. American stationary engineering; a practical work which begins at the boiler room and takes in the whole power plant. PLUMBING. The art of working in lead is older than the thousands of years hydraulics and plumbing as an occupation engaged the principal attention of engineers. King David used lead pipe, so did Archimedes; the terraces and gar-dens of Babylon were sup plied \yitli watei through leaden pi p c s. S t e a mfitting, with galvanized pipe and an elaborate system of conneo-tinns and devices is a new department of mechanism—almostof the present generation—and at firstei
. American stationary engineering; a practical work which begins at the boiler room and takes in the whole power plant. PLUMBING. The art of working in lead is older than the thousands of years hydraulics and plumbing as an occupation engaged the principal attention of engineers. King David used lead pipe, so did Archimedes; the terraces and gar-dens of Babylon were sup plied \yitli watei through leaden pi p c s. S t e a mfitting, with galvanized pipe and an elaborate system of conneo-tinns and devices is a new department of mechanism—almostof the present generation—and at firsteight would seem able soon to suj^ercedelead piping of all kinds, but it is safe tosay that nothing can ever take the placeof lead, for this admirable metal can bemade to answer where no other materialcan be worked; for instance, lead pipe canbe made to conform to any angle or obetruction where no other system of pipingwill. Hence, plumbing as a useful andornamental art will never go out of date,and engineers of every branch will do wellto study its principles and methods so asto meet the ever-recurring and perp
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