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key-hole of a lock) by which the hook is introduced, 

 serves to give room for the hook (or key, as it might 

 be called) to be turned round when the heater is laid 



Fig- 59- 



upon or against a flat surface. As this excavation, as 

 well as the hole through which the key passes, may 

 be cast with the heater, this arrangement will cause 

 no additional expense. 



CHAPTER XI. 



Of the Use of PORTABLE FURNACES for culinary Pur- 

 poses. Description of a portable Kitchen Furnace, 

 for Boilers, etc., on the common Construction. De- 

 scription of a small portable Furnace of cast Iron 

 for heating Tea-kettles, Stewpans, etc. Description 

 of another of sheet Iron, designed for the same Uses. 

 Description of a portable Kitchen Furnace of 

 Earthen-ware. An Account of a very simple Ap- 

 paratus for cooking used in China. 



T N China and in several other countries, all, or nearly 

 * all, the fire-places used in cooking are portable, and 

 real advantages might certainly be derived in many 



