, 1874-12-20
rho First Of q Series OF .Arti-
cles on the Subject.
o.r;avg Of the Efforts Maae in Great
Britain TO Suppress the
Nuisance.
Termination Of Some Chicago Furnaces
by 1.-THE Tribune's" Scientific
Commissioner.
uhst He Discovered Mt The Union, Ncr-
chants, aud Metropolitan Build
ings, and Sherman House.

4 This proble1a, which Tor many months has been
air forced upon our attention by the increasing
s,,n snd d1ugiuess OF the air, hes for the last
:tr ,ea1s occupied the serious consideration Of
!; die scientific men IN Europe, wllero the smoso
rrs.nee, especially in Great Britain is 9 matter
j =, most serious moment, as all sfA'cluis hnyo
( u7erienced.
! !, the manufacturing cities and districts OF
4 ftnco and Germany, many attempts hare been
! r,aa from time to time to lesson the amount Of
l .poke pouring from their factory chimneys,
j .me schemes attacking the evil in direct
4 r,u2er, that is by meaus of inventions having
! }.r their express object the prevention OF
1 s-oke; others, in m indirect manner, that IS,
!; s:hemcs intended to economizo fuel; aud
tus BY lesEeuing tho waste products OF com.
i tns,icp, decrease the amount Of Emolte.
I IL Groat Britain direct. attempts for the pre-
I vsnt;oa Of emoka Laye been made il greater
q arnpzr :hau in any other country The re-
] r.ks lust mado as to france and GoEmany
,ruy eaually we'll to Great Britain. but in direct
] ,1poortiou as the number md variety Of manu-
sctures in the latter country atc sreas11 than III
s.her Of tie fcr1nar by just this amount has the
sCGko uutsaaCe DUEL eAc EAe"1e1 .e-1a t11o 14o-
Eimula.ivo i'll the production If
.ssuoxE-coHsu.1Sa 1SyES11oSB. - -
] Of late years also, since wages have Increased,
I'D the cutlery was raiscd about the probable ex-
laustion at an eally period Of the British coal
fields, Inventive genius has been busy ut the
,.atlom of show to ecououuHe our fuel in the
k.t manner" and has thus indirectly been work
u also 1T the abatement OF the smoke nuisance,
t it has been clearly proved, as will be Shown
ETHER on in these papers, that economy IN fuel
] "a .,,-o..,,t;,,, of ~,,,..e ara r9rorvr,n,s
~ r. - '.s ~ -
neeo6''1ins tne 1aot 'na. 'n' Wills LIS
1tsa, to support Inc "ell-earneu pEest'go ano
! .anata.ioa for enterprise Of our handsome new
rt;caeo. suu1yy great nuisanceB must be abated,
T,,n--,z ~, ;,,s.,,,c+,d ;+a .naci.1 comm,z.
!; 4ak hh4.'o1'A 40 A.4s,I 40 0F0@.'
a5ae1 Will reference 20
!, :, TEE sNoRE AND sTESCu SU1sAScEs,
! md in tAese communications viii bo given the
/ .-.ru ~ hi. ;,vast,oat;ona i,to fin .t.ta If
1sSA'' -. -. ,s..,.,.,.... .,,a .,ox aa.to.
: lao' ~ Aue "ua
! FFoaocsuS lu1uaces Ii ooi eAtt. "no toIaiai
! zs:emsat Of The general principles upon which
re1b1stion takes place in Il furnace, Which will,
! ID hnnad enable tl,c eeueral public to obtain
49, t.,..,at;o1 - ,s,. o,so,,,;a,e rooa.s.,.. y,
!. 11'@ spf1s ~ - - s.,J -
/ ny seAen'o 1o' toe pfe'ension " htaons' AAo ~
hke Al active and Intelligent part IN the a@lta~
aton for tho abatement OF cur sinokp nnisnnce,
rhch TuE Tp1susF oepires to init;atc.
n-.as,.t .t,o,z,,. s,,a.r,,, "a fo,,orr +,o
f'eeeoen'' snoas ~ AoAAo" wv
unsel5 IN pfacsace, is use1ui ZOE tue purpose Oh
rudy, and, this account it is advisable to see
WHAT HIS BEEN DONE IN GEEAT r11TAE.
s,+ .,,,,,+-v ,nc,vi7b,<~ fa,ocne for ts s7no1,v
~. -. ~. >~teo,,,, o,,.4,;- ,,,,;l;,
saospnefe' 10 n1s ~ ~ eloon, - 4.4n "us.n
h1g5 over each CT Its large cities anu so"ns, De-