Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-02-19
IN THE HOM|
ROBERT S. GARDNER, HYDRAULIC ENGINEER AND u
STRUCTOR IN THE B. A. c., GIVES AN INTERESTlfs
TALK "a
Addresses the Housekeeper Conference Matters of v
Importance to the Health and Convenience of the People
Their Homes.


slight abridgement of the talk deliv-
cred by Instructor Robert s. Gardner
before the Housekeepers' Conference
during the recent roundup. 1t will
be found of value and interest to every
homemaker:
PLUMBING IN THE HOME.
Many people like to have text to
talk to or about, though they may
miss it, so | have chosen two verses
from little poem;-you know it is
a group of words brought together to
suit the authors convenience in rhym-
ing, and from which the reader may
extract any meaning he desires.
Those two verses are as follows:
A father and his tiny son
Crossed muddy street one stormy
day.
Father" said the little one,
al stepped in your steps all the way"
If this man shirks his manhood's due,
And heeds what lying voices say,
1t is not one that falls, but two.
/ stepped in your steps all the way.
The application l wish to make OF
the first verse is that we will do well
to follow in the footsteps of our good
mother Nature; and of the second,
that we are apt to suffer if we fail to
do this: not only we, but our children
with us. To illustrate: A few years
ago q notice appeared in most OF the
leading papers and in the medical
magazines over the signature OF
very prominent physician, who had
been designated to investigate the
matter, of the southern Mississippi
valley, that yellow fever germs were
contained in the water and that none
should be used except it had first been
boiled to sterilize it.
Some people never saw the notice
and continued using the water; 9TH
ers saw it but paidno attention, while
others acted upon the warning.
Among these was one who did not
heed the warning and drank Of the
water, took the fever, but after a very
severe sickness recovered; one who,
reading the notice acted upon 1t and
remained In health; the physician
himself. thought evidently that he
was above the law, because he drank
of the water anyway, but died.
We cannot be too careful OF our
homes and the sanitary conditions
around them. Nothing will help US
more than good plumbing and that Is
possible, not only in the cities that
are provided with water systems, but
can be had to q very satisfactory ex-
tent In every farm home.
For example: Where we have to
carry our water we can just as well
carry It and pour 1t into a barrel by
means Of q long necked funnel that
will reach to near the bottom OF the
barrel That will carry the cold wat
or to the bottom without disturbing
the top, except to raise It, From the
bottom Of the barrel pipe may be
led to the stove and attached to a
water-jacket. This can be obtained
with nearly any stove for about six
to ten dollars extra, or IL the stove is
not provided with this jacket plumb
err can make pipe coil and place 1t
In the fire-box on the side opposite to
the oven. Then run a pipe back from
the jacket to about the middle Of the
barrel. At about eight to ten inches
below the top Of the barrel pipe can
be inserted and we have a very good
substitute for the hot water tank reg
ularly attached to the water system.
A metal barrel will be better for this
because Of the fact that the impurities
in the water will sooner or later en-
ter the pores Of the wood; but simple
wooden barrel will serve for a long
time.
A tower house outside Of the house
or tank in the top of the house will
be better, il we have windmill, horse
pump or gas engine with which to
fill It. II the tank is in the house II
may be made of wood and lined with
copper, and receptacle Of some kind
should be placed under it, as there
will be condensation on the outside
which will cause drippings at times
Another method is to place a els
tern at some high point on the lot
or for two or three families to have 9
cistern, we'll above their house levels
that can be filled from some pure wat
err source. Then best, Of course, the
city water system direct from SONS
pure mountain spring or other pure
supply.
Necessity of Plumbing.
Around the house most Of oul
trouble occurs from allowing decay
ino animal and vegetable matter Il