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Home Sanitation and Hygiene: Privy

Directions for Building a Sanitary Privy.-In order to put the construction of a sanitary privy for the home within the carpentering abilities of boys, a practical carpenter has been requested to construct models to conform to the general ideas expressed in this article, and to furnish estimates of the amount of lumber, hardware, and wire screening required. Drawings of these models have been made during the process of construction and in completed condition. The carpenter was requested to hold constantly in mind two points, namely, economy and simplicity of construction. It is believed that any 14-year-old school- HOME SANITATION AND HYGIENE boy of average intelligence and mechanical ingenuity can, by following these plans, build a sanitary privy for his home at an expense for building materials, exclusive of receptacle, of $5 to $10, according to locality.

It is further believed that the plans submitted cover the essential points to be considered. They can be elaborated to suit the individual taste of persons who prefer a more elegant and more expensive structure. For instance, the roof can have a double cover.

The sanitary privy. Front view. instead of a single slant, and can be shingled; the sides, front, and back can be clapboarded or they can be shingled. Instead of one seat, there may be two, three, four, or five seats, etc., according to necessity.

A Single-Seated Privy for the Home.-Nearly all privies for the home have seats for two persons, but a single privy can be made more economically.