The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-15
Drainage for HOUSEHOLDS.

II ought 10 be fixed by b,w that all land for
Iuilding purposes should lie first laid Wild
drains fifteen feet apart. in good working
order TO last lifetime. The ground on'e
draned and clean should remain 80. na
We will all probably live 10 md SINK ana
crsspool as obsolete as the old leach-bsiiel an1
dive tub are now. Till cesspools are abolished
health will be practically unknown. The old
English custom was 10 keep the waste-heap
beside the door. where all "left-oyers' were
flung Unfortunately They were not much
better indoors for Charles ReaGe tells ne that
'.the English gentry in velvet jenkins and
cbicken.toed shoes trod floors of stale rushes,
FOUL receptacle Of bones, decomposing nlorsels.
spittle and all kinds of denominations" Our
manners have improved rs regards the interior
ofthe house; but IL is not so much an Improve
ment 10 dig hole and sink the wastes Within
rod or two. MS the usual custom IS
In olden time. the plaRue ragged and the
spotted fever. In our time diphtheria and
scarlet fever desolate families. and If as many
died by cholera weekly rs pneumonia ana
,liphtheria sweep off each spring, panic
would exc the country.
Nor i, this al. The majority OF women
rarely know what il is H. be well and strong.
They work like galley slaves till they break
down: but they seldom know the tireless
energy which delights in work. The reason
i. they are poisoned from childhood. The
air they breathe if not the water they drink.
IS charged with decomposing ,waste. How
should they have any but bloodless cheeks
blue lines round the eyes and languor I'M
speakabley a,
Briefly. all house slop should go on the
gcass or about the roots of trees till the ground
freezes. Plants filter il safely, and rs hortl-
cultursts tell us, they are able to use IN growth
zen times as much water as comes IN the Deav-
lest rainfall there Is Du danger OF oyerfeedlng
them. Al! sweepngs and garbage that can he
burnt in stove or furnace with open drafts.
should be so disposed Of. and the earth sys-
tom weekly II not daily renewed
SO long as towns and houses ar planted on
the graves OF effete and decayinp substance.
so long life will be cut short, and It's best
strength will be ache and exhaustion.
In winter, cemented cisterns, ventilated
and disinfected with copperss. may receive
slnps; or. better STILL by new invention
which filters them at the sink. they may be
run of as clear water. to be used IN spring
FOR irrgating the garden to the great saving
Of town water"
When this is done, and not before, we may
hope TO keep food pure and homes safe
Without such searching reforms. clean iife
and pure air are simply impossible, DuIled
senses, used 10 contamination from taer nrst
breath, do not perceive II. -,
The owners Of the pig-farms about cities
cannot realize the afluvia which desolates
miles around their places. yet women have
been known TO die of such odoTs. Country
people recognize the sickly house smells o.
city dwellings. unfelt by the residents, and
country folk in turn are unconscious OF the
back-door smells which rise in village streets
over the scent Of apple blossoms and fruitlng
orchards But bad air kills as surely, whether
recognized or not.