The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-30


ss . part OF the system, automatic
flush tsnks, each containing 500 gal.
Ions Of water, tho valves of which
are 90 Get, % to produce discharge
periodically. say: once in IL hours,
or oftensr il desired.
Thus We have water and its motive
force in dilutiug and carrying the
sewage ont Of the city or town, by
the means Of underground pipes or
tubes of calculated diameters and
gradients. laid to tho irrigsting fields,
whore the diluted and maoerated
sewage 10 wasted through porou.
pipes, laid With open joints for axri
cultural purposes This will be
found. end is accepted. - the best
plan in securing speedy removal
and dispossl of the principal matters
aad liquid wastes. filth and etc.,
liable to decomposition. 1t will
secure and preserve the manurial
value o! the elements that have to be
utilized % food for the grains, grasses
and vegetables. increasing the fer
ti|ity of soil and producing sn iucred
ible yield in farm products 1t will
do awsy With the bsneful effects on
health, when the accumoIations in
towns. in forms of cesspools are per
mitted, either near or under the
hsbitation of the people, or in close
proximity thereto, and from broad
casting the so,led water from kitchen,
laundry. baths, water closets aud
chambers into receptscles about the
domiciIes, as is known to be some.
times thoughsless done
At the point selected for the out.
fall, there will be built to receive the
crude sewage, . small reservoir, With
two compartments we'll ventilated
and separated by . wire mesh work
partition, which will iptercept and
retaio oil such solid matters that may
not have been thoroughly broken up
and we'll maoersted 10 ito passage
through the pipes. From the firs,
compartment. the solid msttsr if any
be found therein retsined, will bs re-.
moved and burnt once per month.
The liquid ssoerated waste. passes
through The mesh work into the next
compartment ct . lower level, and
flows thence into what 10 known %
the main carrier pipe. from which it
flows into the distributing porous
pipes. which are placed and graded
10 burrows TO depth Of 10 to IL
inches below tho surface Of the soil.
and sst 10 rows 1 feet from centers,
when the absorption Of their contents
10 speedily accomplished by the
absorbing and constituent elements
Of the porous soil. The ares 20 used
and applied 10 known as The "irrigat.
ing field" -.
The liquid waste passing ont Of the
pOrus pipss aud joints OF same. 10 oil
taken 'op By she roots Of plants or
vegststion All exssss Of moisture
passes to . lower level through the
porosisy sod depth Of soil. filters
through il. and comes out 10 veins Of
clear filtered water. This 10 the process
Of farm drainage, by puri6oa,iou sud
filtration so largely and successfully
carried out 10 many cities and inland
towns, aod 10 known as the method of
sewerage disposal by Sub surface
irrigation" for which the irriga,iog
6eld, q certain area of land next to the
poiot of outfall is prepared.
1t will give me pleasure With time if
you wish it. to send you . lie, Of the
cities 10 the United sts'es At the North
and Wess. where this method is entirely
used and proved very satisfactory and
successfully 10 every way.
10 this connection, l may state that
tho cities Of Bsrlia aud Chsilly, 10
Prussia and near Paris, dispose of the
sewage on irrigssing fields. 10 tho
farmer city. tho fields are occupied BY
tho homes of 1000 farm laborsrs, Who
are robust and healthy people, free from
all