This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 edition. Excerpt: ...--certainly much more so than marble. The wood may be chestnut, oak, walnut, butternut, or even pine, and it should be simply rubbed down and polished, but never varnished. The mantle-shelf should be deep and capacious, so that the articles placed upon it may not easily be thrown off. It is often, as ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1808 edition. Excerpt: ...--certainly much more so than marble. The wood may be chestnut, oak, walnut, butternut, or even pine, and it should be simply rubbed down and polished, but never varnished. The mantle-shelf should be deep and capacious, so that the articles placed upon it may not easily be thrown off. It is often, as we well know, a temporary restingplace for almost everything which goes astray. We should not forget to mention those necessary accompaniments to the open fire-place, and which arc so intimately associated with it, the andirons, formerly iron, or of highly polished brass or steel, the more or less elaborately constructed fender, and the ever-useful bellovvs. Where, from any cause, an open fire-place in the chimney is not practicable, its place may be supplied by the open grate set out into the room, constructed either of soap-stone or of iron. Those known as the Franklin Grate answer an admirable purpose, or, perhaps, still better, those manufactured in Philadelphia. The closed stove and the furnace are well in their places. As Americans, we must have them, and we confess that they are often extremely convenient and useful, but they should not monopolize every room. If we value the health which good air, cheerfulness, and abundant ventilation are sure to give us and our children, in one apartment at least let us keep up a bright fire on the hearth. D. D. Si.ade, M.D. A COUNT It Y HOUSE. In this design we show a French-roofed house, with irregular plan, prepared for erection, by a gentleman of this city, in the vicinity of Llewellyn Park, at Orange, New Jersey. It has some peculiarities about it which have been introduced to suit his taste. It will be noticed there are two principal entrances, one of which in the plan adopted communicates only...
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