New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-25


dweers in the Intermediate tenemeGsH untOuched-that
Is say the attacks chiefly in the ratio of the Vita
ton OF tho air. As marng the backward state OF sanitary
science house construction II Is to DO observed that Ia
large proportion OF instances la the now and largest
nrsclass houses In Paris the servants sleepDgroOins
cells called collins In which tile Inmates are
crowded together in manner equally destructive t 10
health and morality. In consequence oi the detects OF
common systems OF ventilation, resort Is usually had TO
ventilation by fixed space in the existing state Of thGs
of the very poor The Peabody buildings give only $50
cubic feet Of snace for each OF the groOns and
cubic teet Tor c he'd rooms 10 occupied by people
But Gen MORN, the highest authOliiy ON Ventilation
states that the proportions Of air as based npon the
suits OF large number Of experiments by different OBJ
servers required TO bo snppDrd per her " In Ordinary
heit anu Tor Children in schools 400 cubic feet
Now this difficulty can only be met ny aeFS 'ehSo
provided for the purpose or by inducing people 10 sleep
with their bedroom windows OPEN as bliss Nightngaie
as many eminent medical practitioners now do. II Is
found tlat IN prisons better health Is m u, sa
cells with quick ventilation than In large cei Win SAo"
THE wArER-sUPPLr QUESTION.
Strange TO say Nil tue model dwelngs'n the Exposition
are designed TO be supplied with water by hahd, ana hOt
from pipes Their construction ia ths paI utur
therefore not Of special to q% "t os t III a
stract Of the report upon cottages ana ooc'I as
intended service to farmers and country abOrers s
well those Of the city We note the points oi
In soe Of the model dwellings those of Mdme Jouf
fray Raynault the inmates paid sou day. or BAD per
week, for what should consider sGany supply
brought 10 them by watercariers Not only ceanll-
productive OF health but 1t is an economical hao
IL las been found that five members OF family that are
regularly washed Will he kept In good condition on
the same amount OF food as four that unwashed
Even pigs that well washed and kept with clean SKINS
put on nefourh flesh with the same quantity ana
sort Of food that il by pigs that are unwased In
well-maGaged prisons, where the cells arc "on
supplied with water, where the prisoners arc
made to have head foot ablutIons. where there
ia good ventilation kept up Gnd where wall stne ah
are prevented. and drain smells excluded although
there is q watercloset In each eel-in these dwelt
ines although the diet Is much lower except tat there
l. good milk part OF the vegetable dleary epidemic
attacks ana almost all spontaneous acute diseases arc
abolished; yphns, or tho jail fever Is now unknown
there and there less than onerrd of tho sickness ana
death prevalent among the general outside popu&
ton. 49,
for the distribution OF winter through very small pipes 0t
guta pereha or glass; with bore no larger than that OF
Of earthenware Of the cheapest glass which eosedG
the ton IL Ivy three tap The water passes
through the pipe very slowly mere ooze' eo,hpreoss
the air until It's tension equals the pressure OF te water
when enters. With tho pressure Of about 100 H.
