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from the immediate action of the fire. It is likewise 

 evident that the side-seams in the body of the sauce- 

 pan were likewise protected most effectually from all 

 the destructive effects of intense heat; and, if care 

 were taken to cover the outside of the body of the 

 saucepan with a good thick coating of japan to pre- 

 vent its being injured by rust, there is little doubt but 

 that saucepans so constructed would last a long time 

 indeed. 



The cylinder in which the saucepan is suspended 

 might likewise be japanned, both within and with- 

 out, which would not only preserve it from rust, but 

 would also give it a very neat appearance. All these 

 improvements have been made, and a variety of sauce- 

 pans constructed on the principles here recommended 

 may be seen in the Repository of the Royal Institu- 

 tion. 



Of the Means that may be employed for using indiffer- 

 ently Saucepans and Boilers of different Sizes, with 

 the same Register-Stove Fire-place. 



Although the diameter below of the cylinder or 

 cone (for it may be either the one or the other) in 

 which the saucepan or boiler is suspended is limited 

 by the diameter of the groove of the circular register- 

 plate in which it stands over the fire, yet the sizes of 

 the cooking utensils used with them may be greatly 

 varied. They may, without the smallest inconvenience, 

 be made either broader or narrower above at their 

 brims than the bottom of the cylinder or cone in which 

 they are suspended ; and, with any given breadth above, 

 their depths (and consequently their capacities) may be 

 varied almost at pleasure. When, however, the diame- 



