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me a good many years ago, without my knowledge of it a 

 the time, by a Mr. Brodie, I think the name is, when he 

 brought forward, what he calls, the Patent Bath Stove, the 

 principle upon which that ftove is conftrucled having been 

 explained, and clearly illuftrated by means of a plate, in a 

 treatife of mine on fmoky chimneys, that was firft publifhed 

 in the year 1769 j* but this particular was little adverted to 

 for feveral years, untU Mr. Brodie, by a little proper ma- 

 nagement brought it into notice, f 



" My ideas, freely communicated to the publick, hav^ 

 been a fource of emolument or of honour to others — my 

 own reward has been the fatisfadion of having done what I 

 know to be right, and the honour of being indireftly flattered 

 by compliments that were publickly appropriated to others. 



" Wifhing you fuccefs in your laudable undertakings, 

 which, if properly fupported, cannot fail to be attended with 

 effects highly beneficial to the nation, I have the honour to 

 be, with due refpeft. Sir, 



" your moft humble fervant, 



"JAMES ANDERSON." 



• The third edition of which i» now on fale. — Robinfons, London, 

 t It is generally fuppofed that Mr. Brodie has realifed about one 

 hundred thoufand pounds by this contrivance. 



Art, 



