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sunlight. But by arranging the rooms in more or less of 

 the cross form, or by the addition of wings, bay windows, 

 etc., the fullest amount of sunlight can be obtained. 



The recent improvements in styles of dwellings and the 

 adoption of large or numerous windows are steps in the 

 right direction. With the present low price of glass, and 

 sash and doors made so cheaply as they are in our large 

 factories, large windows and many of them to provide an 

 abundance of light need not add materially to the first cost 

 of a dwelling, and by the use of storm-windows during the 

 winter little or no increase in cost of heating need be ex- 

 perienced. 



Plumbing. 



Every possible attention should be given to the plumb- 

 ing and sanitary arrangements of the house and outbuild- 

 ings; the limits of this book, however, will not allow 

 of an extended discussion of the subject. The reader 

 is referred to the many books written by practical men 

 and women on this subject, such as " Home Sanitation," 

 by Mrs. Ellen M. Richards and Marion Talbot; "Sani- 

 tary Drainage of Houses and Towns" and "Principles 

 and Practice of House Drainage," and other works of 

 Geo. E. Waring, Jr.; "Women Plumbers and Doctors," 

 by Mrs. H. M. Plunket; and many other works on the 

 subject of house-drainage and plumbing should be carefully 

 studied. 



The work of plumbing requires much skill and patience, 

 and only skilful and practical men should be employed to 

 do this very important work. The "plumber's bill" is 

 proverbial, and the complaint often made against their 



