"[H]igh [longer] chimneys... have a greater suction of air, and are less liable to vent ill, than low ones, and this is one principal reason why in the same house the chimneys in the garrets, and the higher stories, are more apt to vent ill, than those on the floor, where the chimneys are of necessity longer. A smoky chimney, therefore, may sometimes be cured, merely by raising it higher..."
Fireplace

January 1, 1970

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