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same situation, was so moderately warm that the naked 

 hand might be held upon it for any length of time 

 without the least inconvenience. 



As it was easy to conceive that what was so exceed- 

 ingly hot as to burn the hand in an instant, upon 

 touching it, could not fail to communicate a great deal 

 of heat to the cold atmosphere which continually lay 

 upon it, this experiment showed in a striking and con- 

 vincing manner the utility of my double covers ; and 

 I have since had the satisfaction to see them gradually 

 finding their way into common use. 



It is perhaps quite unnecessary that I should inform 

 my readers that one principal motive which induced 

 me to take so much pains in the arrangement of this 

 kitchen was a desire to introduce useful improvements, 

 relative to the management of heat and the economy 

 of fuel, into common practice. An establishment so 

 interesting in all respects, so important in its conse- 

 quences, and so perfectly new in Bavaria, as a public 

 House of Industry upon a liberal and extensive plan, 

 where almost every trade and manufacture is carried on 

 under the same roof, where the poor and indigent of 

 both sexes, and of all ages, find a comfortable asylum, 

 and employment suited to their strength and to their 

 talents, and where industry is excited not by punish- 

 ments, but by the most liberal rewards, ' and by the 

 kindest usage, such an establishment, I thought, 

 could not fail to excite the curiosity of the public, and 

 to draw together a great concourse of visitors ; and as 

 this appeared to me a favourable opportunity to draw 

 the public attention to useful improvements, all my 

 measures were taken accordingly; and not only the 

 kitchen, but also the bake-house, the stoves for heating 



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