Excerpt from Modern Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating: A New Practical Work for the Plumber, the Heating Engineer, the Architect, and the Builder After many years of practical contact with mechanics in the construction of steam and hot-water plants and plumbing work, I find that there is no language so clear, so simple, and so easily understood by such persons, as the language of drawings. This is but natural, as a drawing to a mechanic speaks louder than words, it is a tangible proof of what it means. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.