The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-28
THE Waterman AND sOUTHRON, NOVEMBER 90 1900

~ sssssses sys,ss, !, 70 reasonable 70 sop.
~ teat - y the esee homes wis1om has
Jet devised. However, there ere msuy ssri.
ose eejeetteas to the system. There wil DO
issky jeiuts. usss ,has siphoo themselves,
poor vsatila,ioa OF severe asd soil pipes, eli
ssraiss beck late The dWsllioes ihe sewer
gss-tes very tAiag vs Geek TO got rid Of
-ths ssVsr, ~ U soos great living monster,
'ereatAisG through The vents made iu our
dvslliuss. Col. Geo. B. Wssing, au suthor.
t,y 90 sasitsry science, ssys Of the sewers Of
Philadslphis, New York aoa Boston they
ere "hiehsst ss The lower sed, biggsst Q, ,hs
little end, receiving branch sewers from
bs'ov ssa diseSsrsiss ~ their tops sloo.
taG elth, psopled 9Th raS and invaded BY
day aoa oighi . deadly ae,iform poison, ever
ssskiog to invade The houses aloog their
eoorss rsserveirs OF liquid 6lth, ever oosiug
through detective iolnls sod polishing the
very earth spos which the city staods."
Hsviug COED severe properly laid sud 90
sesodsot water supply 10 6asa them Often,
'es ssxs sssi0us question 10 the disposal OF
ths ssvsss. Most large cities which have
adopssd:shs ssvsrsss plas, have the sewers
% empty into river, asd svsa 9Th . river
Sowing ey the city, great trouble arises
where the eewass 10 swept up the river oy
shs tidss. Should Samtsr Try TO dispose OF
her sewage oy smptying Il into 0rsse swamp,
the probability 70, 10 would, 10 short time
- clog up abe little stream, which 10 at times
aiuost dry bed, % TO leave the sewage 10
belk shoot ths mouth OF the sewer. Opso.
Tag The stream voald 10 Of little bsoe6s un.
lsss the asastity OF water In the stream could
- vsstly decreased. True. there are other
us'hods OF disposisg q sswass. bu, ell very
expsss,vs.
Cess-poois. u properly made. ere absolute.
" tight without lesk, end ventilated % %
70 permit the ssWer cir to escape 90 The sew.
sgs sntsss; other ~iss. 81 each entry Of
water. o. other refuse matter. from The house,
. like belk OF sewer gee 70 forced back
through The vsms sssl ia The ,rsp ssd into
The dwelling OF sourss, thsse csss pools
most bs elsaosd oos oftso. do no, know
boz macy essepoels there ars In The sit,. .
hst DO kusw thst uulsss properly copstruct.
81 acA cisaasA e(,en they ere . sosrce OF
grsasse dssesr - taoss living 10 the dwsli.
tege 9th vhieh tAsy eosnses, than 70 coy.
eody sles. Psrhaps 700 DO oot smsll it aud
lesrsSess think yse have noss OF u 10 Jour
hesss Prot q -. Ohaodler. Who made 4
special ssudy ~ The suljscs, says; ''Is would
- blessing Y sewer gas stsnk % that its
peeosoce WoslA - noslessbls wherever Il
ostoe4 90 oosssUoe. Mstare ususlly saises
eoos oap.sr - sieoal 10 Wsru people OF the
pssesses q sstl bet 10 The eass Of sewer
gas sssss 70 otsss 20 sisn to make ito proxiu.
ity tsosn.
Usdsslsiss ,hs city vs have one stratum
ef ssoot three feet OF ssod. thee ssosher OF
shsss 70 Zee feet Of clay cuttisg through b
The slsy ve eater The vstsr bearing stratum
OF seed. Il may b that some Of thsse GEES
peole hsss sosaipg 10 the bosssu 70 keep the
ahh froo psreolstiog through to the wafer
oearine ssrseuu % psrhaps, have 'hsse cot
thseush The elsy into IL. IL ssch bs the case,
The ovssr Of seen csss pool would commit
no creator odsses ~ swpyisg bic sewage
tsto bic ssarees usighbor's opso veil A
esly soost 30 per esos OF oae people uss the
city ws<ss, u 10 easily sseo What fearful
iopossisoo soch eeeo-pools would DO With
iesls opse oossoos coos,antly pouring their
al'e lotto 'n: open wells Of the 10 per cen, Of
The people oe the city. -
What 70 koo.n 90 the dry earth sys,su,
s,ss seee~usodsd ~ Rev. nf. Nouls, 90
beeliesusn, bas eseo 'sxtsesivsly used With
sxcslls"s 'ssuIu. Iu simplicity, economy
~ bvo0bty 0ppot00tE lice
ssrioss oejsesios to the dry earth system h
thas ss leaves part Of that which should en
Ssse " ssvsf 70 % removed II come other
way. 6si'l, u eao bs sdoptsd at once, and II
VIII ee'p % very much TO have the lareee
part OF our sewerage. aod that which 10 noe,
dsugesous 10 health taken away. Shouid ws
6sd sess We can open splGreso Swamp 90 q
- meks daspoeal 81 the sewerage, auA we eau
spssd ssveosy avs tbouscnd dollars to hsss
The sewers grsdsd and laid, and ws can Oh.
sAis . sa@eisas va,ss supply 70 Gosh abe
sewers - Often 90 usesssary Why, then we
ces. st l'ssls eossA discesteus the dry earth
system. WYE =
10 the mssotims, let those Who have ces,
posls properly coossrastsd clsau them thor.
eeshiy a. short interval; let every improp.
ssIy eenetsuete1 esss pool bs cleaned aud alled
ep ss eaes; ssd let 20 sdops the dry earth
eyssso and oss IL sntil We can do come, hioa
es'sss Joel & Bruusoa.