellar to the 

 observatory on top of building, which has four large- 

 window frames, with blinds, but no tight windows. 

 The ventilator opens into both storage rooms. We 



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