"I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is …"

"Till more effectual methods can take place, it would be of great service, to oblige all those Trades who make use of …"

"There is one great thing that you men will all be able to say after this war is over and you are home once again. You…"

"In small rooms... the chimney often smokes unless the door or window be open, not only because the fire devours and c…"

"Take a look at the simplest of objects. Let's take, for example, an old chair. It seems like nothing. But think of th…"

"Lyndon's gone and dragged Nasser away from the fireplace and onto the balcony again. Once you get him out there, it's…"

"I shall endeavour to write in such a manner as to be easily understood by those who are most likely to profit by the …"

"By the throat of a Chimney, I mean the lower extremity of its canal, where it unites with the upper part of its open …"

"If in large and elegant rooms custom or fancy should require the appearance of a larger chimney, it may be formed of …"

"Workmen should be consulted, and encouraged to make experiments, whether a particular construction of the Chimnies wo…"