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Scientific American, Vol. 54, No. 14 (1886) (1886)

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e Chartiers Com- with ataste cultivated by study and elevating as- cities where sewers are not extended to outlying dis- tricts, there is no such easy and economical method finement and culture. A_ glimpse neighboring houses. into a painter’s of disposing of excreta as‘ by using earth closets. with… … in these capacities thanany other agent known. air unignited. The atmosphere within a radius If two parts of dry earth are put with one of 1,500 feet was so saturated with gas that it ARTISTIC COLUMNS AND CAPITALS. was almost impossible for a human being to of excrement, and kept in a dry place,…

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