Strange survivals : some chapters in the history of man (1892)
Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924 · London : Methuen & Co. · leaf 92
ve extremely useful. Butwhen the author comes to hothouses, he describesthem under the name o(stoves. The stove isa hot cham- •S^ivj. ber, heatedmaybe by anoven, but wehave turnedthe name a-bout, and weapply it mis-takenly tothe heatingapparatus. In Germany the room that is heated is the sfiide,but… … Fl^. 19.—OVEN AT NOUGARET, DEI. OF LOT. (Do^ Kennel under Shelf.) 82 STRANGE SURVIVALS. The German ofcii^ or, as we would term it, stove,is an earthenware vessel in a room. A fire is lightedin it, till it is thoroughly heated. Then the fire is al-lowed to expire, and the damper is turned,…
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