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for dwelling-houses, and also cottages and farm-buildings. In. cottages 

 especially the windows are very frequently made too small. Cottage 

 windows are often made to open as a door ; this, when the window is 

 open, prevents the shelf inside from being made useful for any house- 

 hold purpose ; and besides, when it is desirable to open the window for 

 fresh air, there is too large an opening made, and that in a position where 

 it is not desirable to have it that is, down to the bottom. For the pur- 

 poses of ventilation, only the upper half of the window should be made 

 to open, as then a fresh supply of air can be had at the top without caus- 



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ing a draught throughout the cottage from below. Sliding windows have 

 also the same objection, in being open down to the bottom. A very good 

 form of window for a cottage is made by Messrs M'Culloch & Co., Gal- 



