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VIII. Aji Accowu of the Kang, or Chinefe 
ibioveSy by Father Gramont, tranjlated 
from the French. 
Readjaa. 31 , f- | 1HE greateft of all maflers is want. 
i77°* Jl^ It is a fpur to genius, gives wings 
to induftry, and points out fuch relburces as neither 
learning nor curiolity would ever have contrived. 
This it is which has taught the Chinefe to make ufe of 
feacoal to warm their houfes, and to procure to them- 
felves the benefit of its heat without being annoyed 
by its offenfive fmoak. Thisdifcovery of the Chinefe 
might perhaps be of ufe in the great city of London^ 
and thole parts of England, where this fuel is burnt 
in rooms. The warm concern the Royal Society has 
always fhewn for whatever affeds the lives or wel- 
fare of the community, induces us to hope for a 
favourable acceptance nf a model of the Chinefe 
Kang, which we apprehend may be conducive to 
thofe beneficent purpofes ; we therefore have added 
fuch explanations as will give an infight into the 
theory of it, that it may be made known, and im- 
proved upon. 
May the illuflrious and celebrated Royal Society 
confider this trifle as a token of our profound refped,, 
and accept it as a fmall acknowledgement of our 
gratitude for the favours beflowed upon us, wretched 
and afflided as we are ! As we have the honour 
to write to gentlemen eminent for their learning,. 
we 
