New-York tribune., 1907-11-10
BALTIMORE STOCKS.
CHINESE HOME BUILDING.
Method of Constructing Native Houses De-
scribed by United States Consul at Tsingtau.

United States Consul Gracey OF Tsingtau. con
tributes the following report on the CONSTRUCTION
and equipment Of houses in China; - ~
The Chinese get along with very Itt!e e ana nae maze
few desires, especially when IL comes 70 tiZ moVSo
TO live in. II must be admitted that the natlvo
besutifuI structures but these are the excep-
tion and not the rule The dwellings, are geheI G1{ 4
Understand tho building OF arches. The most they
attempt is IS simple sFGG for n thea 10 o first erect
rnud-brick support for the ARCH the former being
torn away when the latter is completed I'm Inc
great mistake made in walls is the poor binding
between the outside layers laeTe oItSn SJi5 ,t
low spaces the middle whch are onlg Iliea iii
loose dirt crushed rock II tlgy are ll!ieo a.
etties lT and the wall is wedged apart at the bot
tom. II thus often happens lIl'L ms aoe when
6sve nor been wet. remain standing. me usuai M
preventive for collapslng houses ,oadon posts which
are built into the walls and completely s1rIougsT & w.
by the aT asopTSd bod up the roof and keep the whole
house from coming down on tte No. ,Fooier fra me
cas- oL re re oltravs built before the masonry WORK
Is started. The use OF INSISTS of finely salted
~ lii no addition whatever OF quSdtlz d,,I
hui for cases of economy the l,ino 10 ~
terated with fine river - SAM. ~ e,.erv brick
The tests the sotloIeaS ,saTaI +rovel and,
& ng yery Oriental tradesman works a. I mo
Where stones an are Hs Hse9 Outside and brought to rest
in the proper place ~ t io''1 case OF a mud wall,
undGldIa1 I mart between the two OUTSIDE tayeis B s
filed with stone chips t6a G.y danger Of coapsing
tIIea ti ~ alvt9vs present Solid houses OF Duti ~
,,ea
IN 6Tfh the Cities and larger market d yaseI e great
~ NJ the wealthy afford mem, 1If ol'53n|s
asses 0mg @ are Content in stable looking % aIe mud
wnoSe bnse roofs are straw The usual mouse gos lS
dIided into three equal parts py Two pS%ttS walls
ing case OF houses with straw roofs -atsct 6tS
IN Lle &c placed on these beams 10 Pl 80,
frae~0fE rom m Wind il is often weighted down win
I'm the great plains the farm5ouseS were bo
nreg Z "a rest on two main dividing beams; UH and 905
psa!37 ms &c rIaced a layer OF sorghum slim' 'nre
OF tis t,ap - covered with oeSs otGn + fIotS tp
80 yearly renewing. Tney are Out ~ tyaiis beng
ne" ICED Ia defend the FARMS ule Hd!is -
1roe feet higher than the rooI' ST. 81 a. md inns
lhTeS +te men can go onto them afImeo' su rai1s
eI t fT0n a sort of parape Bec!HsT i nc nc nFtnn
hGht eastrous 10 these walls they are
are 1!Fevgt6ened with layer of tiles on tne ~ The
~ sJf1cutv with this construcIl1 10 y%he, II
Inc Inc mud part gives way and conapseS t}1e mart
inner In r leaving only the thin outer LIE Ii,e p1a t1
gets This usually results in tRIoTg m g5t Tie Tie
5oiebt Of the heavy ROOF on Le iIs Ston
entire and the whole house coliatsea. 5I
co thee Nat rooted mud houses are er overflow
OF Ineae Inrr 80 rim and whenever the river r,,jned
ing eHHenevs practically every h'e house repulations
dne - no building laws or pollcSs I7en9 nov
Sttt,a tending better the Grass a. ~ +Sam more
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