Vv 
THE BUILDING OF HER HOUSE 
RS. EPEIRA puts her silk 
to a very queer use: she 
builds her house with , 
it. The first thing, of course, in 
building a house is to make 
a strong foundation. 
Now, since this little 
Spinner has to , 







Framework and spokes 
of Mrs. Epetra’s house 

of silk 
} 
threads, her foundation must be 
very different from the kind you would 
make for your house. It consists of 
an irregular frame-work something like 
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