Shingling

A corresponde) t asks : " Wttat will mak ehingloi hst longer-?" Twents - turce 3'ears ;ig' I í'juntl I h;d ijuite a lot ni' reiuse shuigl-js u.i hand, botii sappy and shciitey, and I luid them on the baukkiteliüu ar;d wood slicl I h;ive just cKiimined thsui, avA tliiu'x they will tast at loi.it, s:v, vi yews longer. ïhc liuilJiiig has uut leaked, to my knwí üdgp. í ■ jukeil tliese sliingles i;i a very thin white wasli n.'jdo witli brine initoad of citar water. TherÉ iins beau DOthing dakie to tliuüi Bitioe, atthougll I have bu ;o li ave wliitewaslied, ovsorved a coat of dry ílalíed lnw or fine sftlt u;ico in two uí tiu'oa yoj.rs oi tLeiu',' would llave buen of greu: advaut.'ige to them. As I tíhingle diíferently froui almo.st any uno sisa, i wiil give yuu my íaetUud, and Cay reasona tur it. iiowever wide tlie sliinles may be, I do nH allov tiie uaiii tu Le pat atora tüiiii lv.j niches rtuüvt. RtatJH - lf yóur s!iiiiL'l.a are wet oí grütíu, iuici t,,j wide u.iös xr tiailed at i.io cdJi, tiió slii.ig! j.-i uiusl gplit, or ouo ut' tb uaüa maat drarw wiiru üio ahiuylo Li (lw sliingle is dty it iiiut batí or er wd tbe mui oat wliea it awella. i'iiua your auiu ara kopt iu c.j:ist:mt u iij;i bj 8WWJ slirhik or swell of tlia 2,11alu, tin tüej urj bróktntj pulled ut( or uu gflingla ís split. L do ïut vaui tue nails drove.ij'aitc n, or Kt as tu Siuii the houd Meaun - 'i'be heads of the naili hold. up tliu butts ot' tiij uext rowof sbingles, and giva tha uit a {rea i-irculation i iy .dl iny Bfainghïs iu wiiitawash. I piefer brute i'or maling it. I luie with red cliaik. 1 tlieu whitewaali tlie Liar, couiüi; ;id down ld tho line, and at'toithu building is diinglod l whttewuh tho waole of the roof. lij son - To malte the shinglo Ia3t t'.ïu e as luug as thsy wcuild witiuut tlia whitvislr, aud I corihicL'.r it much better liiau jaat wiiite.asliing the ruut' uftor sliiiigimg. Garpeutera ofion objoort to sinngling iii ÜH3 vvav, as it 3 raihur dirt.y yrafk, Mifi declara tbej kaaw it duci nut da uiiy good - chai il is jiist as giütl to v IiLliívi.iaii aftef tu'uigii.ig. &0. A (.oiiiaiLiii piuctieu ot' tLe above suggosiious wuuid proijjbly save tlioasauUi of dollars ia timu, Lamfer nd naiis,