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A WELL PLANNED BUNGALOW
  as shown in Fig. 19, is that if the conduc-
  tor pipe ever becomes clogged and the
  water backs up, it is liable to penetrate
  under the shingles and thus get into the
  house, while with the hanging gutter shown
  in Fig. 20 it would simply run over the
  side and down on the ground, without any
  danger to the roof.
  After the rough outside studding has
  all been erected and the window and door
  openings framed, the sheathing is put on,
  boxing in the house and making it look
  much more like the final appearance than
  the skeleton work previously accomplished.
  This sheathing is usually of Y8" matched
  boards, and may be planed or rough, and
  laid straight or diagonally-there is little
  practical difference.  After the sheathing
  is all on, see that every broken piece and
  open knot hole is covered thoroughly by
  nailing a shingle or small board over the
  opening on the inside.  Unless this is
  carefully attended to, numerous air leaks
  will result in high winds and your home
  will not be anything like as cozy and warm
  as it should be.
  With the completion of the framework
  and sheathing, comes the setting of the
  window frames and putting down of floor-
  ing. If you want a good floor see that
  none of the joints in the flooring strips
  come anywhere except directly on the top
  of the floor joists. This can most easily
  be observed from below by looking up be-
  tween the floor joists and seeing if only
  longitudinal joints can be observed. Any
  joints between joists are easily discovered
  in this way. The window frames should
  be set securely and with the sheathing
  brought tightly up against them to prevent
  air leaks, as well as to hold them in posi-
tion.
JAPANESE ART CONVENTIONS
R ULES fixed for hundreds of years re-
     quire that almost every subject treated
in poetry and painting shall be considered
in some relation to one of the seasons, but
this should be done in accordance with cer-
tain laws of grouping-long established
conventions of association-recognized both
in painting and poetry; for example, the
nightingale should be mentioned or por-
trayed with the plum-tree; the sparrow with
the bamboo; the cuckoo with the moon;
frogs with rain; the butterfly with flowers;
the bat with the willow-tree. From the
Japan Society Bulletin No. 7.
A WESTERN BUNGALOW IN
WHICH ECONOMY AND BEAU-
TY MEET: BY H. L. GAUT
HERE seems no end to the variety
       that an architect can get out of
       that apparently  simple combina-
       tion-four rooms and a bath. At
any rate, the designer of the California
bungalow   shown  below   seems able to
achieve originality with each small home
that he undertakes, and undoubtedly his
success is due to the fact that he works
out the plans in close sympathy with the
needs of the owner and with due respect
to the limitations of the site. And in striv-
ing thus for the greatest possible amount
of practical comfort within a restricted
space and income, he gains an unusually
picturesque and satisfying result.
   In  this low-roofed, many-windowed
little home we find much that is charming,
The simple and effective use of cobble-
stones, concrete and wood has made a very
attractive entrance, and the addition of
ferns on the posts and in the window-boxes
has added to the friendly air. The floor
plan is full of thought for the convenience
of those who live and work there, and the
arrangement of the woodwork, built-in
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