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:lnd occ:¡fion rmokc. b\H

n OI

powcrfully

::liS

the window

"'ere open; bUl

the.

wind

\VeTe

i!l

lhe J irettion

D B.

wl}ulJ be \'cry bad: bm

blcw in

lhe

dirc..ébon

l\ ,

the c<tre \\'ould be

vcry

much ¡¡Itered

for lhen

:J.

quantity of

air heing (orcc:u :n

;H lhe

tlpentng

and linding no

rCJrly

p:'lfl~ ~cl

wou ld be

peO( up in

lhe

chamber, "od

(orce

11-

{eI(up lhe Chlnlnl'Y with

\'iol~nce.

'Ve!

amit mCDtioning

whilt

\\Iauld be lhe

eff~ét

lhe wlnd

\Vel

e in other direétions, as

is imagined

thele

\Vdl be fufficiently obvious

cvcry at

tentive obferver

is onl y

neo

drary

here

obfcrvc,

lhu

as doors or windows are: feldom fo exaétly made, bur they

produce (ome:

en~aJ

as th ey alway' admil fome air

C\fen

when (h ut, ttnd

en oecafion

fmoke

when lhe wind

blows

froOl :\ particular quane:r; and as workn}:n ?nd others ge:–

nerally apprehend, when houle$

.u e

trou~led

wnh fmoke in

this maoner, lhat it is occalioncJ by fome

~xternal

callfe,

aod

apply :he:i r auention

cUre it by ahering lhe

tOP

of the::

chironey, wbich neve::r cao produce lhe Inulldl fervice

lhis care; we .....oulJ recommend ... more parttcu lu at(ctu ioo

lO be paid to lhe litu,uion of doors aod wtndows lhan is ge·

nerall y benowed

efpecially In fu ch fi tu:Hio", whe:re they

are c::xpofed to aoy violent currCnl of air io

particular di–

rcétion, as

ourow lanes . or

dt:~I~s

of any ron , where the

wind, when in pan icular dird llons, is hurried-along with a

prodlglolls rapicil 'Y , And, that lhe effeéls of dlfFerent po·

{jlions may be

(bll

more ob\'ious,

(hall prodllce fevenl

other examples.

SlI pro1e a ch,H1)ber,

6g. 9.

h:\ving :1 door at

and

tWO

wiociows

B C.

Wllh a lire place

D. Ir

the wi nd carne in

lhe dirt étion

DA,

:1od

the door tranfmiu ed as much or

more: alr thao

W3S

admitted al both the windo\Vs,

currenl

of air would run from

all

pan s of the chamber towards

and

lherefore would have a teodeocy to occafion fmoke : bUl

if as much or more air carne io al lhe window5 thao could

get OU[ al the door. there could be

fuch cu rreOt; bUL

the contrary, it would be forced up the chimney, and carry

the fOloke aloog wi th il : wherefore io this lituation, a room

might fomelimes be cured of fmoke. by makiog the door

.s clor. as pollible; nOlhing could be more hurtCul in lhis

care Ihan boriog a hole in the door. BUI

lhe houfe was

iD.

(ueh .. filUation <15 tO be more frequently expofcd

wlOd

which carne io the diretlioo of

AD,

il would run li{tle

ri(k

being troublecl Wilh rmoke.

. Sup pore a room .

fig.

10 .

having a door at

and t\\lO

~tnc.lows. 13

and

wilh a fire. place

D .

Ifthe wiod Ctlme

Jn the dlreélion

C13

BC,

and both lhe windows were

open, ir is evident that lhe rmoke would be drawn from

(he

chimoe:y by the flrong cu rrent or air paffi ng through lhe

room

Or if the: window upon which tht wind camc;: wcre

,Iored. ;:¡od Ihe oppor. te ooe opeo, nearl y lhe

Ct01e

él

would be produced: bUI if the wlndow upoo which

the

wiod

blew \Vcre opeo, and Ihe

0Pflor.tc

one and Ihe doür

{hUI ,

the r.oom U'ould be immediattly c1ear<d of fmoke cntircly.

l ntlHs r.luation, il is evidtnt, 1hat ir the wlndo\Vs were badly

mOlde,

fo .

ad!}1it much ai r, it wnu ld terld lOocc;¡,fion

~m()ke, efp~cially

If the door \Vere in the farne fit uatlon :

Iherefore of confequencc tO atteod tO lhis

cl rcumrl.~nce

a fi tuatioo fi mil.u to

lhl~.

H .tVi n~

prt'mired (o mut"h with ,eguJ lO

fin~lc ror'm~,

~'.e

{hall no'N proceed tOconfiLle:r a more complJund tlru{lure.

] hus , Jet Jir. .

11 .

rt"prc:fent a

hu¡)dio~

conlirbng or tWO

c?.;mbers, K

joined by a parT.,ge_ T ht: cham'lcr K h.l. –

v:ob

íI

door B communic4ung wJth the pafT"ge, a window

VOL . lll

t\ 0

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F, and

Jire· place

:\nd that at

L h:n-inr:

a J oor

~no.

\hcr door or windo',v D , Ihe window E. 2nd

lir~.phcc

lhe cnt ry lO

Ihe

wholc beiog hy lhe door

A. Lct

no\y

conlidl.!r

wl1 ..

