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Pioneer buildings, Naturalists' topic by DOROTHEA ARTHUK Mr. and Mrs. Roger Chittendon were the welcome guests of the Midland-Penetang Field Naturalist's Club on Nov. 18. Mr. Chittendon has been the speaker for the club on several previous occasions and many members and friends came out to hear him again. His topic for the evening was 'Pioneer Buildings in Ontario."' As a child Roger lived in a house built in 1619. This sparked a continued interest in old buildings. The program was divided into two parts, the first being "Domestic Architecture in England", the second "Wooden Houses in Ontario". Next was a picture of Hangleton Cottage built in 1338, which was made of small stones with a thatched roof. Winkhurst built in 1400 used arched construction. This*resembled an upside down ship when viewed from the interior. The curly oak tree which grows in England makes a natural arch. Because these early houses had no chimney but simply a fire laid on the dirt floor in the center of the room their ceilings were quite high to enable the smoke to get out. The people had to use materials close at hand so they plastered their walls with a mixture of chalk and cow dung, fireplaces with chimneys, and timber was cut in a saw pit, but their early plumbing was still quite primitive. Log cabins were widely used in Europe, especially in Germany, and the Scandinavian countries. Swedish settlers built log cabins when they came to Delaware in 1638. Log cabins were the safest and most practical of buildings for the early settlers. They could absorb bullets and flaming arrows. and were war- mer than dwellings of different construction. The pioneer had only an axe, adz and auger for tools, because there were no nails, the logs were fastened with notched ends or with wooden pegs. might be of half logs or planks, but more often it was packed dirt: Win- dows and doors were cut out after the cabin had been completed. By 1840 square log homes with two full stories were being built. A heavy beam was put above the first story windows running the length of the house to keep the house from spreading apart. These houses had stone chimneys, glassed windows and inner walls of board. As time went on people living in log houses did not want it to be known that they lived in log homes and proceeded to cover the logs with planks, plaster or bricks. An Another session Monday Midland law-makers, having been officially sworn into office Monday night, will get down to brass tacks next Monday when they meet for a 7:30 p.m. session at town: hall. One of the items on the agenda for next week will be the ap- pointments to various boards and committees there were no nails so everything was pegged together with wood. By Elizabethan time houses had The first slide was of Salisbury Cathedral built in the 1600's. The roof was made of overlapping rows of short boards. The cabin floor example of this is a church built in| that eome under Norfolk County made to resemble council's wings. cement blocks. Midland Town Centre Your Home for Christmas person Decorator S| locks $ Clock YO NS to 30% OFF | , oy), Gold Chains © 20% oer Select one of these pre-Christmas Bargains 509 Dominion Ave., Midland Town Centre 526-3933 for this and other great Christmas Gifts, visit GUARDIAN PHARMACY QUARO YOUR FAMALY'S MEALTH AND BUDGET & ARCADE 286 King Street, Midland Town Centre Page 16, Wednesday, December 8, 1982 The Right Gift for that Special Gun ther's Watch Centre 526-8011 RAVARAARRARRARAAAAARARAAAARAARAA Kx Armstrong Imperial Accotone No Wax Vinyl Flooring Reg. $9.99 Sq. Yd. $699 y SPECIAL So. Ya. The Carpet Centre 3 258 King St., Midland Town Centre 326-8983 Everybody's --) z- from Featuring the finest in authentic Chinese and Canadian merchandise orcelains-dishes, vases, etc. eClothing eSlippers eLinens-tablecloths, napkins ePictures eSouvenirs and many others! For people who demand Fashion with their Casual wear... we feature a good selection of clothing by the ultimate jeans a eJeans & Cords eBlouses eSkirtseJackets | Warm-up Suits * All sizes for Men & Ladies! LEE'S STORE Open daily 9a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday to 9p.m. 233 King St., Midland Phone 526-3596