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Fittings--The ball-cock--The water-meter--Water-supply systems--The household filter--Gas traps--Water engines--The cream separator--The "hydro" 350 Chapter XIX.--HEATING AND LIGHTING. The hot-water supply--The tank system--The cylinder system--How a lamp works--Gas and gasworks--Automatic stoking--A gas governor--The gas meter--Incandescent gas lighting 386 Chapter XX.--VARIOUS MECHANISMS. CLOCKS AND WATCHES. A SHORT HISTORY OF TIMEPIECES. The oldest device for increasing the thickness of silk and leather.' It was M. Cazotte.