SETTLING ON THE LAND. 



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Home-made Box Chair. 



heavy sleeper, and shutting him up like an oyster. Where 

 it can be managed by any available contrivance, sleeping 

 upon the bare ground should be avoided. Strong men may 

 think it all right for a time ; but rheumatics and other 

 complaints are contracted in that way. 



A Box Chair. This de- 

 sign in furniture explains 

 itself. It is a style brought 

 to scientific development in 

 mining camps. It is said 

 that no end of gold has been 

 planted under such chairs, 

 and that in addition to being 

 comfortable as seats, they 

 offer more difficulty to 

 thievishly inclined visitors 

 than the ordinary burglar- 

 proof safes. 



Verandah Chair. This is a 

 really comfortable rest for a 

 tired housewife, or the man 

 after his day's work is done, and 

 rest is helpful in preparing for 

 another day. The timbers may 

 be 1J by 2J inches, which is 

 strong enough for any tired 

 mortal under 14 stone. The 

 box seat, a stump, log, or the 

 floor might be safer under 

 heavier weights. Or the design 

 shown, by making the timbers 

 2 x S, would be strong enough 

 for of a ton. Strong canvas, 

 well sewn, is necessary for 

 these chairs. A man with 

 sailor experience is the one to manipulate such canvas. 



Tables can be made of Inxxes, or from slabs, and bark 

 has been inado to do duty where nothing more suitable 

 could be got. 





Home-made Verandah Cbair. 



