Show TALL CHIMNEYS OF EUROPE two in scotland have an altitude of feet the highest chimney in england la that at barlow dobson s mill at bol ton according to harpers weekly it Is feet in height and the mate hjal used in its construction was bricks and tons of stone the big smokestack Is excelled by at least two in scotland the st kol lox chimney in glasgow is feet and the townsend chimney in the same city Is feet high but the steeplejacks make no more of climb ing such shafts than one a third of their height though the vibration Is much greater and more serious at times all chimneys vibrate especially in a gale it is a condition of their safety but the oscillation at the top is a serious matter for any one at work there during a hie wind and the job is postponed to a calmer day lancashire also boasts one of the crook edest chimneys in the world a shaft at brook mill heywood which is nearly feet high and more than six feet out of plumb it has been belted with iron bands and Is conald ered safe |