Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-15

noh, visited the houses built of bricks dried IN
the snn, to learn what effect the winter had had on
them We first visited house that has stood the
trusts ut two winters. Tins was defended on the
South and West by coat Of Lime, stained aid
penclled IN imitation OF blue stone. Tho North
side Of TIE house had no defence. The walls
were snlid--no crack could be perceived except
the front door abou, the length OF inches, ow-
ing TO a wooden beam over the door which had
contracted some suppose, AMI probably this crack
does not extend deeper than the plaster. Some OF
the plaster has peeled OF, especially in one place
wheic water from an adjoining house had drpped
81 H. There wero occasional lit,le spots small
s,a les the wes side that seemed in lie ooss and
thatwill probably scale %. In the real on the
north side, where there was defence, the wall
.eemEd very solid We could not see that the fes,
had doAe il t,e slightest injury.
We next visited u house built la'v III the fall,
anJ which has stood the winter without ANY &C.
nent OF wash, 10 protect its walls The wall,
seemed solid with the exception of the snopth side,
where ~ few places il was evidently Affected by
The rains ami frost, aud could be made 20 crumbe
y lntle " hen pressed hand with a s'irk. The 9TH
rs,les appeared more solid. ltev,d entity needed
coat of cement or something else e. make II dur
able. We went ~ this house. II was - by 81,
two stories high, aud when completed would cos,
less than 500. The lady OF the house said, she
thought a hosuo Of this description preferable 10
hard brick, as II was perfectly dry. She said il
was the warmest house she had ever lived in. liet
plants had stool hY window daring the Water
without beng moved, aud had received no injury.
She thought the hosl had had 10 bad effect on The
walls.
We neNt went To hnasr, larger aul put az dur
ias the summer. lIs walls had besn s,uoothed aud
washed with a Kind 81 IA, procured a, the Gls
works, which seemed 90 he a good foundation for
painting The walls OF this house tina, were thus
smnnthcd and washed with tive tar were Like sol
81 stone. There was 40 crack or appearance Of
decay, on the sides that had bcsa thus secured -
\ laicr examination presents al opposite result
The tar eugine and scalag oa,n small pieces.
1he South SIDE had not hesn washed With this TAG,
and ats surface Was iiulr Affected ,iy the raias
and Josi. II could ne made spots cramble per-
haps OF an iuc deep, When pressed with 4 stick
We went Through the house which was very neatly
.hasbed There VAS mt crack in the walls IN
side The LADY, 81 the house, spoke Of il as better
than brick house, " IL was 50 dry and Wam."-
speaking Of durability vt these walls she sad,
".ho never saw \ house bullt OF these buck, but
she had Ia Scotland sesa walls aad isnees eui'i Of
them, that had stood lof agesn
'fhCse bricks are drr whea Pot IA the wali-Snd
81 the sufface il secured 80 that the wet esnno'
peaelratc the brick, u caannt freeze, Cor there IS
nabing 10 freeze, aad Of iteannot thaw, and
cannot passitiy be effected By the frost.
Tae ihdiridua Who caa fad gaod ia anN
uae sl.e. has ~ saod 10 himself. "has can Nc
.tason llt fs0n n hat sc hH1Ns