BOOK IX. 



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A, B TWO FURNACES. C FOREHEARTHS. D DlPPING-POT. THE SMELTER STANDING 

 BY THE FIRST FURNACE DRAWS OFF THE SLAGS WITH A HOOKED BAR. E HOOKED BAR. 



F SLAGS. G THE ASSISTANT DRAWING A BUCKET OF WATER WHICH HE POURS OVER THE 



GLOWING SLAGS TO QUENCH THEM. H BASKET MADE OF TWIGS OF WOOD INTERTWINED. 



I RABBLE. K ORE TO BE SMELTED. THE MASTER STANDS AT THE OTHER FURNACE 



AND PREPARES THE FOREHEARTH BY RAMMING IT WITH TWO RAMMERS. M CROWBAR. 



