The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-07
A SERIOUS QUESTION.
That RELATING TO THs pfEseR-
WALTON OF HEALTH.

sanitary Plumbing In the Large citit~
Rapid Progress shade In This Matter I'm
the Las, HIlf Dozen years-It IIehoovrS
the Na,-e. o. Wake Up.
Within the last ten or twelve year,
this country bias Witnessed two distinct
elas in ,hc method of plumbing About
1876 the plumbing done in the United
states and perhaps might say especially
in Chicago. had become so bad. with
competition and other causes. that there
was a general movement al over the
country tO effect something better. II
was our misfortune. however, 10 make
progress through mistakes. The pipes
then used wero 81 su,h light weight as
not to be Of service, the traps failed OF
their purpose. and the old drop pan
closets were practically worthless Chr
cago today has any amount Of that sort
Of work, done Just about the time Of the
great fire and prior. - might have
been expected. tho correction Of these
evils led to mistakes no les. grave IN re-
gard 10 sanitation and unnecessary eX-
pcnse.
As the result of this call Tor improve
ment came the period Of complicated
structure. Complex traps and fixtures
were invented and sent over the country,
where they found ready sale, and work
manship became more involved. Scores
OF patents were taken out on this, that
and tho other appliance. and in almost
every case the work failed Of being ef-
fectivo simply from its complicated
structure. That ID tho great fault with
much Of the plumbing done in this city
Tor about six years prior to 1882 and
even with many Of the conrivances now
offered for sale in the market.
theoretically there is 10 reason why
the reform instituted about 1876 should
have resulted in partial failure Tho
principles on which inventors and ongi
necrs went TO work at the time were
doubles right lauing only that the
lnok OF simplicity ncce-aitated frequent
repairs and gave ireot scope O. defective
workmanship lhe efforts toward IN
urogcment were honest enough, though
The means were ID advised
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