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 COUNTRY INNS AND PUBLIC HOUSES. 1301 681 1428. Construction. The materials of the walls may be those in common use in the given locality j and hence they may require to be either tliicker or narrower than those shown in the plan. 1429. The Skittle- Ground ought to be rendered hard, smooth, and perfectly level, by a composition of quicklime, sharp sand, and smithy ashes, being spread over a layer of small stones or coarse gravel, and rolled or floated so as to be perfectly smooth, before it has had time to set. We have shown this appendage, and that following, in con- formity with modern usage in Britain ; though we are convinced that when mankind generally are more highly educated, such childish amusements as playing at skittles will never be thought of. As to the exercise which the game affords, perhaps something may be said in its favour in crowded cities ; but, even in them, exercise may surely be 4 H