He puts up a very cheap house; by and by, he will have a better
one--but, in the meantime, he can make this one comfortable, warm and
clean--much better than a cheap lodging in a city.
We will give the dimensions of the house as 16 × 18 ft., to be built of
single boards; these to be sodded on the outside to any depth the owner
may wish. In this way, he can have a house far warmer than a poorly put
up frame house, at the following cost:
1,600 feet of lumber $25 00
2 windows, 2 doors 6 50
Shingles 7 25
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Total $38 75
Now, we must furnish the house: