The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 157
sthe best conductor, and they should be properly insulated and grounded deep enough to reach moistearth. The neglect to attend to these two points is probably the cause of the utterworthlessness, and even dangerous qualities, of most lightning rods. The ordi-nary metal gutter and conductor, if… … A most excellent rendering, influenced by the styles of Louis XV. and XVI. Fireplaces, Chimneys and Fireproofing 133 For the ordinary small and medium-sized country house, the precautionof a coil of knotted rope in each chamber or second-story room is mostexcellent and inex-pensive. This ropeshould…
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