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REMARKABLE APPLICATIONS 



OF TIMBER. 



In the evenings the conversation turned upon 

 the mode in which timber had been applied in 

 some remarkable cases. 



Our modern buildings/' observed Mr. 

 Longhurst^ " are not constructed so as to ex- 

 hibit scientific carpentry^ or the grand strength 

 and beauty of the timber. We cover the 

 inside of our roofs with a plain or ornamented 

 ceiling ; and none but those who can go among 

 the beams with a lantern can see of what the 

 edifice is built, or how it is contrived. 



''^ Our elder architects went upon a different 

 plan, and never considered a mighty but well- 



