The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1892-10-06
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A8@ fNA~NfA Va "srAEe HNAs sNNAr5
is one q the most impor ant eonsid,a
tons affecting the heath ~ The family,
The safe disroassop ~ IN. drainage b
quas ION which oneis an almost ishniie
VA, ie'y q soiui ions. II cannot Ire coiiec
ted IN permanent receptacle, and 10 tu,
few cases, /, esnno, lie discharged into
streams wi hou, infringing upon the iigh's
Of owners lower down The wa'cr, IL is an
offence Al law 10 pollu'e lowing ws'e', and
rightly 20, for no person csn Justly pol'
in'e . stream which other persons have
the right TO use, and which forms cont
mou possession for The use Of The land
through which il flows.
The sod is the proper receptacle for all
vase n after. Il istie natural disposcr
OF vi dead matter, and is office is 10 make
OF this the ma eiial Of new life. Life
sp ings out Of dea h and the snbsis' ence Of
new life is provided by the dscomposititn
Of all the vases OF Nature Consequent
AZ 10 'Ao bAetuess VI ma eVbS''h'' w
facilitate this ma ursl law as far as possible
by getting the waste matter Of the dweli
ling mo the soil as quickly as may and
before i, becomes offensive and injurious
Nature attaches TO every one OF Us laws a
penalty fos infringing This law regarding
the wastes OF the househo d is a serious
one-deslh for constant violation and
sickness and disease for minor disiega'd
OF il. These penalties come in the 10 m
OF the mos, preya ent and fs'al dlsessos,
diphtheis, scarlet fever ioa ia Of various
kinds, typhoid fever, dysentery, 81 OF
which are common in farm houses where
SAM AIRY regulations a'e neg 'ected, and
make thousands of victims every year TO
these .inviosb'e laws ofNature.
How to get the household wastes into
the soil and safe'y dispose Of them is thus
. subject for the consideration of every
rural housekeeper. II is not sufficient to
get them away out OF sight, and thus, out
Of mind. Disease turks in every hidden
acc umulstion Of refuse Some years ago
was invited to examine the drainage sys
tenn OF large house on the banks of the
Hudson River, in which there had been
several cases of typhoid fever and one
death The drains discharged into RAJ
vine which led TO the river. Over the
outlet had been deposited hsndreds Of cart
loads Of stones collected from the farm,
and thus the rapidly gathering refuse was
covered out Of sight, except =. the bottom
IF the stone piles, where foul stream
triokled through tangled vegetation Of
and rank grass The river bres
yes, thought to be the bserers Of healthful
became angels of death to the
amily who were in entire ignorance OF
he danger, thinking this disposal Of the
lrainage made everything secure as they
lad been sdvised.
Thousands OF such cases exist. Anol
her became known TO me in Orange,N. ]
' here family were constantly ailing and
lnder physicians care for what was sup,
,osed to be malaria This lime it was the
Irairsge from neighbor's house which
cached The well; and in such manner
thousands Of fam hands become infected
vi h disease TO avoid these dangers, the
rainage from adwelling may in almos!
II cases be turned into a most useful feri
ilizer. The drain leading + ON the house
,ay discharge into a sysem of radiating
lie drains, through which it will quickly
De absoi bed by The soil. 1t is sys'em Of
ub soil irrigation in fact, to which is ad
ed the most effective fertilization of
he soil. for many years past have had
UGH system which waters gs'den and
lwn OF more Than an acre, upon which
lany trees and shrubs are planted The
alter closet discharges mo cemented
rick cesspoo', covered with an arch o.
le same material three feet under the
face. The excess Of rain fall which
veifows from the cistern on the top floor
the house fushes out the drain at times
nd carries off the dissolved matter from
be cesspool. A strainer prevents any soil
matter escaping into the on let and clog
ing the tiles. In course OF time every
ling is dissolved, and carried off and
bsorbed by the soil. OF course the dwell
ng is on high ground and there is ample
III for The drains Any back flow of cir
: gas is prevented by several air traps
nd stand pipe carried above the roof oil
he house. The outlet pipe is twice the
,pacity Of the house diain This is six
lches in diame'er, the outlet being eight
lches Thus ack over flow is prevented
II such sys EN- of drainage discharges
10 field, the lies should be laid ~ To-
hes below the surface, where the pow
i'll not disturb them. Mine a'e inc in
hes fellow, which have found qui suffi