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for information. The request will be referred to the nearest agent. Different 
makes of paper vary in width, and in the quantity in a roll. When a 
particular kind of paper is to be used it may be well to make the dimensions 
of the building suit the paper. A change of a few inches in a measurement 
of the original plan sometimes saves material and labor without appreciably 
affecting the capacity of the house. 
Paint, — Roofing papers and all exposed (outside) wood surfaces, except 
shingles, should be painted. Shingles on roofs of slight pitch last longer 
unpainted. Pure lead and oil makes the best paint. After this come the 
prepared paints ground in oil, of the consistency of keg lead, and to be 
thinned with oil. The best cheap paints are made of venetian red, yellow 
ochre, or brown earth paint, (often called mineral paint), mixed with boiled 
linseed oil. The red and yellow can be bought either in dry form or ground 
in oil, The brown is usually to be had only in the dry form. Paint, when 
applied, should be of such consistency that it works freely, but does not 
“*run.” 
