Memoir of a Mechanic Being a Sketch of the Life of Timothy Claxton
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At the back of every house, a kitchen, having a fire place, should be built ; and any other out houses or sheds that might be wanted. The back door might be cov- ered with sheet iron on the side next the kitchen, to prevent the fire from communicating to the house, in case the kitchen or sheds were on fire. Mechanics' shops should be built unconnected with dwelling houses. A number of mechanics, having shops near each other, might unite in the employment of a steam engine, to drive lathes and o...ther machinery. If the various branches of art were carried on in the vicinity of each other, much time might be saved, both to the mechanics and their customers. The plan of the streets is of much consequence, as it respects the facility of finding a fire, when an alarm is given. I was once struck with the admi- rable plan of a spider's web. The animal keeping watch in the centre, how easy it was for him to start in any direction, that an unlucky fly might get entangled in his net. I thought at the time that this would be an excellent plan for the streets of a town, with a watch tower in the centre, and a de- 142 MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS.
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