"That it is important for the sake of economy, as well as for the health of the population, that the practice of the removal of refuse in suspension in water, and by combined works, should be applied to all houses, especially those occupied by the poorer classes."
Later investigations of the subject have established two general conclusions applicable to the subject, namely, that:
"In towns all offensive smells from the decomposition of animal and vegetable matter, indicate the generation and presence of the causes of insalubrity and of preventable disease, at the same time that they prove defective local administration; and correlatively, that:
"In rural districts all continuous offensive smells from animal and vegetable decomposition, indicate preventable loss of fertilizing matter, loss of money, and bad husbandry."
The principles herein set forth, whether relating to sanitary improvement, to convenience and decency of living, or to the use of waste matters of houses in agricultural improvement, are no less applicable in America than elsewhere; and the more general adoption of improved house drainage and sewerage, and of the use of sewage matters in agriculture, would add to the health and prosperity of its people, and would indicate a great advance in civilization.
INDEX
| Absorption and Filtration, [26]-39 | |
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| Angles to be, as far as possible, avoided, [99] |
| Baking of clay soils by evaporation, [30] | |
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| Barley, [168] | |
| Bartlett, Dr., quotation from, [211] | |
| Base-line, [145] | |
| Boning-rods, (with illustrations), [125]-126 |