Boyd's directory of the District of Columbia (1876)
Washington, D.C. : W.H. Boyd · leaf 57
e beneath the wash- Fig:. 19. stand. It is shown in section in fig. 19. When not in use, it swings into the stand, the doors of which close in front of it. IS'ot only is the chamber work diminished, but convenience is greatly promoted, as will be understood by anyone who has been compelled to rise… … Yentilated ODOELESS Waste Pipes. Though many have attempted to prevent the escape of stench from water-closets, it does not appear that anyone has thought of the equal necessity of guarding other outlets for the products of sewer decom- position. Yet it is undeniable that from every wash-bowl,…
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