Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · London, Hodder and Stoughton · leaf 144
gfrom the Roman times. But, unfortunately, the nearer weapproach the modem period, the period introduced by steamlabour and the factory system, the weaker the rule of thorough-ness becomes in all forms of popular building, giving rise tocomplaints about bad cement and slipshod methods. Atkinson, in… … J u HOMES FROM OUTSIDE: FIRST CONSIDERATIONS lime to bind the ingredients together. Only, if sand and gravelmixed with lime are to be the strongest cement, much caremust be taken in their use. Limestone contains a good quantityof carbonic acid gas (fixed air) which is expelled by fire ; butno…
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