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painted will suffice. If given but a slight pitch and 

 covered with heavy tin laid flat this will make sufficient 

 cover for the floor below and serve as the floor of a bal- 

 cony above. The heavy verandas and piazzas built to 

 many of our dwellings often overbalance the rest of the 

 structure and add to its cost more than is warranted. 

 The open veranda or platform over which an awning 

 is placed (see Fig. 2) in the summer and in stormy 

 weather has the advantage that the windows opening 

 out upon it need not be shaded unless desired, and in 

 pleasant weather one may be out in full exposure to sun- 

 light and air. The shingled veranda adds much of beauty 

 and comfort to old country houses. 



REPAIRS OF OUTBUILDINGS. 



The wood-shed, storage-room and tool-rooms are per- 

 haps of next importance. Besides storing a sufficient 

 supply of wood for the year, the shed should be large 

 enough to comfortably store many of the appliances of 

 the kitchen and laundry the forms upon which the 

 wash-tubs stand, the clothes-horse, baskets, etc., and 

 perhaps the wheelbarrow, baby carriage, bicycles, and 

 numerous other articles, needed for the comfort of the 

 family. Wherever these things are stored, each should 

 have a place, and every member of the family should be 

 expected to return each to its place after using. By a 

 series of pegs, or hooks and a shelf or two, a large num- 

 ber of small articles may be hung or put away where 

 they are in sight and easily reached. 



The Tool-House. 



Whether we are farming or gardening on a small or 

 large scale, a more or less large equipment of tools is 

 needed for successful and profitable work, both for out- 

 side work and under cover on stormy days and during 



