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ENGINEERING ON THE FARM 





stand where it will not be directly in front of a window. 

 A room n by n feet is about as small as a bedroom can 

 be built and allow space for necessary furniture and the 

 doors to swing clear. Each bedroom should have at least 

 two windows. Closets are essential. They will be found 



more easily aired and con- 

 venient if no doors are 

 hung. A light curtain is 

 all that is necessary to 

 close off a closet. 



Sanitary system. Un- 

 der this heading will be 

 considered the bathroom, 

 laundry, and men's wash- 

 room. 



Bathroom. A bathroom 

 is as much of convenience 

 in the rural house as in 

 the city dwelling. The 

 bathroom equipment is 

 mentioned in connection 

 with the water supply. 

 A bathroom need not be 

 large— 6 X 8 or 8 X 8 feet. 

 A clothes chute from the 

 bathroom to a laundry 

 room below is a con- 

 venience, but a source of 

 much trouble as regularly 

 installed. Extra parti- 

 tion space must be pro- 

 vided if this chute is to 

 clear itself at all times. 

 The space between stud- 

 dings and plaster is too 

 narrow and it often clogs. 



FOOT/NG 



Fig. 



After University o» Minnesota 



264. Section showing exterior 

 wall construction 



