CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



THE SUBURBAN HOME 13 



Advantages of Living in the Country ; Farming and Gar- 

 dening for Pleasure or as a Business; The Home Owner 

 and Home Seeker; Where Shall We Look for New 

 Homes? Important Points to Consider: i. Healthful 

 and Pleasant Surroundings; 2. Good Schools and 

 Churches; 3. Congenial Social and Political Conditions; 

 4. Suitable Soil and Exposure; 5. Suitable Buildings; 

 6. What are the Markets? 7. Good Roads; 8. Is there 

 Woodland on the Place? 9. The Capital Required. 

 Summary. 



CHAPTER II 



REMODELLING AND IMPROVING OLD BUILDINGS 31 



First Make Buildings Healthful; Examine Sills; Roofs 

 and Gutters; Shingles; Asphalt Roofing; Iron and 

 Steel Roofing; Inside Conveniences; The Purity of the 

 Water Supply; Sanitation; Improvement of Build- 

 ings; The Tool House; Farming Tools; Poultry 

 Houses; Barn, Stable and Carriage House, etc.; Shin- 

 gling Old Buildings; Painting Old Buildings; Time to 

 Paint; Kinds of Paint; Brushes and Painting. 



CHAPTER III 

 BUILDING NEW HOUSES 52 



PART I. 



Building Associations; A Definite Plan; Contract and 

 Day Labor; The Most Important Points: Location; 

 An Abundance of Windows; The Water Supply; 

 Houses of Wood; The Frame; Cover Boards; Shin- 

 gles; Finish; Floor Boards; Finishing Floors. 



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