The gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1798-1799, 1798-05-14
Count Rpmfords Woyks,


lofoPhical, are printing in Bottom BY
y. WEST. This edition is printing On a rew
type, and excellent paper.
SubicrlptlOnS received at this Office,
ana az tie feveral Book flores in town.
Rejecting the frf volume, now in
the pres (which contain. fix engravings) he
following remarks are extracted from the Aga
g'''af Re''t'0 fer Jelly 1877.
PHILOSOPHY has too frequently been conGdered
a mere fpeculaive lcien1S Well iugd to cxercife
the mind has often keen purified with indesatgable
ahcur and comfortable ingenuity by luch as have
never had in view the application, either of its general
principles, or even of the particular discoveries which
have reiuittd from their own refearch.
The Prcltnt volume contains five eGays, togetherwh
an appendix, wherein much curious matter inherited
which could not with Propriety have been interviewer
with me work The hrlt eilay gives Of the
public eitabhfhment for the poor in Bavaria
Inc Ieoond clay treats Of the fundamental principles
on which general Embellishments for the relief the poor
may be formed in ali countries. The Count obviates
one ot the greate objections I'd the introduction Of any
eaure, founded the v9i4H1ry contributions of the
public that IS the heavy expence which would attend
the Undertaking This difficulty the Connt who is
hmielt an enemy all compulsory methods of proyid
ing for the poor removes by oh ervnR that well re-
matey be economical a well to individuals to the
public At large.
We now come to the third efay, like al the others
important in very high degree which food.
In the introduction Count Rumford very uy oblerves
th at ubjed of inveigation can pod5y Be more in
tereiting and ufe.ll than the lcience Of nutrition.
Ire fourth clay, then i chimney fire places with
propoials for improving them fave fuel 10 render
dwelling hCules more comfortable ard faubrious and
eHectuaily to prevent chimneS from fmoking
Domelte comfort depend, 70 much a clean and
cheerful hearth that il frems extraordinary foud
have been 70 little uccelsfu in combating that teAzng
and obnoxious enemy 10 il, lmoking chimney. But
iuGh y the fast the random remedies which have been
recommended 10 Us have lometimes anlwered the pur-
Poiei iometimes alas they have made " condition
Norie confounded." We have not acted upon fyaem (;
we have neglected to nve0gae the principles onwhieh
depend the acent Of moe, rather we have neglect
Cd 10 apply them. The whole myGery' fays Count
Eumiord, curing imoking chmnies comprilrd in
thus iimPc direction Find and remove thole local
hndrancss which forciby prevent the fmoke from fol
loving ats natural tendency go mp the chimney, or,
IPeak more accurately which prevenC its being forced
room
The iecond chapter Of this efay devoted Ia praci-
cal DIRECTIONS for the ule Of worknen for thele duec
tons we mutt refer readers the work itlef fu
hce IT oiay, that although author contracts tn
throat OF the chimney four inches in width, which
= 80 10 WIutn OF DdCk rs uiuaitV
utcien for the paage Of the lmoke; he has conrvcd
py mean'of lcole pavement, to afford lucient room
for the fweeper
In the third chapter fome eafy and very beautiful
experiments, lufrating the caufe of the afcent Of
1moke as utility IS the prime object of thiswor as
ut dca Of the principle on which lmoke Attends il ne
teary 20 thole who engage nthe improvement Ct fire.
places, and as many fuch perlons unaccunomcd to
abltrufe and philosophical dilquitons he has rather
choten 10 coma unicate Information on the fubieGf by
means OF familiar companions than Fill has pages with
diagrams. which would probably be unntelligible to
iuch as are principally ntereled % undorland them
The fifth ebay contains fhort account Of feveraI
public ntilutions lately formed ID Bavaria Of the MI
hilary academy Munich; of the means ufed improve
the breed OF hories and horned cattle of scheme for
employing the oldery in repairing the highways, and
public roads, and Of the mealures ado Tor putting
al end tJufnry.
In reviewing this mon valuable work VIC have felt no
inconhderabe fFicuIty in attempt make any
tolcrable analysis it contains % few iupcrhutus words
and 70 much important matter compreded in a flnali
compass, that we do not pretend have afforded our
readers adequate view Of is and excellence
our ohje1 has been give fuch idea Of IT'D I'LL or-
tance, thar they may be induced perrfe il with aten-
ito in their ltudics; and we do rot hcGtate IL
sHuye them that their expectations, however highly
they may DC rallied, wil NOT be disappointed.