Putnam, J. Pickering (John Pickering), 1847-1917 · Boston : Ticknor · leaf 49
43 necessary for their execution on a largo or paying scale. The public will not, and the manufacturers cannot, undertake this expense. Each waits for the other, and thus nothing is done. One other illustration of the lamentable effect on our architecture … Ventilating Chandeliers, from " The Open Fireplace in All Ages." of the false economy necessitated by the existing method of leaving to individuals duties and responsibilities which should be borne by the nation, must suffice under this heading.
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