Show A palace under water A bummer summer house under water tho the occupant of which doea toes not get wet it is one of the luxuries enjoyed by the king of siam in the center of a beautiful marble basin a glass house is standing 28 feet ions long by 14 wide the sides floor and roof of the house consist ol 01 plate glass held together by a transparent cen lent the king enters the house when the heat of the day begins to grow unpleasant the door I 1 li then closed and cemented after that a floodgate is ls opened and th the basin Is filled with water until it stands stand only a few inches below the roof of the house it is clear that the temperature in this submarine palace cannot fail fall to be bel always cool and delightfully fresh there the king spends the hot hours of the day after they are pat past the water is drained off and the door taken out when his majesty retraces retrace his steps to his dining hall chicago herald |