The woman's book, dealing practically with the modern conditions of home-life, self-support, education, opportunties, and every-day problems (1894)
New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 99
etbelow the curb at the least. The depth If the stones are omitted, the brickshould be laid on asphalt, and in anycase an outside coating of cementshould be applied to prevent dampness.A dry cellar is necessary for thepreservation of health. Too muchstress cannot be laid on the importanceof this… … iff 3>* -Sl^tfsff?^- SJrj P-1; ^-_ Fig. 6.—Suburban House, Designed for Narrow Lot, Costing $7,5oo. John J. Petit, Architect. in country houses is optional with thebuilder. The best foundations are be-gun by laying in the trenches immenseflat stones much wider than the wallthey are to support.…
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