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Winter Packing Box, 



end, and two and a half feet at the north. They are in 

 one piece, which is secured by naihng the boards which 

 form them to cleats, which are one inch from the ends. 

 The north end (Fig. i86, b) is three feet by two and a. 

 half feet, the south (Fig. i86, i5) three feet by two, and 

 made the same as are the sides. The slanting edges of the 

 side (Fig. i86, a, a) are made by using for the upper boards, 

 the strips formed by sawing diagonally from corner to 



Fig.' 1 86. 



Pachhiff Box. 



corner a board six inches wide and three feet long. The 

 cover (Fig. 186, ^), which is removed in figure, is large 

 enough to cover the top and project one inch at both ends. 

 It should be battened, and held in one piece by cleats (Fig. 

 186, h") four inches wide, nailed on to the ends. These 

 will drop over the ends of the box, and thus hold the cover 

 in place, and prevent rain and snow from driving in. When 

 in place this slanting cover permits the rain to run off easil v> 

 and will dry quickly after a storm. By a single nail at 



