. Dreer's Open-air vegetables . LOST WEALTH AND LOST HEALTH. [From a sketch made by Dr. Theobold Smith, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, pub- lished by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Farmers' Bulletin No. 43, "Sewage Disposal on the Farm," written by Dr. Smith.] cesspools will be constructed, for the friendly bacteria cannot work far under ground, and fecal waste poured into deep vaults or cesspools falls a prey to highly offensive ferments, and becomes a menace to subterranean streams of water. Experiments prove that rich soil can be used over and over again for the conversi
. Dreer's Open-air vegetables . LOST WEALTH AND LOST HEALTH. [From a sketch made by Dr. Theobold Smith, of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, pub- lished by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in Farmers' Bulletin No. 43, "Sewage Disposal on the Farm," written by Dr. Smith.] cesspools will be constructed, for the friendly bacteria cannot work far under ground, and fecal waste poured into deep vaults or cesspools falls a prey to highly offensive ferments, and becomes a menace to subterranean streams of water. Experiments prove that rich soil can be used over and over again for the conversion of excreta into loam, though at rural homes there is no need to use soil for the purpose more than once. Still, the fact is interesting as showing the profound
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