Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... inside to stand in , so that the snow may be cleared out . If this is not done , it will accumulate , blocking up the channel , and when the thaw comes the melted snow will work its way through the tiles or slates of the roof , and ...
... inside to stand in , so that the snow may be cleared out . If this is not done , it will accumulate , blocking up the channel , and when the thaw comes the melted snow will work its way through the tiles or slates of the roof , and ...
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... a registering apparatus in the hall . An anemometer is also useful . Thus far about the construction of the building itself . We now come to the finishing off inside . The floors should be covered with boarding - oak bees - waxed 22.
... a registering apparatus in the hall . An anemometer is also useful . Thus far about the construction of the building itself . We now come to the finishing off inside . The floors should be covered with boarding - oak bees - waxed 22.
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... inside of a house by saying , that the materials should be , as far as possible , impervious , and the surface smooth and uniform , and so disposed as to be easily cleaned , and not to collect the dust . VENTILATION , LIGHTING , AND ...
... inside of a house by saying , that the materials should be , as far as possible , impervious , and the surface smooth and uniform , and so disposed as to be easily cleaned , and not to collect the dust . VENTILATION , LIGHTING , AND ...
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... . In summer , and whenever the air is as warm outside the house as inside of it , there is no dif- ficulty about this . We have only to open the windows - wind - doors , remembering the proverb that " Windows were made to open and 32.
... . In summer , and whenever the air is as warm outside the house as inside of it , there is no dif- ficulty about this . We have only to open the windows - wind - doors , remembering the proverb that " Windows were made to open and 32.
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... inside , that the difficulties arise , and so in speaking of ventilation I shall always assume that the air outside the house is colder , and therefore heavier , and exercises greater pressure than the air inside it . This being the ...
... inside , that the difficulties arise , and so in speaking of ventilation I shall always assume that the air outside the house is colder , and therefore heavier , and exercises greater pressure than the air inside it . This being the ...
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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...