Home Sanitation and Hygiene

17 pages in this part of Household Discoveries and Mrs. Curtis's Cook Book.

LOCATION OF BUILDINGS-DANGER FROM ARTIFICIAL HEATING SYSTEMS-WATER SUPPLY-DISPOSAL OF HOUSEHOLD WASTES -ELIMINATION OF FLIES Not many years…

Cellar or Basement. -The vital importance of a clean dry cellar is due to the danger of the contamination of the air from soil pollution…

Setting of hydraulic ram. (E. T. Wilson.) The height of the source of supply above the ram-i. e., the head-determines the distance and…

Distribution of Water. - Whatever the source of supply or method of pumping employed, the water must be collected in some sort of storage…

Hot Water Circulation Pipes Jo Kitchen Sink Return Water Front Ist Floor Feed Pipe Expansion Pipe.

When cleaning old wells not thus protected, the skeletons of these animals are frequently found. a Never lay a sewer pipe or waste drain…

Cisterns. Rain water when properly collected at a distance from large towns is pure and soft. In towns and cities it is often contaminated…

To Make a Simple Filter.-Build in an 8-inch partition wall, after the bottom has been paved, to a point a few inches higher than the outlet…

Take a new vinegar barrel or an oak tub that has never been used, either full cask or half size. a CHARCOAL SAND FILTERED WATER "A Cheap…

Just House Drains and Soil Pipes.- The main feature of a house drainage system is a 4-inch cast iron pipe calked with lead at all joints so…

Admit the sewage into the first chamber through the 6-inch vitrified inlet pipe (g). Extend this at least 2 feet below the water level…

Simple flush tank. (E. T. Wilson.) to be constructed of concrete. The sewage from the house-drain is first screened by means of a wire…

Tilting Tank.-In houses where a sewerage system is not available and Caskiron manhole frame & cover Kitchen waste pipe.

Directions for Building a Sanitary Privy.-In order to put the construction of a sanitary privy for the home within the carpentering…

Framework. The lumber required for the framework of the outhouse shown is as follows:

Back Door.-In making the back of the privy the two center boards (c) were sawed at the height of the bottom of the seat. The small portions…

Elimination of Flies. - A link between the subject of home sanitation and hygiene and that of the prevention of disease has been forged by…