Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . of waterusually supplying the trap of a Hop-per closet, in this case a hollow plug(P), is used to dam up the water inthe basin. The consequence is thatthe facal matter is at once droppedinto a large volume of water (W),and to a certain extent it is imme-diately deodorized, as those peculiarorganic odors given off by fresh fae-cal matter are prevented from escap-ing; and when the handle (H), whichlifts the plug, is raised, everything inthe basin is suddenly dischaiged intothe ti
Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the .. session of the Legislature of the State of California . of waterusually supplying the trap of a Hop-per closet, in this case a hollow plug(P), is used to dam up the water inthe basin. The consequence is thatthe facal matter is at once droppedinto a large volume of water (W),and to a certain extent it is imme-diately deodorized, as those peculiarorganic odors given off by fresh fae-cal matter are prevented from escap-ing; and when the handle (H), whichlifts the plug, is raised, everything inthe basin is suddenly dischaiged intothe tiap below, and so into the hollow plug also serves as anoverflow, if the basin fills too URINALS. As a matter of convenience, and as a preventive of nuisance beingcommitted in places out of proper sanatorj^ control, public urinalsbecome a necessity in all urban districts. They are also required inhouses, manufactories, and other places, where projjer considerationand cleanliness is a matter of vital importance. A urinal, not properlyattended to, soon becomes a disgusting nuisance, as urine very rapidlyundergoes decomposition, and when in this state it has ofrapidly turning fresh uiine into the same state; hence the necessity ofthoroughly cleansing and washing every part of a ui-inal. As a manureurine is by far the most valuable part of town sewage. Compared withsolid faical discharges, the value of urine is as six to one; therefore,every eftbrt should be made to secure the urine i)roduced in a rural dis-trict for agricultural purposes. In some manufacturing towns, urine is (1) This may be effected by carrying up the soil pipe to the roof, or some other conven-ie
Size: 1560px × 1602px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1850, bookidappendixtojo, bookyear1853
