CHAPTER V. 



BODY OF THE HOUSE. 



Height. The Spine. Each Vertebra. Gen- 

 eral Description. The Ribs. The Breast 

 Bone. The Collar Bone. The Shoulder- 

 Blade. 



HEIGHT. Houses consist of one or more 

 stories, according to the length of the posts. 

 Each story, as you know, forms a separate row 

 or tier of rooms. The best houses are those 

 with fewest stories. 



But most people prefer, if they are able, to 

 have at least two stories some three. In 

 cities, where land is very costly, they some- 

 times have them four, five, seven, ten and even 

 eleven stories high. Four stories in our large 

 cities is very common. A house ten stories high, 

 accommodating ten rows or tiers of people, one 

 above another, must be a curious sight. The 



