Heating, Ventilation and Lighting 



A New England sun parlour, formed by screening in the piazza. The full value of the 

 sun parlor is hardly appreciated by the majority of home-builders. It is a decided 

 addition to the country house in a temperate climate. E. A. P. Newcomb, architect 



The open fire- 

 place and its modi- 

 fications, the fire 

 frame and open 

 grate, are not de- 

 sirable heaters for 

 a climate where 

 the temperature 

 runs below the 

 freezing point. 

 They are large con- 

 sumers of fuel in 

 proportion to the 

 heat derived from 

 them, at least 

 three - quarters o f 

 that produced go- 

 ing up the chimney. 

 They are, however, 

 excellent to remove 

 the chill of late fall and early spring, and the damp of 

 any of the milder seasons. 



Mr. Putnam, in his book "The Open Fireplace in 

 All Ages," gives the result of tests of several styles of 

 "ventilating" fireplaces which have been constructed with 

 the idea of saving some of the lost heat. As the several 

 variations are hardly in more than the experimental 

 stage at present, they need not be considered seriously 

 until results shall have proved their worth more definitely. 



The old fire frame, owing to its radiating surface, is 

 a better heater than the ordinary fireplace, and being 

 usually of good design, is well worthy of consideration. 



As a heater the stove is an improvment on the 

 fireplace, and yet it is a question, after all, if it should 

 be considered as a means of heat for the modern country 

 house. The heat given off from it rises in a vertical 

 column, diminishing rapidly in horizontal directions. 

 The old phrase of "hugging the stove" is not far from the 

 truth; you "hang" over it until one side is "done to a 

 brown," and then revolve like a chicken on a spit to 

 favour some other portion of your anatomy that is all 

 but freezing. 



Another point is its lack of beauty. Although the 

 modern stove has improved in utility, it has lost corre- 

 spondingly in grace of line since the days of those charm- 

 ing Tyrolese examples in tile. It is true that the applied 



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Hanging vestibule lantern in the 

 style of the Renaissance 



