The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-04-17
Sanitary Plumbing.
Modern Appliances for Health
Preservation. AN Import
ant Matter.

pace tClerably well with m0der
progress, although there is sti
much room for Improvement. N
trade connected with house build
ing is Of so much Importance q
plumbing. The health of the ten
ants depending, we may say, al
most entirely upon the sanitar
appliances and their connections
which are used to convey all vast
and foul matter into the sewer ant
"above all to prevent the entranc,
of noXious gases"
1t is the latter consideration
which has caused an almost com
plete revolution of methods IL
plumbing. 1t was always, and |.
now where the sewers are good, 6
comparatively easy matter to dis
pose of any refuse which will rur
through pipe, sufficient fall tc
facilitate the rapid running OF wa.
ter is all that is required for that
purpose. But when we are pre-
sented with the problem of letting
refuse out, without permitting the
gases, which inevitably arise, from
coming in. We have before us the
problem which it has become the
plumbers province to solve, and
which has produced the mysterious
and complicated looking system of
pipes which are to be found in a
modern dwelling. To the world at
large, plumbing means little more
than a knowledge of joining two
pieces of lead pipe together, mainly
for the purpose of enabling the pre-
ntation of a bill the size of which
in its foo ing, is invariably said to
be out of all proportion to the
amount of work done.
That this idea was partly true in
connection.with the old time plumb
er is no doubt the case. It does
not hold good now, however, and
certainly not in large city where
the ordinances are so framed that
Il plumber must know something
beyond the ability to make a Joint,
or TO put up sink and cement it. !
A tremendous change has come
over plumbers work within the
past few years. A change which
mas resulted in better health, and a
over death rate and which in time,
Is more improvements are adopted
nav lead to a practical extinction
If all those dreadful disease, trace
,b!e in every case to defective
plumbing, which allowed Sc Ter gas
o enter the dwelling. Bring in
he old time plumber and lie would
simply stand aghast at such an ex-
of magniflcence and no
natter how skillful he may have
'een at the bench, he would find
himself utterly unable to do tithe
If the work done by his modern {
'rother in fitting up such job.
'anscrit would be as simple to the [
I'D timer as the connections and ,
of modern appliances
nd fixtures. He would practical
be compelled to learn his trade
ii over again, as the knowledge
e previously gained would be but /
very slight factor in plumbing n {
lodern house. A visit to the Chi I
ago Trade school would further $
erve to enlighten us as to what is {
expected of the plumber nowadays. Y
he specimens of work done and |
lown there demonstrate that not b
My is the modern plumber COM
elled to be as skillful as his prede-
essors ever were in the details of
Is craft, but he has to become IA 7
iliar with applications of these :
4tails that his grandfathers never L
reamed of and would not have .
nderstood if they had. u
The survival of the fittest holds d
bod in plumbing as in everything U
Sc, and the young man desirous .
becoming plumber who leaves u
e study and comprehension of y
nitary devises to the manufact-
'er and the architect will never
able to compete with the plumb
who prepares himself for his
ofession by an int lligent course
study that will enable him to
oroughly grasp the idea Of all the
pliances he employs. Our citi-
MS OF Logan should not ruin their Y
autiful homes and make them o
healthful by placing cheap r
in them. So simple :,
ture as a Kitchen sink to be used q,
nothing but clean water should l
be in use unless thoroughly trop :,
d and back ventilated. DON'T i'm u
Inc that your house has to be an II
'ay of unsightly pipes as all waste II
'es and ventilation pipes should Is
all cases be placed behind plast- II
ng and lathing and thoroughly W