PAINTING HOUSES.
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writer in the New-Ensland Farmer. says II hss
been proved by repeated experiments :" that house
painted late in autumn or in winter, will hold the
paint more than twice as long as one painted in
warm weather." And he gives reason. that in
cold weather the oil and other ingredients form
hard cement, whereas in warm weather the oil pene-
rates into the wood, and leaves the other parts dry
so that they crumbe off. This is subject worthy
the attention. as the expense Of keeping them we'll
painted has hitherto been serious inroad upon the
purse.