Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 141, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1918 — First Use of Chimney. [ARTICLE]

First Use of Chimney.

During the Middle Ages the principal advance made in heating was made through the introduction of chimneys into private dwellings. They were first introduced into France in the eighth century, but were rare and did not come into common use until several hundred years later. In Poland during the early part of the modern period houses were heated in winter by means of a kiln built into the room, but which was fired from the outside. In order to keep warm the family slept not only around the sides of the kiln but aise . tn top of IL