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 754 COTTAGE, FARM, AND VILLA ARCHITECTURE. e, the wall-plate ; /, the inside lintel of the window opening, the outside being a brick arch ; g, the oak sill to the window-frame ; h, the stone siU under it ; i, the brick wall, 14 inches thick ; k, two courses of brick laid in cement, to prevent the moisture of the ground from ascending higher up the wall ; I, wall under the sleepers of the flooring joists, 18 inches thick ; m, lower footing, 2 feet 3 inches wide; n, level of the ground; o, footing, 10 inches wide, to the waU, p, 9 inches wide, which supports the sleeper, q.