serving their purpose. If they are of the right sort they will soon
repay their cost in easing up the furnace. Preferably they should be
swung from the top, both for ventilation and washing and to avoid a
check upon egress in case of fire. Some persons object to storm
windows on account of the supposed stoppage of ventilation, but that
rests entirely with the occupants of the house. They can get plenty of
fresh air without letting the gales of winter have their own sweet will.

With floors, walls, and windows determined upon, we have a good start
on the interior of our house. But we may only pause to take breath,
for we now have to give most careful consideration to two decidedly
important factors in our comfort--lighting and heating.




CHAPTER III

LIGHTING AND HEATING

If common sense has governed our proceedings to date, the new house we
are building, or the ready-built one we have chosen, will have full
advantage of the one perfect light--that afforded by the sun.



NECESSITY OF SUNLIGHT

The health-giving properties of sunlight are so well known to all of us
that we wonder why so many otherwise sensible folk seem to shun it,