Putnam, J. Pickering (John Pickering), 1847-1917 · Boston, Ticknor and Co. · leaf 47
d heat is obtained and a large part of the heat ofcontact of air. As a ventilator it is superior to our modern apparatus,since no impure air can remain for a moment in the room, and the colddraughts entering are not drawn to a single spot limited by the height andsize of the mantel, as with us, and… … Fig. 5. Backwoodsmans Log Cabin. in the accompanying sketch, that the smoke never troubled him in themost unfavorable weather. A centra] Hue. constructed of sticks smeared on the inside with mudor clay, and descending from the opening in the roof to within a safedistance of the lire below, would…
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