The Gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement . Dumfries; those of the Clyde,at (ireenock ; and the seashore, at Ayr. The latter townhas just completed a very handsome spire to the town-hallfrom the design of an architect of great taste, Mr. Hamil-ton of Edinburgh ; and the inhabitants are now occupiedin rebuilding Wallace Tower, and placing in it a giganticstatue of Wallace, by the celebrated sculptor Thorn. Surely,therefore, they might spare funds for jmhlic water-closets,so much wauled, of which we here suggest two forms { and 65. and Jigs. 66, 67, and 68.).
The Gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement . Dumfries; those of the Clyde,at (ireenock ; and the seashore, at Ayr. The latter townhas just completed a very handsome spire to the town-hallfrom the design of an architect of great taste, Mr. Hamil-ton of Edinburgh ; and the inhabitants are now occupiedin rebuilding Wallace Tower, and placing in it a giganticstatue of Wallace, by the celebrated sculptor Thorn. Surely,therefore, they might spare funds for jmhlic water-closets,so much wauled, of which we here suggest two forms { and 65. and Jigs. 66, 67, and 68.). The former wouldbe a good substitute for the hovel on the quay at contents of the tanks of these buildings might be drawnoflby one of Shalders pumps, placed at some distance fromthem, and connected by a drain. At Ayr, these contents Public Water-ClosetSi Churchyards. 389 might be conveyed in deep close carts, and, at Greenock, insteam-boats, to the farmers. For details on this subject seeEncyc. of Cottage^ Farm, and Villa Architecture, § 37, 38, 20 a a, a, a, a. Aquariums. b. Cistern of water, which, by means of a contrivance connected with the door of each closet,supplies a jet of water to the basin, every time the door is opened, and every time it is shut. With the increase of population in these towns the churchyards have necessarily become too small; and this, we trust,will, at no distant period, lead to general cemeteries, whichmay, at the same time, be rendered very ornamental. Thechurchyards of the villages and country parishes are alsoalmost every where too small; and, as the author oi NecropolisGlasguensis (Glasgow, Svo, 1831) observes, they are generallyin a neglected state. We regret that the resident clergy donot seem to partake in our views on this subject; otherwisethey might do much, with very little trouble or expense :for we are sure theie is no gardener or nurseryman whowould not supply such trees as might be wanting, and evenplant them ;
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