Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... fact -the poisons are chiefly communicated by means of drinking water ; and the readiness with which the subsoil water just mentioned can be contaminated by the percolation into it of foul matters from the refuse of habitations ...
... fact -the poisons are chiefly communicated by means of drinking water ; and the readiness with which the subsoil water just mentioned can be contaminated by the percolation into it of foul matters from the refuse of habitations ...
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... fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were utterly destroyed . In any case the materials . should be set in mortar or cement , and in wet ...
... fact was remarkably shown in the great fire at Chicago , where the brick houses remained comparatively intact , while the granite ones were utterly destroyed . In any case the materials . should be set in mortar or cement , and in wet ...
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... fact , a room under these conditions may be looked upon as if it had water outside of it , and it is quite apparent that , in such a case , if you bored a hole through the wall into the water on the other side , water would come in ...
... fact , a room under these conditions may be looked upon as if it had water outside of it , and it is quite apparent that , in such a case , if you bored a hole through the wall into the water on the other side , water would come in ...
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... fact that it is admitted in five small streams , and not in one large one , so that there is less probability of a draught . The air may also be admitted through apertures made in the walls or doors . The simplest way to do this is to ...
... fact that it is admitted in five small streams , and not in one large one , so that there is less probability of a draught . The air may also be admitted through apertures made in the walls or doors . The simplest way to do this is to ...
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... fact , to have a double cover , so that the heated air which escapes by the inner tube shall not be carried back into the room by the entering air . Tos- sel's ventilator is a variety of this , with a cover by means of which the action ...
... fact , to have a double cover , so that the heated air which escapes by the inner tube shall not be carried back into the room by the entering air . Tos- sel's ventilator is a variety of this , with a cover by means of which the action ...
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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...