It is moreover, the earnest wish of the editor that when some, perchance may have “climbed up” by the means of this, his work, they may in their turn serve as lifters to advance others, and by that means the benefits of the work widely extended.
MATERIALS.
The things with which the engineer has to deal in that place where steam is to be produced as an industrial agent, are
1. The Steam Generator.
2. Air.
3. Fuel.
4. Water.
5. Steam Appliances.
Starting with these points which form a part of every steam plant, however limited, however vast, the subject can easily be enlarged until it embraces a thousand varied divisions extending through all time and into every portion of the civilized world.