OF THE MANAGEMENT OF FIRE AND 

 THE ECONOMY OF FUEL. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Subject of this Essay curious and interesting in a 

 very high Degree. All the Comforts, Conveniences, 

 and Luxuries of Life are procured by the Assistance 

 of FIRE and of HEAT. The Waste of Fuel very 

 great. Importance of the Economy of Fuel to 

 Individuals, and to the Public. Means used for 

 estimating the Amount of the Waste of Fuel. An 

 Account of the Jirst Kitchen of the House of In- 

 dustry at Munich, and of the Expense of Fuel in 

 that Kitchen compared with the Quantity consumed 

 in the Kitchens of private Families. An Account 

 of several other Kitchens constructed on various 

 Principles at Munich, under the Direction of the 

 Author. Introduction to a more scientific Investi- 

 gation of the Subject under Consideration. 



NO subject of philosophical inquiry within the 

 limits of human investigation is more calculated 

 to excite admiration and to awaken curiosity than fire ; 

 and there is certainly none more extensively useful 

 to mankind. It is owing, no doubt, to our being- 

 acquainted with it from our infancy, that we are not 

 more struck with its appearance, and more sensible of 

 the benefits we derive from it. Almost every comfort 



