. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. THE FARM HOME 451 thrown out on the surface of the soil unless first sterilized by fire. Disinfectants kill bacteria, but it is not certain that they kill all other harmful things. When the use of fire is not practicable, disinfectants should be used first and then the material buried. The large liquefying receptacle in this system rarely ever needs emptying. A fifty-gallon barrel when used by three or four people will work with- out emptying for sev- eral years. There should'be an automatic- closing lid to keep the closet
. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. THE FARM HOME 451 thrown out on the surface of the soil unless first sterilized by fire. Disinfectants kill bacteria, but it is not certain that they kill all other harmful things. When the use of fire is not practicable, disinfectants should be used first and then the material buried. The large liquefying receptacle in this system rarely ever needs emptying. A fifty-gallon barrel when used by three or four people will work with- out emptying for sev- eral years. There should'be an automatic- closing lid to keep the closet seat covered and the house and recep- tacles should be thor- oughly screened. The oil will repel flies and will prevent mosqui- toes from breeding there. This is an inex- pensive system, can be installed in an old privy, and when properly installed is both convenient and sanitary. 356. The Water Supply.—Streams do not purify them- selves rapidly as people suppose and may carry pollution many miles, hence water from streams or tanks should not be used when people from whom pollution might come live on the water-shed. When such water must be used it should first be Fig. 244. The L. R. S. sanitary closet, show- ing interior of receptacle, the antisplashing board with rod and handle, the overflow pipe, and the covered iron pot for catching the liquid waste, which is afterward sterilized by boiling. Courtesy of the U. S. Department of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kyle, Edwin Jackson. [from old catalog]; Ellis, Alexander Caswell, 1871- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, Chicago [etc. ] C. Scribner's sons
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