. Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering. t-jjltr jlta ftiL. The stove here described appears to us a very simple arrangement for effecting the purposes desired,and to be well worthy of adoption. In the whole range of ventilation there is, perhaps, nothing so much neglected as the ventilation ofschools; and as it is most desirable public attention should be turned to the subject, we give room toMr. Walkers statement of his views on the subjeet: Schools are frequently very crowded, and their atmosphere in a most unwholesome condition. Thegreat increase in the
. Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering. t-jjltr jlta ftiL. The stove here described appears to us a very simple arrangement for effecting the purposes desired,and to be well worthy of adoption. In the whole range of ventilation there is, perhaps, nothing so much neglected as the ventilation ofschools; and as it is most desirable public attention should be turned to the subject, we give room toMr. Walkers statement of his views on the subjeet: Schools are frequently very crowded, and their atmosphere in a most unwholesome condition. Thegreat increase in their number in the populous manufacturing districts, is a gratifying sign of the times,and affords good reason to hope that the succeeding generation will grow up with improved ideas andhabits, and, as is most needful in those districts, stand some degrees higher than their predecessors inthe scale of civilization. _ Fig. 3737 is a section representing a boys and girls school ventilated (except as regards the windows)in a satisfactory manner: a a are the fresh-air openings; b b, pipes for heat
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