Charlie Bishop,oldtime Estate manager,dead now,once shared the following tidbit...."Waaal,you boin wood into yer chimbly ya gotta boin out the creosole what sticks to the linah.See,the linah's stuck wit'refractorin'cement can take alotta heat.
We'd wait 'til was a drivin' rain out,then we'd stuff straw up the chimbly,much as she'd take then light it afire.

You don yer Macintosh,step out an' see flames shootin'out the chimbly top you know that creosole's taken to burnin' good,that's what we done,you come back in you see black soot wit'the straw ash into the fireplace you know you done it good"

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