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The Old House was Maintained by Plastering the Exterior Walls and Coating Them with Whitewash 



was the smokehouse and wood- 

 shed, and this Mr. Gage re- 

 modeled into a neat kitchen, 

 furnished with all the best im- 

 provements. A covered way 

 forms an access to the dining- 

 room, which in winter is closed 

 with glass. The advantage of 

 this arrangement is that in sum- 

 mer, when it is open, the odors 

 of cooking can not reach the 

 house. Moreover, the arrange- 

 ment gives the family a feeling 



of isolation. The great kitchen of the original house, which 

 was the living-room in early Colonial times, was the center of 

 family life. In this room, enlivened by the glow of a great 

 open fireplace, from which huge cranes hung with steaming 

 pots, the food was cooked; here, too, the table was spread 



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The Plans Underwent Slight Changes 



for dinner, and it was here after the day's labor had ceased 

 that chairs were drawn up in front of the great blazing 

 logs in the fireplace for a quiet evening, and that the corn 

 was popped and the apples were roasted by the young 

 folk, while the elders either slept or chatted about the news 

 of the day. 



