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RIMMEL'S TABLE FOUNTAIN. 



Fountains constitute one of the chief enjoyments of the Orientals, 

 who remain for hours in dreamy contemplation before their tiny streams. 

 Although we do not profess for them the same partiality, which would 

 be incompatible with our busy life, we consider them as pleasing orna- 

 ments for our gardens and conservatories, and numerous have been the 

 attempts to introduce them into our drawing-rooms. These attempts, 

 however, have hitherto signally failed ; for, strange as it may seem, no 

 system of self-acting fountain has yet been found to answer the desired 



