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His tenth essay was on 'Kitchen Fire-Places and 

 Utensils ; ' his eleventh on ' Chimney Fire-Places.' 



His twelfth on the ' Salubrity of Warm Eooms in 

 Cold Weather ; ' his thirteenth on the ' Salubrity of 

 Bathing and the Construction of Warm Baths.' His 

 fourteenth consisted of 'Supplementary Observations 

 on the Management of Fires ; ' his fifteenth was on 

 the ' Use of Steam for Transporting Heat.' 



In May 1802 he also published a volume of his 

 philosophical papers, with a dedication to his Most 

 Serene Highness Maximilian Joseph, Elector Palatine 

 of Bavaria. In this he says he must ever feel himself 

 greatly indebted to his Most Serene Electoral High- 

 ness 



for the kind assurances yon gave me of your esteem, pro- 

 tection, and friendship on your succeeding to your present 

 Bavarian dominions on the death of your late uncle, my kind 

 friend and benefactor ; but I am bound to you still more, if it 

 be possible, by the nattering invitation you have lately given 

 me to come to you and reside at your Court and assist in 

 the local work of carrying into execution the vast plans you 

 have formed for promoting the prosperity of your subjects. 



From Brompton, May 6, 1802, he writes to his 

 daughter : ' In three days I shall set out for Dover, on 

 my way to Paris, where I expect to stay four or five 

 weeks, and then to proceed to Munich.' He sent by 

 way of Holland two carriages and much "baggage; 



On May 20 Sir C. Blagden wrote from Paris to Sir 

 Joseph Banks : ' Count Rumford arrived here last 

 Friday (the 14th) in remarkably good health. Travel- 

 ling agrees with him, and he seems very happy. W T e 



