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them cooler in Summer and warmer in Winter than 

 any other known construction. Owing to the roof 

 rafters being ten inches in width, the dead air space 

 under the roof is of course ten inches. 



The three outsides of the building, north, east and 

 west, are covered with roofing down to the ground, 

 there being, of course, no inner lining below the floor 

 under the House. To the south the House is entirely 

 open from the floor to the ground. Each House, 

 raised five feet from the ground and open to the south, 

 gets the sunlight underneath clear to the back of the 

 building, which eliminates all dampness, and, being so 

 open prevents rats and other vermin making any at- 

 tempt to get into the House. 



The window openings are nine feet long by three 

 and a half feet in width. As the studding is three 

 feet apart this permits the making of the openings 

 without cutting the studding, and so weakening any 

 of the supports under the roof. These openings are 

 spaced off so that their total length comes as near as 

 may be to one-half the length of the south front of the 

 House. 



Canvas Windows 



Ventilators, one foot in width and occupying the 

 space between the window openings, have recently been 

 constructed in these Houses, which permit the closing 

 of all canvas windows tight at night, when the weather 



