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In Fig. 274 (the ends of the fireplace) the two wing walls
of it are built up inside the cabin to support a plank for
a mantelpiece. Another plank C, D is nailed under the mantelpiece
against the log before the stone work is built up. This is
only for the purpose of giving a finish to your mantelpiece.
The hearth in Fig. 274 is made of odd bits of flat stones
laid in cement,
but the hearth in Fig. 275 is one big slab of bluestone just
as it came from the quarry, and the fireplace in Fig. 275
is lined with firebrick. The two three-legged stools which
you see on each side were made by the woodsmen who built the
cabin to use in their camp while the cabin was being erected.
The stools have occupied the position of honor on each side
of the fireplace now for twenty-seven years. The mantelpiece
in this drawing is made of puncheons with the rounded side
out on the two supports and the flat side against the wall;
of course, for the mantel itself, the rounded side must be
down and the flat side up. This fireplace has been used for
cooking purposes and the crane is still hanging over the flames,
while up over the mantel you may see, roughly indicated, a
wrought-iron broiler, a toaster,
and a brazier. The flat shovel hanging to the left of the
fireplace is what is known as a "peal", used in
olden times to slip under the pies or cakes in the old-fashioned
ovens in order to remove them without burning one's fingers
Editor's Note: This is a reprint of an article published
in 1914. It describes what was recommended in accordance with
the knowledge and practices of the day. While reading it,
please consider this fact.
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