The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-17
PROTECT YOUR HOUSEHOLD.
THE yERr SIMPLEST AND CHEiPEs1
MEMS or DOTNG rms.
The Results or ~ Skilled %HWitnrinn's Ne,,.
of study--IIow Atmospheric Poison. NM
he Eaertuaiiy Bunished FROM your Home.

he EfertuIiy Bunishrd FROM your Homo.
To THE Enron oF TrH SrN- SIR, Your
articles upon the dangers Lurking III bad sewer
age are of great idhlic interest. The publ tx
posture of instances and places in which deicc.
tive drainage has hrru di-ruvcrcl-in nll cases
whore serious Hines. aud in not few instances
death has occurred los reason thcrco. -ly our
health onca-. whose expert knowledge ear.
ri"s conviction regarding the sources 81 such
poisonous rmanutions aud iheir cllrct- upon
health ami liz. has ut lastaiousrd that personal
attention 20 these lurhing. in-ilious danger
which every man considering the safety Of his
family a. well Us himself should feel it incum.
bent upon himself 90 guard against
The existence of these noxious poisons, con.
stantly escaping from defective plumbing and
sewer arrangements. has hcen recognized only
in recent years by Il large majority Of profes.
sicnal men.
Thrse popular articles in the widely circu.
lated SUS. have brought this important matter
50 wildly before every reader that the public
mind has been aroused to the fact that any one
may bc the next V,otim 30 the effects Of these
scwrr-gas iosons. unless ne takes She propct
moasur's To- SECURE his household from these
noesi'lr dangers.
Thu SuS hn- shown MS plainly the causes Of
stru.trl system oi house drainage and nulji,
sewer g. ono ui tll" rrin'ilHl f'tIsna and
however energetic our Health D"nHrmpnt MAJ
br in the performance Of u.s. duii0- Il cannot
hs-ln t. eniurcn or even reach inr relulste
amount 81 suppry sion: nor has IL. rs "A d.
parimcnt. the means t. prof 'e, hn public from
th,s,' ins.dious and rN"r- priNadiug pDisOns.
Rapid advances ia sanitary know 'dgc and in
the principles anu laws o. hygiene have DIS.
cosrd facts that eNplnin very fully what popular
language has called "mYSteripu- Nisfdiuus Il
PtoNiinncc. nose iart9 Prov These viSl
ta,ions' 10 have been simply Violations OF SAM.
tary luws.
Noi only does It hccomc imperative that each
In hi. own huue 'hoid snail satisfy himself con.
rrriiuc the Drainage and sewerage system be-
longing to IL. lu also that Ee shall src to 1t that
sd'h other means an appianres are used u.
such prcvrninhlc hangers.
However near y 'ritrtIun Tho system 81 plumb
in- may h.. in the mature of the materials cm-
rloyrd. and which should always command the
ilr.i attention. thcrs ~ n very important adj.
iunei viii n should mover b' ncglr ted in con.
junction tll 'rewih. and which AIN surprised
has not been mentioned in any oi your other.
VS. valuable griiric-.
80 systrm of houS. drainage or sewerage in
either town or country. has yet been perfected
-whcr" sewage has been removed by wtt'r cnr-
ra@r-that has prevented. OF "nn prevent. The
- ape of sewer gases uf the most noNnus kind
through the water traps, into tli" dwelling and
sleeping apartments ot the houses. wherever
II merjs n, elaborate arrument or expert
kuoWiefg" 10 prove tuis assertion. Tue famil.
lar example OF collecting gas's IN bell glass
inr by the Ill. ,la cement Of water therein Illus.
snutiing out thrs" gn-r- hy nrnii, ui whtrt
traps; ana IA" constant - apo oi th'sr ntath
ana ne destroyer II Whhl ~ constantly OCCUR.
Fin- IA every house N',rf' iNi- system Is f'iei
upon ana. oi cars, whenever ~ N'r Trap y
SNiAuhrd oui. even ii- -lilhl obstruction i
removed, an 'rdlns lr'f entry Hh" us 'il'tr-e Of
Thr r'-ltiye an most insidiou- dangers Of
these -d~'s have b-rn N'fY muiH NadcfeHtl-
mated.
the remedy suggested ana enforced. when.
ever practcah,e. hy IN" health authorities ANA
which b"lev' whs among ttr INST 70 advo.
eat" more MAN sixteen years ago. l. that OF
constructing ~" mnln SOL pis, ia ltr inll ~lHt.
spthh, u -i9hd pn-- directly VI 20 anu lhfnuSi,
I T: !: \: $' +:
Gr 'hH SS'' n@w a "a Is art S ali s@a S%s
d;S i, node AN inT.'i.ti.oa: .%.'.,,
not and rannot D." relied Gnon ior any lrn.;th OF
tiipr 10 ,ecni miinhl "Eains. ii,'s, snnue
pr g.! > S "' @ p' e ps%
vriui rs L" r1Di1ly eosrp.o AM destroy nn>
IN, az, mortar, or .'ineli y'l "n p.'yri' ih.s.'
lion. And l't m here remrik ihgi deo'i@'.'a-
no" Is " no mans u'spu fi"". ~
tHsea convey Hh "r'""f brhf'Nr' W".'h u
nol iuu.Vfur" ~ "iiN Tl, '"l ''''l' wv nrh.e
nr w n.or" u'.is I"uT ~ '.t1'' ''i n"'h'' non
'ir oI HA'pi'- m ~ 10 vi -,l''i' =, i
~ - nnFu'' Z" SUE ~ up 'i.l ii' .H ,,
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