Fergus County argus., 1901-08-07
CLOGGING THE PIPES
A AssNsIBLE SERMON ON HOUSEHOLD
SANITATION.

Some Suggestions About the Plumb
ing and the Care That should he
Exercised In the Avoidance Both of
Expense and Disease.
Nowadays the plumber and his bill
are your true household specters. Like
pther specters, careful common sense
will put them to rout and confusion
nine times In ten. Wise men have been
studying this subject ever SO long 10
devise plumbing that would take care
OF itself, but they have not yst sue
ceeded. Neither are they likely TO
without n revolution in mechanics
whereby the tendency OF fluids always
TO seek their own level may be eliml.
mated and other things as wonderful
brought TO pass. so long as knowledge
remains nearly static so long will IL
bchoOve every housemlstress to look
well TO the usage Of her pipes and her
traps.
a bit Of rag or even string. n burnt
match, n wisp Of hair. seems n very lit
tie thing, one that the pipes can carry
of with 10 possible hurt, but the rag,
by hanging over the bend of the trap,
may serve as siphon TO take away the
water seal. which is all that stands be-
tween the household and unlimited
sewer gas. And the rag may keep on
doing 1t for weeks and weeks until
deadly disease Is rampant.
\ string snarlsd and twisted may
work the same i'll. The match end, Of
course, ought to float away harmless.
hut is very much likelicr TO he caught
In some eddy of the flush water, jam
med into crevice and there TO take to
itself other solid particles until they
form clet both offensive and danger
ous.
AS for hair, there is no end to the
harm il harbors. \ wisp quickly forms
itself into sort OF siralnCr, catching
and holding all that passes. Aside
from that. it has trick of lodging in
the most inconvenicnt places, catching
upon the least roughncss inside the
pipe and staying there until by accre-
tion it has clogged the whole space.
Hair has special affinity for bits Of
soap. Solid soap. by the way, should
never be sent down the pipes. Very
strong soapsuds even is Objectionable
unless you follow II with food of
clean water, preferably hot water.
lie
clog n pipe very soon or else, II the
flush water prevents that. wear 1t
through quickly, partly by mechanical
action. partly by chemical. Neither
should ever be permitted in a sink.
Even IL you are wise enough to keep
out all grease, and thus make sure that
the grounds shall get safe away from
your own pipes, in the sewer they may
come In contact with grease from pipes
less carefully kept and cake and clog
your whole pipe system, making neces-
sary costly and inconvenient unclog-
ging.
Every kitchen ought to have its grease
can, emptied once a week in winter
and in summer every three days. All
sorts of refuse fat should 60 into 1t,
even the scrapings from plates and
dishes. Greasy water, as from boiling
hams or corned beef. should be allowed
to cool thoroughly. then have the
grease carefully taken off before II goes
down the mines Skillets and irving
mans ought 10 he filled with very hot
soda wafer and let stand half an hour
bofora washing. This gives time for
thn soda IN nar,Iv saponify the grease
and Keen n from sticking TO the pine
or coting on ton of the tran.
Tn securing faucets no careful to keen
tho securing grit ont of the Joints
Evon tho finest narticles cut AWAY
scrov, threads turning MANY times a
dav After securing also take care tc
lot tho water run ot least n minute be