Show JAPANESE HOUSES A stalo of to tho first sight then of a japanese house is disappointing it is unsubstantial in appearance and is a of color aking unpainted it suggests poverty and this absence of paint with alio llio gray anil often iraln color of alio baarda leads ono to compare it with similar untainted buildings at ciomo ami tacio arc barns and t licis in the country and the of alio poorer people in tho city with ono s ayo to alio llio bright contrast of american with their ur light p surfaces rectangular window black froin alio shadows within with glints of light milli its pretentious tent ious step anil portico warm red chimneys ill and a sen oral of appearance outside which is by no nicais aldays correlated with liko conditions within one is loo apt nt tho to form a low estimate of a japanese lious liouc an american finds it indeed to consider such a as a dwelling alion ao many features arc go to anko up a dwelling at homo no doors or windows such as lio had been familiar no nylic or cellar no chimneys and within no fireplace fire place aud of no cu mint cl no permanently and as lor furniture iu bed or tables chairs or similar articles at least so it appears nt I 1 uil sight diio ot the chief points of difference in a japanese as compared with our is ifs in the treatment of partitions anil walls in our houses anro solid and permanent aud when tho frame is built the partitions form piert of the framework in the japanese house on alio llio contrary tharo aro two or dioro sides that have no permanent wall within alao there aro but fuw partitions which havo similar in their stead arc slight slid ing run in appropriate the bloor and overhead mark the limit of each room tho screens may be opened by sliding them back or they may bo entirely removed thus throwing a number of rooms into one great apartment in alic same way tho whole side of a house may be hung open to sunlight and air for between tho rooms swinging doors arc not necessary As ft substitute for windows the outside screens or shioji arc covered with paper allowing the light to lie diffused through tho house prof E S morse in popular science monthly it is said one firm in germany ha roade and sold during ears thermometers this enormous bantit uan tit v made amny be a reason thermometers have been so low in florida during tho past 0 picayune |