Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-08-23

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made. After putting them in position,
the saplings can be knocked away and
the weight Of the roof allowed to
come on the gables. Hooks will be
needed at the caves to utilize the top
wall-strip as a tie. .t s
The doors are made just enough
smaller than the opening to permit a
sill and Intel of hemlock to be nailed
in the doorway. They are covered
on the inside with gauze or bobbinet,
tackled to the frames with galvanized
tacks The windows are made In the
same fashion except that the lower
three feet is filled in with solid
panel of roofing material and a similar
piece let in up above to permit the
window to swing clear of the caves.
After swinging the door and window
awnings with rustic" frames cut in
the woods. the house is ready for oc-
cupancy except for the floor. 1t is
worth while to take along can OF
the powder OF some good cold-water
paint SO as to finish on the wood
work OF the panels.
The easiest door to make in the.
woods is to choose some lazy after
noon when everyone is tired Of fish
ling and floor the whole OF it with nat
stones taken from the natural rock OF
the forest,
Though the three.foot window vain
scot, permits four cots to be arranged
l;along the sides OF the shack.ssI prefer;
this space for living room. and sky
the beds Pullman car fashion. Just q
little under the roof. The easiest way
to- do 1t lis to cut two straight four
inch hemlocks. trim, and gain.to posts
set upright from the floor to ceiling
against the front and rear walls. They
thus make sort Of rustic inside door
jamb, SO do not take any useful room.
while the berths can be made In the
space behind the four-inch log by
lacking across ten-ounce duck with
2O-ounce galvanized iron tacks, spaced
three inches apart. "a spreader Is let
in at the middle, thus making two six
foot berths on side. They are filed
with Several inches of balsam browse
and are then ready for the sleeping
bags. The whole floor space is, by
this arrangement OF sleeping accom-
modations, available for living room;
canvas camp chairs. log tables, etc.
can be put in and one has comforta-
BILE lounging and eating room Tin bad
weather).
Such bungalow, Of course, has no
fire any more than any summer cot
tage or seaside bungalow has, but
while canvas tent seems to have a
fatal way of getting cold after the sun
goes down, the bungalow will hold its
heat so as to never have the damp
chill of the forest in it.
The principal use Of such a wood
land shack is in the promotion Of what
Doctor Van Dyke has aptly named
days off," Without it, many holt
day, especially the combination ones
occurring on Thursday or Friday,
when Saturday and Sunday are thrown
In for good measure, are wasted be-
cause one feels more or less unpre-
pared and disinclined to break a new
trail for so short time. But II 1t is
merely matter of packing some pro-
visions and the sleeping kit. whistling
up the pups" and taking train to
the nearest jumping-off place In the
vicinity Of ',Loafers' Glory" or what
ever you have named the shack, you
will get out of 1t many pleasant lit
tie outing, each one diamond-point
in your memories.
The beauty Of making some sort OF
beginning for forest home is that
each year it gets better and more
serviceable as you return to 1t year
after year for your summer
outing and keep on fixing and improv-
ing it. 1t is one Of the cheapest solu-
lions Of an all summer home and the
perennial summer problem yet de-
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