The Red Cloud chief., 1879-06-12

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For . country house no other ma
terial II 20 good a. wood. Health II the
first point 70 be considered, and no 9th
er material will give . building thss 10
70 cool in summer and warm in winter.
and 20 free from undne moisture ~ al
times. But TO secure these several ends,
Of the best methods II very
Without going into every
it IL sufficient to give general
rules for construction.
First, the modern so-called balloon
franns il much better than the old style
Of heavy timbers held together by
lemons and mortises. Even the sills are
best when made Of two-inch plank bolt
ed or nailed together, or otherwise se-
cured in place. -Four planks, each two
inches thick and 10 inches vide, set on
their edges, make o timber 8 by 10 c
e.; and any desired length can be had
by splicing, cutting the sills only one
quarter of at any a place. A sill 50
made is much better than . be made
by having . single stick Of the same
width and thickness. The plank . be
seasoned thoroughly in two years in the
open air, while many years would not
thoroughly season the solid stick.
The outside ssudding OF q first-class
house should he two inches thick and
six wide, and the corner and window
studs should reach from the sill TO the
plates. The frame having been put to.
gether and diagonal braces put in the
partitions, and bridging between the
door joists, the outside covering should
be made of pine siding n inch thick
and six wide, matched, and having the
outer corner of the upper edge cut of,
with 0 slant downward-cOmmonly
called "coyed." This gives the out
side a good appearance. Next put
Turing, two inches square, between the
studs and against the siding, and then
lath up and down on this Turing, and
then plaster from sill to plate, making
an alright wall, having an air cham
Der between the mortar and siding OF
two inches thick.
The above being well done, line the
outside vaHs with boards one inch thick,
placing them edge to edge, well nailed,
and reaching from sill to plate. Lath
once in every foot, nailed up and down
on this lining makes every thing
ready for the ordinary lathing and
piastering of the walls. The mortar
will 90 between the lath and reach
the boarding, and if the first
coat of mortar be of proper consistency
the space between the lath and lining
will be about filed with mortar, and the
clinches will be perfect, and the wall
very strong, and, being backed every.
where by the boarding, hooks for pic
lures can be put in at any place desired.
Let US consider what we hare accom-
plished toward constructing q wall that
will keep out cold OF heat. We have
divided the six inches in depth of air
that is between the studding into two
air-chambers; one two inches and the
other four, less the thickness of the lath
and plastered wall that is between the
studding. This air can not change il
the chambers are closed at the top and
bottom, therefore it can never be damp
er at one time than at another, and heat
and cold will pass through at an incon-
ceivably slow late. Such walls are so
firm and stiff that winds will not crack
the mortar, and if only well seasoned
timber be used, proper skill in making
and putting on the mortar, and time
given to allow the first coat to dry and
the timber to part with the moisture de-
rived from the mortar before the second
coat is put on, cracking of the walls will
be reduced to the minimum, unless poor
materials are used.
Tin is the best material for The root
of a house, and at present prices costs
no more than one covered with first
quality shingles. Very little slant is re-
Quired for q tin-roof, and the saving in
this particular will make the tin-rOof the
cheapest in many places. Five dollars
a square (that is 100 superficial feet)
pays for q tin-roof, the rafters having
been covered with the boarding neces-
sary for either shingles n tin. Safety
from fire is so much in favor of tin that
in cases where it does cost more than
Singing it is preferred. Painting of q
tin-roof should be deferred until it has
been laid some weeks, and until the sur
face has been so far acted upon BY its
exposure that q rough feel has taken the
place of the soft grease-like surface
that it had at first. The paint will hold
better on the roughened surface. Put
no paint on house. roofs that has lead or
other poisonous substance in tiff pure
rain water is desired.
As to the question of durability.
Whoever will ride Over the road from
Cambridge to Lexington, Mass, and
notice the houses that were in use when
the British Army made its disastrous
march, more than 100 years ago, and
observe these historic wooden structures
and see that they have suffered but liz
tie by the action of times cOrroding
tooth, will not take much trouble on
this point. A wooden house, having
good wide cornices, standing well us
from the ground, and sc constructed
that the water can not find its way
through badly made valleys in the roof,
or badly joined wings and excrescences
as dormer windows and the like
If kept properly painted, will last un-
til it is burned up. About once in four
years q coat of paint is the cost of MAIN
q wood dwelling and preserving
its good appearance.-N. Y Tribune.
Domestic Life In Mexico.
The Chicago Times correspondent
from Mexico: l babe farewell re.
luctantlY to nv kind host, Senior Muller.