. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. Flo. 3984 Vertical Section. 197 REFERENCE HANDBOOK OF THE MEDICAL buildings are often old and become readily saturatedwith these odors. The history of most melting-houses isthe same. The nuisance is borne with a long time, untilsome habitual neglect on the part of the fat melter leadsto a ciy for summary and complete suppression of the disgusting odors produced by fat rendering, it isdoubtful whetherthe vapors an


. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. Flo. 3984 Vertical Section. 197 REFERENCE HANDBOOK OF THE MEDICAL buildings are often old and become readily saturatedwith these odors. The history of most melting-houses isthe same. The nuisance is borne with a long time, untilsome habitual neglect on the part of the fat melter leadsto a ciy for summary and complete suppression of the disgusting odors produced by fat rendering, it isdoubtful whetherthe vapors and gas-es are actually in-jurious to short exposureto the atmosphereof the renderingworks accustomsone to the odor,while all the work-men seem to be inthe most vigoroushealth. If not,however, d e t r i -mental to health,these smells are ex-ceedingly nauseat- Fig. Scrubber in Use in New York ™S to delicate per-City. Horizontal Section A B. SOUS, who, in hot weather, are oftenunpleasantly affected by the odors even from their ownkitchen. Ballard says that in Southampton one person statedthat his work-women had to give up their work in thesummer time, in consequence of their health being in-jured by the


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