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Show PRACTICAL HINTS GIVEN HOUSE HUNTERS By Commerce Department Millions of citizens, whether renting rent-ing or purchasing homes this spring, will be aided considerably by a new publication, "How to Judge a House," just published by the National Committee on Wood : Utilization of the Department of. Commerce committee. In the modern house dozens of different building materials are used. Their selection and correct application is a highly technical matter, but in this booklet hundreds of practical hints are given the nontechnical non-technical house hunter. From cellar to attic, all essential details In connection with construction construc-tion and building materials are explained. ex-plained. The consumer Is shown how to check up on the draft of the fire-place, how to tell plated hardware hard-ware from solid brass or bronze. Special attention Is given to the use of wood and other materials in dlfeernt parts of the structure, explaining what Is good economy and what is skimping. Through its readable form and the practical character of the text, the booklet is making a strong appeal ap-peal to thousands of citizens looking look-ing for authoritative information on the subject. "How to Judge a House" is sponsored by a subcommittee subcom-mittee of leading house experts, architects ar-chitects and builders, beaded by N. illax Dunning, fellow of the American Ameri-can Institute of Architects. The booklet sells for ten cents per copy and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C. or from the District Dis-trict Offices of the Department of Commerce located In leading cities throughout the United States. |