THE ENGLISHMAN'S FIRESIDE.

Warmth and Ventilation--Count Rumford and Dr. Arnott--Introduction

of Chimneys--The Hall Louvre or Lantern--Chimneys of Wood--Smoke

Farthings and Hearth-money--Crosby Hall--The Hall Fire and God's

Sunday--Rushes used--Coal introduced--Awnd-irons--Hever

Castle--Christmas in the Great Hall--Silver Fire

Implements--Invention of Grates--Prof. Faraday on Ventilation by

the Chimney--The Open Coal Fire--Roman Mode of heating

Houses--Flue-Tiles and Hypocausts--History of the Curfew, and

Curfew ringing 135-147

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