The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
House Drainage.

What to do with sink water and the slops
of the house in those hot days when fer
mcntation progresses ut Il twO-forty pace,
is puZzling question for farmers. Cities
and large villages are provided with some
pubic system OF sewerage, but in the cOuu-
try every man IS expected to look out for
his own refuse, and those who do 1t intel
ligently are few and far between. Most
farmers wives throw their slops out OF
the door, where they lie and fermcnt, fill
ing the air with miasmn, and saturating
the earth with poison that slowly finds its
way to the we'll and thence to The table
From many kitchen sink Il lead pipc con-
,cts the dish water through the siding of
>usc. whence it falls to the ground within
foot or foot or two of the cellar wall
through which ii pcrcOlatcs, AMI thus con-
tamna cs the mir both ,sdc and outside OF
the house. Tho rrivy of the farm house
Is wont to be neglected also, so that, in
stead of being a reservoir Of fertility to the
land, 1t is nui nncc, and more than tli',
fruitful soulca of disease. So great is
tho neglect Of these things among the rural
population that citizens are beginning TO
think that the air and water Of the city arc
purcr thnn in the country. There is no
necessity for this state Of things At tri-
on some Gle, alton, as it should bc--thc
sink water and all the refuse of the cham
bers can be conveyed in an underground
tile to field and thus made to do service
as fertilizer. Iron is SO cheap nowadays
THAI three or four inch pipe is probably
as economical conduit for the refuse as
can be had. Glazed cart pipe, however
answers good purpose. Cement pipe
and common clay tile are so rough that
they are liable TO clog. There is more or
less grease III dish-watcr, and this is de-
posted rs the water cools on the side of the
di"iil, 80 tia d small pipe will not answer
for a sink outlet The drain can be made
of stono, but in tins place il should be
large and ccmcnted near the house to pre-
vent the earth from becoming saturated
with poison. When the drain las reached
field which it is desired to fcrliizc no
cement is required, and open bitches or
porous tile may convey the refuse in dilfer-
cnt directions. In all cases there should
be a valve in the sink to prevent the nox-
lous gases from returning to pollulc the
house. 1t is also good plan to let the
overflow OF the cistcrns run into the sink
drain. This will aid in keeping the drain
clear, and distributing the tcrlilizng ma
tcrial in the fields.
IL any lhtIilcf NaS lOCaIcu his mouse SO
low that the refuse cannot be carried to the
ncighboring fields, he is to be pited; still,
IT the soil is Il dry, sandy loan, tho situation
Is not desperate. a large sink hole-six
or eight feet in diameter, according to the
size of the family--can bc dug at u suita-
bic distance from the house, walled up on
the sides and plankcd over on top, into
which the refuse can be conducted, whence
1t will be gradually absorbed 10y Tho soil.
If at any time the hole becomes filled with
solid matter, it can be skovclcd ont aid
composicd with dry muck or earth and
nado into II valuable fertilizer. II any. QUO
is so unfortunate as 10 have built, inherited
or, purchased house in low, swampy
spot where drainage is impossible, our nd
vice is, that he should move it 10 higher
site, and ii it is not worth moving to build
new house and make tircwood Of the old
one.