You may pull the sourdine out
You may push the rabat-joie in
But the boucan goes up the cheminée just the same
Just the same, just the same,
But the boucan goes up the cheminée just the same.
When "l'habitant" hears you sing this verse he will not know what your song is about, but he will slap you on the back, laugh, and call you Bon Homme chez nous, but do not get mad at this; it is a compliment and not a bad name.
Clay Roof
A clay roof should be as flat as possible with only pitch enough to shed the water; a shingle roof should have a rise of at least one foot high to four feet wide and a thatched roof should have a rise of 45°, that is, the rise of a line drawn from corner to corner of a square.
[Fig. 247] shows a gable filled with upright logs and [Fig. 248] shows a tar paper roof and a gable covered with tar paper.
Since Kanucks are cold-climate houses, they frequently have novel means of keeping them warm; one way that I have frequently seen used is to surround them with a log fence shown in [Fig. 249], and pack the space between with stable manure or dirt and rotten leaves.