\\ ould be the: effc.:ét o( tite

wim.l

conl:ng (ror.l

dtffcrcnt (h rcaions upon this building_

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iirfi. h'ppore:

lhe wind blcw in lhe clirc(lil)n AM : Ir 011 the doors

ñUd.

windows were clofe fhut, :\ou very liulc ..ir wt're ÓlJlT'iltcd,

t:lere wou ld bl! hule riO< of COloke; hll l as there woulJ

furely be lome admitted thro\lgh lhefe ddl"c:ren t openiogs.

there would be fome cllance

lh~t

lhe ch ambcr L would bz

Iroubled wilh Cmoke, becdu(c of fo me the ai r which fu rceJ

palTdge th rough lhc chioks of lhe dnor :\ wOll lJ país

th rough the doo:s C and D, which migh' produce rOloke in

a Cmall degree. There would be litde ch..oce that the Ch;lIl1.

ber

would f:uoke in lhis care; becaufe ahhough lhere is

a general fuéhon through 11-.e palT ..ge from

D .

yet as

it is io fome meafure 'Ol errupted by lhe

e10le

doo r al

wdl be bUI

(01,,11;

aod as the wlod is Inter-rupled in its

cou rre by the

wall

the

p~lTdge,

fome of jt wiJl bt: forced

through

lhe

chlOks of the wiodo\Y

which woulJ more

th:\n counlerbal,lOce the df<.·as of the olher (uthoo. HUI

if che cioor

were opeo. both {he chi mneys would fmoke;

erpccially If lhe doors

d.od

wer!: open alfo,

a~ I h~

cu r.

ftn!

wou ld be: tl1cn very flrong lowards 1har point.

Bllt

io.

all cares lhe rmoke o( this huufe would be pre\'cnlcd by

keeping thedoor al

{h In ,

and thar at

opeo ; bUI ife he::

houfe was

{uch

fitu,nioo

to be mo.e expo(cd (O

lhar

wind Ihan any olher,

would be beBer

clofe up lhe

door

ah ogcther.

the wioJ more cc.mmonly carne

from

tow.arJs

il i, more thao prob,¡ble tha, a houf..!

fitua tt:d Ilke thls would be quite free of fmoke , as the geo: ral

Current of ai r would be towards Ihe chimneys; blH the

chamber

woulci run gre,ltfr

nn<

th"n

as Ihe ruétion

might fometimes be dra\\ n towílfds the window

bltt if

the door

were in the oppofi lc fiJ e of the patTdge, that in·

convenience would

b1!

a\'olded alfo. lf the more general

curreO! of .ai r \Vere from

tO\4ards

this houfe bt hovcu

to be u oubled \\Iith fmoke uole(s lhe windows were very

clore : bUI lhere ,",ould nOI be lhe rm.lld l ch, nce for lhat,

when it carne froOl

towalds

\"Ie migh! nO\\l proce:ed 10 give more

e:x¡mple~

of lhis:

fon: bUl as tt would be imponible

cnumer;u e

0111

th.::

variely of cafes lh:\t might occur, it is imagined that the:c

will be (uffieten! tO give lhe reade:r ao idcít of the ,"aooer in

which any bui lding ougbt tObe examined io Ihis refpe{l; and

he mu(t be left lO his own d¡(erelioo tO :lpply lhe principleo;

above;: explained lOall the varifly of cafes that m:\y OCCllr.

I..

,ge complicated budding5, it noooubt Icquir:s

~r<.·:\t\!r

cxrera of thought tO combine all the various circumlhnce.

tOgtthl r, tloJ draw

general (onclurion, Ih:ln io

{j1l~1I1!r

alld more limpIe (Jnes;

but

if the following c,coer;;1 rules ar::

attendcci tO, Ihe complaiols arifillg frol11 Ihis csufe \Vou l,1

hUI fc;:w _

tÍt,

Avoid .u mucll as mAy be loog paO'lgcs

ICtltilng to

VEr)'

ói(lant

p:Hts

b~I~lding.

as thcte is

oft~n

a rtrnn!! f'l1 rfl:ot o(al r

th(r~

whi'ch

hdps

tI)

Jitlurb

t~\~

rrce

cinul"'1(m of ai r up the chllnneys.

~ .I.

fl lce the dttmr:eys

g~ rlerÍ(1

Ihat liJe of t:le

~part01-:~t

to,;,,:nrt.',

~"hil:h

th!

\\'ind

",bieh

r.cl1er.d prev:\¡Js mun

lile fiw3ull n whcr..:

Ihe hou (e:

pl.tCt'd blows:

I\ncl.

3\1.

makl.!

nuoy, if

~Ol

more, d ors ..tnd winJows (t.'fpeci.•lly fu .;h as

h.l.ve

o("c~l~or¡

to he

0101t

(rcqucotly opeo)

tlnl (¡ ,le of lhe uudJI:l

ji oU/ 'Iv"(nce

lhe

010ít

prc\·.d __

ot~

\\'i!1l!

dor:s~ome _

II IJ .

l 'h::

lhirJ gl!ll!!ra l cJ,¡le 01 fm:Jk..:

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