Excerpt from Knowledge for the People, or the Plain Why and Because: Familiarizing Subjects of Useful Curiosity and Amusing Research
Because the wind is too much let in at the mouth of the shaft, or the smoke is stifled below; or there is too little room in the vent, particularly where sev eral open into the same funnel. The situation of the house may likewise affect them, especially if backed by higher buildings.
Why is a common coal fire often extinguished long before the fuel is all expended?
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