diff --git a/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp b/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp
index 502209e..22d2f93 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/utility/json.hpp
@@ -172,57 +172,21 @@ class JSON
         }
 
         template <typename T>
-        JSON( T b, typename enable_if<is_same<T,bool>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<bool>(b) ) {}
+        explicit JSON( T b, typename enable_if<is_same<T,bool>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<bool>(b) ) {}
 
         template <typename T>
-        JSON( T i, typename enable_if<is_integral<T>::value && !is_same<T,bool>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<long>(i) ) {}
+        explicit JSON( T i, typename enable_if<is_integral<T>::value && !is_same<T,bool>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<long>(i) ) {}
 
         template <typename T>
-        JSON( T f, typename enable_if<is_floating_point<T>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<double>(f) ) {}
+        explicit JSON( T f, typename enable_if<is_floating_point<T>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<double>(f) ) {}
 
         template <typename T>
-        JSON( T s, typename enable_if<is_convertible<T,std::string>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<std::string>(s) ) {}
+        explicit JSON( T s, typename enable_if<is_convertible<T,std::string>::value>::type* = nullptr ) : internal( static_cast<std::string>(s) ) {}
 
 
 
         static JSON Load( const std::string & );
 
-        template <typename T>
-        void append( T arg ) {
-            internal.set_type( Class::Array ); 
-            internal.List->emplace_back( arg );
-        }
-
-        template <typename T, typename... U>
-        void append( T arg, U... args ) {
-            append( arg ); 
-            append( args... );
-        }
-
-        template <typename T>
-            typename enable_if<is_same<T,bool>::value, JSON&>::type operator=( T b ) {
-                internal = Internal(static_cast<bool>(b));
-                return *this;
-            }
-
-        template <typename T>
-            typename enable_if<is_integral<T>::value && !is_same<T,bool>::value, JSON&>::type operator=( T i ) {
-                internal = Internal(static_cast<long>(i));
-                return *this;
-            }
-
-        template <typename T>
-            typename enable_if<is_floating_point<T>::value, JSON&>::type operator=( T f ) {
-                internal = Internal(static_cast<double>(f));
-                return *this;
-            }
-
-        template <typename T>
-            typename enable_if<is_convertible<T,std::string>::value, JSON&>::type operator=( T s ) {
-                internal = Internal(static_cast<std::string>(s));
-                return *this;
-            }
-
         JSON& operator[]( const std::string &key ) {
             internal.set_type( Class::Object ); 
             return internal.Map->operator[]( key );
@@ -235,9 +199,9 @@ class JSON
             }
 
             return internal.List->operator[]( index );
-           
         }
 
+
         JSON &at( const std::string &key ) {
             return operator[]( key );
         }
@@ -254,6 +218,7 @@ class JSON
             return internal.List->at( index );
         }
 
+
         long length() const {
             if( internal.Type == Class::Array ) {
                 return static_cast<long>(internal.List->size());
@@ -525,7 +490,6 @@ struct JSONParser {
     }
 
     static JSON parse_number( const std::string &str, size_t &offset ) {
-        JSON Number;
         std::string val, exp_str;
         char c = '\0';
         bool isDouble = false;
@@ -564,29 +528,27 @@ struct JSONParser {
         }
         --offset;
 
-        if( isDouble )
-            Number = chaiscript::parse_num<double>( val ) * std::pow( 10, exp );
-        else {
-            if( !exp_str.empty() )
-                Number = static_cast<double>(chaiscript::parse_num<long>( val )) * std::pow( 10, exp );
-            else
-                Number = chaiscript::parse_num<long>( val );
+        if( isDouble ) {
+            return JSON(chaiscript::parse_num<double>( val ) * std::pow( 10, exp ));
+        } else {
+            if( !exp_str.empty() ) {
+                return JSON(static_cast<double>(chaiscript::parse_num<long>( val )) * std::pow( 10, exp ));
+            } else {
+                return JSON(chaiscript::parse_num<long>( val ));
+            }
         }
-        return Number;
     }
 
     static JSON parse_bool( const std::string &str, size_t &offset ) {
-        JSON Bool;
         if( str.substr( offset, 4 ) == "true" ) {
             offset += 4;
-            Bool = true;
+            return JSON(true);
         } else if( str.substr( offset, 5 ) == "false" ) {
             offset += 5;
-            Bool = false;
+            return JSON(false);
         } else {
             throw std::runtime_error(std::string("JSON ERROR: Bool: Expected 'true' or 'false', found '") + str.substr( offset, 5 ) + "'");
         }
-        return Bool;
     }
 
     static JSON parse_null( const std::string &str, size_t &offset ) {
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/utility/json_wrap.hpp b/include/chaiscript/utility/json_wrap.hpp
index 3d4b0d4..aec927b 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/utility/json_wrap.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/utility/json_wrap.hpp
@@ -102,32 +102,24 @@ namespace chaiscript
 
         try {
           Boxed_Number bn(t_bv);
-          json::JSON obj;
           if (Boxed_Number::is_floating_point(t_bv))
           {
-            obj = bn.get_as<double>();
+            return json::JSON(bn.get_as<double>());
           } else {
-            obj = bn.get_as<long>();
+            return json::JSON(bn.get_as<long>());
           }
-          return obj;
         } catch (const chaiscript::detail::exception::bad_any_cast &) {
           // not a number
         }
 
         try {
-          bool b = boxed_cast<bool>(t_bv);
-          json::JSON obj;
-          obj = b;
-          return obj;
+          return json::JSON(boxed_cast<bool>(t_bv));
         } catch (const chaiscript::exception::bad_boxed_cast &) {
           // not a bool
         }
 
         try {
-          std::string s = boxed_cast<std::string>(t_bv);
-          json::JSON obj;
-          obj = s;
-          return obj;
+          return json::JSON(boxed_cast<std::string>(t_bv));
         } catch (const chaiscript::exception::bad_boxed_cast &) {
           // not a string
         }