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support the weight, and nails driven obUquely 

 into the upright make the joint solid. While 

 driving these nails, have a heavy weight held to the 

 post to avoid wrenching the joints already made. 



Now another long cross piece, twelve feet, should 

 go half-way between the front and back cross 

 pieces, to support the roof boards in the middle. 

 This should be of two-by-four stock, and may be 

 fastened in place by four- or five-inch nails, driven 

 through the end top pieces into the middle roof 

 support. A small block beneath each end will give 

 added strength. 



Twenty inches up from the front sill, a two-by- 

 four piece twelve feet long should be nailed. Drive 

 the nails through the front uprights, and make the 

 ends flush with them. This serves as window sill. 

 There must be another piece above the window 

 space to hold the, upper part of the front waU. 

 Just where this will go depends on the size of the 

 window. 



Windows and Ventilation. — It frequently hap- 

 pens that there are storm windows about the 

 place, or other window frames in good condition 

 that we can use, and save the expense of new 

 windows. If these are at hand the size of the open- 



