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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-a-chimney.
The best thing that I know of, to put the fire out in a burning chimney is salt;
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Messrs. Editors:—I am satisfied that a great many fires originate through poorly constructed chimneys; and, although not a bricklayer by trade, I would offer a few hints how to construct a fire-proof chimney. Let the bed be laid of brick and mortar, iron, or stone; then the workman should take a brick in his left hand, and with the trowel, draw the mortar upon the end of the brick, from the under side, and not from the outside edge, as is usual. Then, by pressing the brick against the next one, the whole space between the two bricks will be filled with mortar; and so he should point up the inside as perfectly as the outside, as he proceeds.
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By HackerNoonThis story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-a-chimney.
The best thing that I know of, to put the fire out in a burning chimney is salt;
Check more stories related to writing at: https://hackernoon.com/c/writing.
You can also check exclusive content about #non-fiction, #scientific-and-technical, #project-gutenberg, #hackernoon-books, #books, #various, #scientific-american, #vol.14-no.12-march-18-1871, and more.
This story was written by: @scientificamerican. Learn more about this writer by checking @scientificamerican's about page,
and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.
Messrs. Editors:—I am satisfied that a great many fires originate through poorly constructed chimneys; and, although not a bricklayer by trade, I would offer a few hints how to construct a fire-proof chimney. Let the bed be laid of brick and mortar, iron, or stone; then the workman should take a brick in his left hand, and with the trowel, draw the mortar upon the end of the brick, from the under side, and not from the outside edge, as is usual. Then, by pressing the brick against the next one, the whole space between the two bricks will be filled with mortar; and so he should point up the inside as perfectly as the outside, as he proceeds.