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144] S T O kouses, churches, or other build- ings. One of the most ingenious plans designed in this deparinieut, is llie Pennsylvania Fire-ptace, which we havedescribed invol.ii. pp.289-(;2. Notwithstanding its acknowledg- ed utility, the mechanism of Dr. Feakklin's apparatus has occa- sionally been found too complex to be comprehended by ordinaiy •workmen : hence, a Mr. Shaep procured a patent, several years since, for certain improvements, which are calculated to obviate such inconveniencies. Thus, by adding a funnel to the top, these lire-places can be adapted to any chimnies ; and, if the funnel be lengthened, it may be accommo- dated to libraries, ball-rooms, or other buildings, which have not the advantage of a chimne} Mr. S.'s stove-grates are provided with a hollow base ; in consequence of •which, he is enabled to apply them, •u'itliout any additional brick-work, iDore elfettually to the purpose of heating rooms, than is practicable with those on Franklin's cou- struition : at the same time, by his alterations in theflir-^oj:(seevol.ii. p. 290), a larger portion of air is introduced. Our limits permit us only to add, that Mr. Shakp's stove-grates may be accommodated to every building, whether public or private : and we refer the read- er to his "j4cainnt of the Air- Slot e- Grates," &c. 8vo. In June, 179^. a patent was granted to Mr. William Whit- TiNGTON, for his invention of a Portable Baking Stove. The pa- tentee asserts, that his contrivance is calculated for baking all kinds of bread, particularly that prepared of oats, with a cheapness and faci- Cty not hitherto, cxpeiieuccd. It STO may be manufactured from any metal, or even from clay, of any size or shape ; and either with yr without an oven : the door for sup- plying fuel, together with the pipe or flue for carrying off the smokie, may be fixed in any part of the stove. Besides, this machine may be used in any situation, whether on land or at sea j being easily portable, and requiring only owe- Jifth pfirt of the fuel consumed iii tlie common wayj as it may be easily heated with coke, coals, wood, charcoal, or any other sub- stance. For a more diffuse account of such contrivance, the reader will consult the 12th vol. of the Repei- tory of Arts, &:c. where it is illus- trated with an engraving. A patent was likewise granted to Mr. Ed WAKD Walker, for a port- able Stove or Kitchen ; to facili- tate the processes of cooking, or dressing provisions. The whole is manufadured of eitlier cast or wrought iron ; having a fire-place in its centre, which is inclosed by a dcor : beneiUh is an ash-hole ; and, on each side, there is a closet, one of which may be emplo}'ed lor baking ; the other will contain two spits, with racks, &c. complete j the top may be used as a Iroiling- platc, heated by the same fire ; while the smoke is carried off through an iron funnel, having a smoke-jack for the purpose of turning the spits. A more com- plete idea of this stove may be ob- tained from the 15th vol. of the Repertory, &c. where the specifi- cation is illustrated with an en- graving. — See also the articles Fire-place, Furnace, Grates, and Kitchen. Stoves, in Horticulture, are buildings ere6ted for the purpose of preserving tender plants, which would