the air is compressed to onofourlh ts usual Dulk ava
gallon bottle contains three quarts OF water and one OF
air. pressure which forces out the water when the
tap is turned as fast It would do II the suppy-ppe
OF the size Of the tap. getting gradually slower as
the closed bottle Is empted, and then ceaslng atogethe
s the zap prevents the water lowing and cut
OF the vessel the time For washsiand gallon
with u sponge or towel. Dor seulery or cuisine
such M those the model dwellings, OF hree or four
tended 70 rcncd only very slowly after each charge
Is drawn a. The sowness prevents waste Ah9 Consumer
OF breakace apartments not Hooded as IN the event
OF the breakago Of Pro oil the eoMno r Po's ana nas
may be carried along Tie corneo OF rooms %ete II Is
htflc than bewires Where exposed 10 frost II
NAV be ncoscd In pipe made OF bituinen aud paper,
which j. a good non-cOnduc0r. by tie saylnS nom e
substitution Of the very small pipes for the large pipes
now commonly used, this simple apparatus u much less
costly than common cisterns. The cost OF supplying
every Of dwelling with water need not be greater
than that II supplying cAtorn only. the saving on
tie trouble Of fetching and carrying mp water INTO rooms
this system ~ constant supply Is conauIaDe' pede
the advantage of avoiding the risk OF receiving the I'M
puutes which all water kept saSnani IN oen cLierns
commonly placed 20 AS TO absorb the deeterous gases
Of cesspOos reiusc-heaps OF close habtatons-s eN
posed for this system lho water Is never 20
such foul air by The evaporation OF wei coth THROWN
over the vessel IA hot weather tho water may bc Kept
cool and well aeraicd for dfnnga great advantage Tor
rcccptaces may be provided, to be easily charged WIZ
paratus peculiarly eligible Ia such cases as WHERE thcre
Is IN the neghborhOod OF any village or town peculiarly
Tor culinary purpOsc leaving any other less pure supply
a. The ordinary way on this system OF supply tho mains
may with pressure, be relatively ~ small as the minor
grief and severe dcnunciatohs Of the OF by
tie wages Glasses In tho cabaret or the becrhoph IS
overlooked that a present In most towns their common
alternative Is OF water usually discolored and repn'Ye
60 look fiat nanseous TO the TASTE and utterly IN,
fitted for drinking Tho fret step In improvement is TO
secure 10y administrative such water for their Ia.
bles US would be admissible IN watcrbottles FOR ours
inc DRAINAGE or CLEANSING QUESTION
The sanitary puacplc ~ constructive arrangement IN
be siriycn for Is that al animal and vegetable nu.e
about from beneath habttaons before II enter nto
advanced. which tho noNous, stages OF drcomposi
ton For purpose there Is method 20 cheap or 80
ecacous by the reception and Immediate removal OF
eNcrca Ia suspension IN water There Is no moar OF ar
resting decomposition and saving and applying u o ma
i reo o. ,Saic d,ss nov 9d0nt ihe English water.
closet as the means of cfccng tits object though Mr..
Chadwick did not consider they we're quite 50 GOOD as
those model dwellings OF the Prince Consort The
cost OF maintaining such Arrangement within house
In good working ordor ought not to exceed one penny per
week. Experience In England has shown TINT the
sphOn closet The 6es, 9r Sg4nGyo c ono
piled to it. The closets ON tie principle OF the napirap
arc all Objectionable, rs being more expensive
and as usually keeping accumulation OF sol up
drrneath or about them, though out OF sight Little
attention appcaled 10 be paid to the economy
Of water Tor the service, which varied from half
gallon To two gallons OF more. proper ana compete
apparatus Of the -yphon type should be connected with
solfclcansug house drain propery trapped To prevent
the rcgurgtatOn Of any products OF decomposition arts
ing from acrdenu. and the Interior housedran must be
of skillf application of these now modes cOnstrc
ton to house well to town drainage will be consid
better adaptations of lines aud grdatons than
by the common manufacture OF tubular drlin-ppcs
rough drains The extended use OF the water
closet Is howeyer oPGl on dne sIOuH oi .o Mss on
reception Ia cold water, which arrests decomposition
which detected by the nose In the escape of noxous
emanatioms aud prevents waste and In the quced form
the manure ought to be removed and deposited, within
the day OF h. production on allow land and there not
in mechanical suspension, but In chemical combination
In tho instances Of detached cottages In rural districts
unconueced with any general atersupply, with any
systematized means for the removal OF the water
simple glazed earthen vessel under seat In tho out
house or common TN pan with water or better with
the uuse Stops aud soapsuds also In IT, more ready
aud better provision. Assuming that garden is attached
10 the dwelling tho cOtagcr should be taught 10 keep
portion OF trenched two spts deep aud to deposit reg
larry every day the lqnefei manure In rs much OF the
trench IA IL Will immediately absorb. The days deposit
should be covered at once TO save the manure from loss
hy evaporation and decomposition aud far larger pOr
ton Of soil may thus be more readily and completely
fortified than By any manipulation OF solid mannres
object to be kept IN Wow TO have all matters removed
before into advanced stages OF decomposition
In the report Oh the watersuppy Of tho metrol oils
CsJO the results OF some trial works given with
woodcut illustrations, showing thai by means OF flexible
hose pipes ON rollers, paved surfaces might Do kept