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in diameter. The round flue should be put together like drainpipe, with a collar 

 joint, and carefully cemented. An 8 x 8-inch square flue may answer for a very 

 small chamber stove or the like, but it is unfit for anything else. Insist on using 



an accepted make 

 of flue lining. Every 

 fireplace, range and 

 heater should have 

 a separate flue. 



The height of 

 the ordinary fire- 

 place should not ex- 

 ceed 25 to 26 inches. 

 An excess of this 

 allows cold air to 

 pass up the chimney, 

 as the opening does 

 not heat readily 

 above- this height. 

 The cold air in pass- 

 ing up the chimney 

 will check the 

 draught; such as 

 comes down will 

 rebound from the 

 flat shelf back of 

 the throat. What 

 chance is there for 

 good results under 

 such conditions? 

 1 lie size of a fire- 

 place for the burning 

 <>t cordwood should 

 be 4' 6" wide and 

 3' to 3' 6" high. 

 The depth of the 

 ordinary fireplace is 

 from 14 to 1 6 inches; 

 of larger si7.es from 



1 8 to 26 inches. The throat of the fireplace should be directly over its centre, 

 and should be made about one-eighth the area of the fireplace opening. Under 

 ordinary circumstances this opening is too large, but an iron plate resting on the 

 aforesaid shelf serves as a damper, and can be drawn forward by means of a poker 

 so as to reduce the opening. Some forms of dampers are made to be controlled from 

 the outside. The excess opening gives a leeway for days of bad draught. The fire- 

 place should be lined w r ith fire brick, laid with close joints or an iron lining, as 

 may be preferred. The straight-headed fireplace should be supported by iron bars. 



Parlor mantel at Jamaica Plain, Mass. This is a fine example of elaborate modern Colonial. 

 The painted panel makes a good central spot in the composition 



