1D4 hints on domestic economy. y^^' ^4* 



er from this country, than from Rufsia. But this 

 can only happen when the herring oil afsuraes a new 

 form ; for you know that all foreign train oil is 

 loaded W'th a duty on importation into Britain, equal 

 to a prohibition. 



Swedijh stoves. 



Our Swediili stoves are the most useful, elegant, 

 and economical fire places of that kind in Europe ; 

 and I really think, that when you complain so much 

 of the scarcity of fuel in different parts of Scotland, 

 you fhould have recourse to such an invention. I 

 afsure you, we keep ourselves warm here in very 

 cold weather, by firing only twice in twenty-four 

 hours ; and that the value of 20s. worth of wood, is 

 sufficient fuel for a stove the year round. 



The stoves alluded to, are made of a kind of por- 

 celain or delft ware ; and a handsome stove for a 

 room of fourteen or fifteen feet square, can be got 

 for 5I. or 61. sterling. The larger and more elegant 

 cost lol. and ijl. But such stoves can be built 

 wholly of bricks at a very trifling expence ; and I 

 must say, that this last sort, when plastered and 

 painted with water colours, are extremely neat. 



It is indeed a little difficult to erect such fire pla- 

 ces, owing to the various evolutions of the flues, 

 though I think I could make you master of the bu- 

 sinefs either by a drawing, or by a wooden model *» 



* The Editor will be much obliged to his correspondent for such a 

 drawing and explanation. 



