Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... the air is damp during a great part of the year , from the enormous amount of evapora- tion that takes place from the leaves of the trees , and Humbolt tells us that the large forests on the banks of the Amazon are perpetually 6.
... the air is damp during a great part of the year , from the enormous amount of evapora- tion that takes place from the leaves of the trees , and Humbolt tells us that the large forests on the banks of the Amazon are perpetually 6.
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... amount of information on this subject I would refer to a little book which has just appeared , entitled " Our Domestic Poisons , " by Mr. Henry Carr . Ceilings . For these plastering is in most general use . It is better painted than ...
... amount of information on this subject I would refer to a little book which has just appeared , entitled " Our Domestic Poisons , " by Mr. Henry Carr . Ceilings . For these plastering is in most general use . It is better painted than ...
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... of little importance , even in overcrowded rooms . Nevertheless , since the increase in carbonic acid is proportional to the increase in other impurities , and since we can estimate very accurately the amount of carbonic acid 26.
... of little importance , even in overcrowded rooms . Nevertheless , since the increase in carbonic acid is proportional to the increase in other impurities , and since we can estimate very accurately the amount of carbonic acid 26.
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... amount of carbonic acid in the outer air is four parts in ten thousand . Professor De Chaumont found by his experiments that , whenever the amount of carbonic acid in the air of a room exceeded the amount in the outer air by more than ...
... amount of carbonic acid in the outer air is four parts in ten thousand . Professor De Chaumont found by his experiments that , whenever the amount of carbonic acid in the air of a room exceeded the amount in the outer air by more than ...
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... amounts varying down to as low as 300 cubic feet per individual are adopted . In the case of a family living in one room , which is so small as to afford less than 300 cubic feet per in- dividual , it is usual to consider that the limit ...
... amounts varying down to as low as 300 cubic feet per individual are adopted . In the case of a family living in one room , which is so small as to afford less than 300 cubic feet per in- dividual , it is usual to consider that the limit ...
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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...