The herald., 1893-11-01

sinks. Such waste pipes must be go
arranged as to admit OF frequent fash
ing, and must be as ehort as possible,
and disconnected from the refrigerator.
In tenement houses they must be ven
tilated above the roof; covering the
outlet by means of fat valve is rec
ommended.
l euppose the gas generated by cold
ice water might convey germs OF small
pox, mumps, diphtheria. The cold ice
water must not discharge upon the
ground" for fear the ground may be
contaminated.
That hardware merchants dealing in
every variety of hardware, as well as
plumbers goods, ehould consent to join
such nefarious association and refuse
TO sell to their patrons single article
in the line of plumbing, except bv per-
mission Of plumber with certificate,
is certainly surprisingly strange.
Do the plumbers and merchants
know they are violating the sacred
rights guaranteed to the people by the
fundamental laws of our republic and
liable to be indicted for conspiracy?
Such combines are against public
and private interests, are menace to
our free republic and disgrace to the
nation.
The following is taken from a recent
New York paper:
"a combine was made for the purpose
OF advancing the price OF coal. 1t sue
ceeded, but it will be saie to say come
time will elapse before the same parties
will engage in that unlawful, nefsrious
business again. They were indicted
upon the charge OF conspiracy.
"In June, 1893, they were found
guilty, and the entire combination fined
$50 each. An appeal was taken to the
supreme court, in which the judgment
OF the lower court was sustained. The
matter was then carried to the court of
appeals, the highest tribunal of the
state, where the decision OF the lower
courts was sustained"
This decision should warn com bines
of their position, when they trample
upon peoples rights to enhance their
selfish greed of gain. In the opinion of
learned ecientiers and sanitarians, the
old chinked log cabin, with it's opeA fire
place, is the healthieet residence of all
next poorly built house lined with
cloth. Modern built tight rooms do not
promote health or ensure long life, but
style, comfort and convenience require
them.
To be healthy, nothing but pure air
should enter our lungs, go to be exact
in the 10 after. no tobacco smoke, cologne,
musk, the cooking of cabbage, should
contaminate the air we breathe. Nor
should any stationary washbowl, hop
per, kitchen zinc or soil closet be placed
within doors, but outside oil new dwell
ings. But most people prefer to take
their chances OF retaining good health,
rather than dispense with these conven-
fences.
My impression s, that when con-
structed within the house, every fixture
should have a well constructed water
trap, with the discharge pipe between
the construction and trap, as short and
as small as is CONSTANT with proper
flow from the fixture, and no other con-
trivances should be added, because the
particles of food, soap and other matter
will coat over the insides OF the pipes,
ferment and produce noxious gases and
fetid odore. Hence the least surface
within the pipes the better. Without
doubt, the simplest and least compli-
Gated construction is the best in every
respect.
A vent pipe carried above the roof
may be useful, but two-inch pipe, it
seems to me, would be ample for G.
dozen closets, for the so-called sewer gas
is heavy and never rises unless forced
up, and this occurs only when the water
from the tank rushes through the closet
basin, and then only for moment.
A correspondent of the Evening Ex-
press, who signs his name ed Rur-
goin," and vino, he says, has had much
experience. declares ''the plumber is
the first health officer of the domicile, I"
and again he says: $50 long as | am
controlling the health department" i"
So the health department has a con-
troller-a plumber OF eight years. ex-
perience. Certainly ED" must be
considered profound schola-.
He says: Il have worked eight years
in conjunction with other plumbers,
and the health department, who always
saw the necessity for the same, but
were always unable to make the men
who posed as conncilmen, and knew it
all. to understand it,"
What stupid council. Mr.. "Ed'
has fling at all landlords, carpenters,
masons, painters and every one VINO is
striving to bridge over the present
money crash by giving employment to
men in need, but you can see self in
nearly every word he says. "Oh,
righteous judge. give me the pound Of
flesh F"
The man who builds houses at the
present time, to accommodate strangers
who come here, and to shelter our own
citizens from the inclement weather
certainly is a real benefactor OF the
human family. Mr.. Ed says "Inspec-
tiors of buildings. new and old, should
be made every year" of course by s
plumber. 1t certainly would be sad
condition for the inhabitants of this city
to he subject to stranger entering their
castle or cabin, and 90 smelling around,
sanctioned by an ordinance OF the city,
debating what shall or what shall not
be done.
Every person has legal right to con-
stluct his residence as he pleaees, in
every respect, 30 long as he does not
create nuisance to injure or annoy his
neigh bors. JUSTICE.
= BICYCL2ST SMASHED.