Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... containing lead should , of course , not be used , but the silicate , or the indestructible paints , and zinc white should be used instead of white lead . Paper as a covering for walls has the disadvantage that , as a rule , it cannot ...
... containing lead should , of course , not be used , but the silicate , or the indestructible paints , and zinc white should be used instead of white lead . Paper as a covering for walls has the disadvantage that , as a rule , it cannot ...
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... containing cotton wool , through which the air will be filtered and deprived of soot , etc. This , of course , very considerably dimin- ishes the amount of air that enters , and the cutting also weakens the framework of the window . I ...
... containing cotton wool , through which the air will be filtered and deprived of soot , etc. This , of course , very considerably dimin- ishes the amount of air that enters , and the cutting also weakens the framework of the window . I ...
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... containing water is placed in the horizontal aperture in the wall , the en- tering air being deflected on to the sur- face of the water by metal plates . The greater part of the dust is thus arrested by the water , which can be changed ...
... containing water is placed in the horizontal aperture in the wall , the en- tering air being deflected on to the sur- face of the water by metal plates . The greater part of the dust is thus arrested by the water , which can be changed ...
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... containing a box , in which ice can be placed , or a holder for per- fume , or any deodorant . For smoking rooms it is found advisable to use the apparatus as an extractor only , and to allow the air to come in by means of Tobin's tubes ...
... containing a box , in which ice can be placed , or a holder for per- fume , or any deodorant . For smoking rooms it is found advisable to use the apparatus as an extractor only , and to allow the air to come in by means of Tobin's tubes ...
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... contain a considerable quantity of mineral salts , especially salts of lime in solution ; soft waters those which contain much smaller quantities of these substances . Very hard waters are unfit for domestic purposes . A deposit of ...
... contain a considerable quantity of mineral salts , especially salts of lime in solution ; soft waters those which contain much smaller quantities of these substances . Very hard waters are unfit for domestic purposes . A deposit of ...
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allowed aperture ball valve basement basin Bostel bricks carbonic acid carried ceiling cesspools cistern cloth compartment containing contrivance course covered cowl cylinder D-trap discharge disconnected drains draught drinking water dust edition Engineer escape especially excretal matters exit shaft filtering material fixed floor flue foul air foul water frequently galvanized iron ground hard waters holes hopper closet house sewer Illustrated impervious impure inches inside instances iron grating joints kind louvres lower sash means ments Messrs metal milk of lime necessary NOSTRAND'S PUBLICATIONS nuisance organic matter outer air overflow pipe pass pervious placed plate purposes quantity of water rain-water receptacles refuse matters sanitary side sinks siphon trap soft water soil pipe sometimes stoneware stoves stratum supply of water surface tank thrown tion TREATISE tube typhoid fever valve box valve closet ventilating pipe vertical wall warm waste pipes water closets water pipes water-waste preventer window
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Seite 79 - It ought to be an absolute condition for a public water supply that it should be uncontaminated by drainage.
Seite 53 - ... does, whereas one gas burner will consume as much oxygen and give out as much carbonic acid as five or six men, or even more. This is why it is commonly considered that gas is more injurious than lamps or candles...