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chap, in Greek wines, and in other productions 
. x ~ , of Turkey. The Imperial manufactory of arms 
employed six thousand workmen ; and the num- 
ber of inhabitants was stated at thirty thousand. 
The town stands in a pleasing valley, on the 
borders of the river XJpa. There are few woods 
in the neighbourhood, yet they produce suffi- 
cient fuel for the consumption of the place. 
Economy This may be attributed to the very great eco- 
nomy introduced by the use of stoves; for the 
heating of which, a few billets, kindled early 
in the morning, suffice; an equal warmth being 
afterwards diffused, during the whole of the day 
and following night. If they be properly con- 
structed, there is no method of heating apart- 
ments attended with so little expense and so 
many conveniences. In England, stoves are 
generally made of cast iron ; these are not merely 
unwholesome, but, in small rooms, they are 
very dangerous. W' hy the Russian and Sioedish 
stoves have not become common in our country, 
where every article of fuel is so amazingly 
expensive, may be explained by those who 
prefer more costly, and perhaps more cheerful, 
hearths. The generality of houses in Tula are 
of wood ; but the number of dwellings built 
with stone is considerable, and it mci eases 
daily. Many new buildings afforded proof of 
an increasing population. We observed women 
