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the wood , and for lessening the charge and augmenting the benefit of fire , by some particular method of making and managing it , may at least be thought worth consideration . The new fire - places are a late invention to that purpose ...
the wood , and for lessening the charge and augmenting the benefit of fire , by some particular method of making and managing it , may at least be thought worth consideration . The new fire - places are a late invention to that purpose ...
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In common chimneys , the strongest heat from the fire , which is upwards , goes directly up the chimney , and is lost ; and there is such a strong draught into the chimney , that not only the upright heat , but also the back , sides ...
In common chimneys , the strongest heat from the fire , which is upwards , goes directly up the chimney , and is lost ; and there is such a strong draught into the chimney , that not only the upright heat , but also the back , sides ...
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not blare and run the tallow down , by drawing towards the chimney , as against common fires . 8. This fire - place cures most smoaky chimneys , and thereby preserves both the eyes and furniture . 9. It prevents the fouling of chimneys ...
not blare and run the tallow down , by drawing towards the chimney , as against common fires . 8. This fire - place cures most smoaky chimneys , and thereby preserves both the eyes and furniture . 9. It prevents the fouling of chimneys ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 27 |
THE LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE | 68 |
SELFIMPROVEMENT AND MUTUAL | 112 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Benjamin Franklin: His Contribution to the American Tradition Makers of the American tradition series |
| Author | I. Bernard Cohen |
| Publisher | Bobbs-Merrill, 1953 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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