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Cement plaster houses are popular
ii many small towns and in the su
burbs of large cities. The houses are
built in the manner usual with frame
structures, with the exception that in
stead of siding being used tar paper
is nailed onto the studding, furring
strips are then put on and the ex
terior surface is either lathed with
wooden lath or expanded metal is
used. Expanded metal is always pref
erable, although lath, if not too well
seasoned, is proving itself satisfac
tory. A coat of cement mortar Is
first applied and the surface of this
is scratched to make a bond for the
finishing coat, which is put on in a
number of different styles. Often a
finish of cement mortar is applied
length over all Is 23 feet. What will
attract all home lovers is the living
room with its large bay window and
window seats. It is homelike and
comfortable. Invitingly near to this
room is the dining-room, which Is IS
feet three inches by 12 feet in size.
The living room, by the way, is 13
feet by 22 feet, and with the wide
doors the two may be made practical-
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still plastic small pebbles are thrown.
Imbedding themselves in the mortar,
as most often is done, may be trow
eled smooth, when the amount of
water in the mortar is equal in all
parts of the mix the color is uni
form. Variations in the amount of
water cause variations in the color, or
a mottled effect.
Artistic effects may be produced
also by leaving wooden ornaments in
relief above the mortar. Such houses
do not cost any more than frame at
the present time and are much more
economical, as they require no paint
ing and no repairs.
The house here displayed Is one of
that style. It has a wide porch. The
width of the house hs 34 feet and the
ly one. The kitchen back of the
dining-room is 11 feet three inches by
nine feet six inches in size. There Is
also a kitchen pantry conveniently sit
uated.
On the second floor, reached by a
stairway from the living room, are
three bedrooms. One is 11 feet by
11 feet six inches, another Is 17 feet
six inches by ten feet, and the third
is 11 feet six inches by 11 feet three
inches. All of these bedrooms open
into a central hall, off which also Is
the bathroom, seven feet by six feet
six inches.
Waterworks in a Desert,
There is a large quantity of water
in the great desert of Chile, but none
that either ruman beings or stock can
drink. Science, however, has come
to the aid of this rainless section of
the country in the form of an ingeni
ous desert waterworks, consisting of
a series of frames containing 20,000
square feet of glass. The panes of
glass are arranged in the shape of a
V and under each pane is a shallow
pan containing brackish water. The
heat of the sun evaporates the water,
writes a correspondent of the Mexican
Herald, which condenses upon the
sloping glass, and, made pure by this
operation, it -runs down into little
channels at the bottom of the V and
is carried away into the main canal.
Nearly 1,000 gallons of fresh water la
collected daily by this means.
