Dwelling Houses: Their Sanitary Construction and Arrangements ...D. Van Nostrand, 1880 - 156 Seiten |
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... becomes of the first im- portance for us to consider the means by which air may be admitted into our houses and into our rooms . In summer , and whenever the air is as warm outside the house as inside of it , there is no dif- ficulty ...
... becomes of the first im- portance for us to consider the means by which air may be admitted into our houses and into our rooms . In summer , and whenever the air is as warm outside the house as inside of it , there is no dif- ficulty ...
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... becomes necessary to consider where apertures should be placed , and what precautions are necessary with re- gard to them . Theoretically , the admis- sion of pure air should be at the lowest part of the room , and the extraction of the ...
... becomes necessary to consider where apertures should be placed , and what precautions are necessary with re- gard to them . Theoretically , the admis- sion of pure air should be at the lowest part of the room , and the extraction of the ...
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... become after a time defective , and air from the flue is liable to escape into the chamber round it and be brought back into the room by the entering air . Some slow combus- tion stoves , as George's " calorigen , " have air pipes ...
... become after a time defective , and air from the flue is liable to escape into the chamber round it and be brought back into the room by the entering air . Some slow combus- tion stoves , as George's " calorigen , " have air pipes ...
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... becoming largely used instead of coal , and , when proper provision is made for the escape of the products of combustion , they are certainly very convenient , and cleanly contrivances . I have no doubt that this will , in the end , be ...
... becoming largely used instead of coal , and , when proper provision is made for the escape of the products of combustion , they are certainly very convenient , and cleanly contrivances . I have no doubt that this will , in the end , be ...
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... becomes con- taminated by foul matters from leaky sewers , cesspools , etc. , especially in per- vious soils . Persons should therefore always be suspicious of the quality of water derived from shallow wells , for frequently , even when ...
... becomes con- taminated by foul matters from leaky sewers , cesspools , etc. , especially in per- vious soils . Persons should therefore always be suspicious of the quality of water derived from shallow wells , for frequently , even when ...
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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...