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Description.' — The main body of the cottage, fig. 2, is in the form 

 of a parallelogram, 34 feet long, including the portico, and 32 feet 

 wide, having 14-foot posts, 2 feet of which extends above the attic 

 floor, sustaining a roof of a 16-foot pitch, with the gable-end facing 

 the south or south west. The back part of the house, which extends 

 to the kitchen, is 18 by 23 feet, including the verandah, with 10 

 foot posts, supporting a roof of a ll|-foot pitch, with the gable to- 

 wards the north or north east. The kitchen is 12 by 23 feet, inclu- 

 ding the passage to the vault, with 6-foot posts and a lean-to roof 

 having a 4-foot pitch. 



The whole building is de§igned to be elevated on a terrace, or 

 mason work, 3 feet above the common level ©f the ground, to be 

 built of wood, with the outer walls lined with bricks. The roofs, 

 also, are designed to be built of wood, covered either with common 

 shingles, or water-proof cement. 



On the centre of the main body of the house, a false chimney top 

 is shown, which may be formed of metal, bricks, or artificial stone, 

 for receiving the stove pipes from the rooms below. Those who pre- 

 fer fireplaces to furnaces, or stoves, can erect a chimney at each side 

 of the cottage, extending their tops about 16 feet above the eaves. 

 Between the dining room and kitchen, there is a chimney designed 

 to communicate with the cooking range and stove in those parts of 

 the house. 



This cottage is designed to be entered from the front gate through "" 

 a portico, 6 feet wide, extending across the whole width of the 

 house. The entry of the kitchen and dining room is also designed 

 to be passed into on the easterly side of the back part of the build- 

 ing, through a verandah, 3 feet wide. 



The windows are all designed to be of good dimensions, and pro- 

 tected by wooden blinds. Towards the top of each gable end, there 

 is a latticed window for ventilation, which may be closed at pleas- 

 ure in stormy weather. 



Under the entire floor of the main body of the house, a cellar is 

 intended, with walls and arches laid in cement, to be entered by 

 stairs from the dining room, and by a 6-foot door way, on the east- 

 erly side from without. Beneath the kitchen, there is also another 

 cellar, designed for storing wood or coal, entered from the kitchen 

 through a trap door, and likewise by a passage, on the easterly side, 

 from out-doors. If circumstances require it, a dairy, or milk cellar, 

 may also be constructed under the dining room, and lighted, or ven- 

 tilated, by windows at each side of the house. 



