To Shelter Officers and Men.
Constantly in the war news we read of the { construction of huts for the shelter of officers and men, as, for instance, at Modder River. These huts are often of planking or of panels made of straw, but more frequently reeds or brushwood will be used. In .the little picture several varieties of euch primitive temporary residences are
shown, some quite small, others of goodly size. Windows of oiled canvas are sometimes inserted in the sides to admit light when the door, if there is one, is closed. Maybe, in order to render the hut more weatherproof, the outside is coated with -a mixture of clay and chopped straw, plastered on-and left to dry. After being up a little time these erections have a tendency to bulge out and become flattened, so the supports have from time to time to be strengthened. In the upper part of the illustration you see the method of forming such huts as that on the left, reeds or brushwood being laced in between uprights stuck into the ground.
To Shelter Officers and Men.
Otago Witness, Issue 2433, 31 October 1900, Page 69
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