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wooden pins, 0, a, project above the cover, and answer 

 as handles for sliding it as desired. 



Figure 127 shows a covered well curb, which is safe 

 against worms, frogs and other vermin ; and also against 

 the entrance of surface water, leaves anc\ other objects. 

 The wall of the well is carried up to the surface of the 



Fig. 127. A SAFE WELL CURB. 



ground, and clean gravel is spread around it and beaten 

 down firmly. A frame of four by four-inch chestnut is 

 then bedded down level with this surface, and a floor of 

 two-inch planks, with matched edges, is laid down, pro- 

 jecting a little over the raised gravel, as shown in the 

 engraving. The ground slopes from the floor in all di- 

 rections, and should be neatly sodded. The best cov- 

 ering, being indestructible, is a large flagstone ; or, it may 

 be made with several pieces and bedded in mortar. The 

 curb is built around the well, large enough to give stand- 

 ing room for the bucket at one corner ; it should be no 

 higher than is convenient to reach over it to use the 

 bucket. A spout is fixed to the front, into which the 

 bucket is emptied without lifting it over the curb. The 

 curb is protected on top with one fixed and one hinged 

 wire gauze covered frame. The hinged one is thrown 

 back and rests against a support, if desired, as shown, 

 or it may fall entirely back upon the other one. This 



