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more likely to go through their daily labours without injury,than when confined to wretched hovels, or exposed to all thevicissitudes of the seasons.
Under the head of buildings, as connected with the agri-cultural state of the country, it is proposed to treat, 1, Of Cot-tages ; 2. Of Farm-houses, with their offices; and, 3, OfHouses for gentlemen of moderate fortune, who cultivate andreside on their own estates. The splendid mansions of thegreat landed proprietors do not come within the scope of thepresent investigation.
In this part of the work, it is intended to restrict the inqui-ry to general views of the subjects treated of. Details, withregard to erecting the walls, covering the roofs, and construct-ing the floors of such buildings, will be found in the Appen-dix *
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The habitations of the labourer constitute a class of build-ings peculiarly interesting. They consist, either of cottagesattached to farms, or of the houses of day labourers and me-chanics, who reside in villages. 4
In regard to the houses of the farm cottager, who is usual-ly a married servant, they are built, in the more improveddistricts of Scotland , like the other houses on the estate, bythe proprietor, unless undertaken by the farmer in conse-quence of a special agreement. These cottages are situated