side of the house; another at a front corner; and
another at a back corner. Shrubbery, along the walks, and on the
circular plot, in front, and flowers close to the house, would look
well. The barn, also, should have clusters of trees near it; and
occasional single trees, on the lawn, would give the graceful ease and
variety seen in nature.

Figure 34, represents the accommodations for securing water with the
least labor. It is designed for a well or cistern under ground. The
reservoir, R, may be a half hogshead, or something larger, which may be
filled once a day, from the pump, by a man, or boy.

[Illustration: Fig. 34.

_P_, Pump. _L_, Steps to use when pumping. _R_, Reservoir. _G_,
Brickwork to raise the Reservoir. _B_, A large Boiler. _F_, Furnace,
beneath the Boiler. _C_, Conductor of cold water. _H_, Conductor of hot
water. _K_, Cock for letting cold water into the Boiler. _S_, Pipe to
conduct cold water to a cock over the kitchen sink. _T_, Bathing-tub,
which receives cold water from the Conductor, _C_, and hot water from
the Conductor, _H_. _W_, Partition separating the Bathing-room from the
Wash-room. _Y_, Cock to draw off hot water. _Z_, Plug to let off the
water from the Bathing-tub into a drain.]

The conductor, C, should be a lead pipe, which, instead of going over
the boiler, should be bent along behind it. From S, a branch sets off,
which conducts the cold water to the sink in the kitchen, where it
discharges with a cock. H, is a conductor from the lower part of the
boiler, made of copper, or some metal not melted by great heat; and at
Y, a cock is placed, to draw off hot water. Then the conductor passes to
the bathing-tub, where is another cock. At Z, the water is let off from
the bathing-tub. By this arrangement, great quantities of hot and cold
water can be used, with no labor in carrying, and with very little labor
in raising it.

In case a cistern is built above ground, it can be placed as the
reservoir is, and then all the labor of pumping is saved.

[Illustration: Fig. 35.

_A_, Boiler and furnace.
_B_, Bathing-room.
_C_, Reservoir.
_D_, Pump.
_E_, Wash-form.
_F_, Sink.
_G_, Kitchen.
_H_, Woodpile.
_I_, Large doors.
_i_,_i_, Bins for coal and ashes.
_O_, Window.
_P_, _P_, Privies.
_T_, Bathing-tub.
_V_, Door.]

Fig. 35, is the plan of a building for back-door accommodations. At _A_,
_C_, _D_, _E_, are accommodations shown in Fig. 34. The bathing-room is
adjacent to the boiler a