Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)
Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 78
d with carbonic acid, in the same manner asother places are loaded with water; it was only necessary tosink a pit, and a well of carbonic acid was formed, into which aconstant stream of the same gas continued perpetually to filter GRAVE-YARDS. 53 from the adjacent earth, according to the extent to… … may be occasionally found more convenient when the grave re-quires to be cleared out only in the morning, but is not so goodwhen the workman is digging, unless it be sustained continu-ously in action. Sect. IV.—External Ventilation, Prevention of NoxiousExhalations from the Ground, and Emanations…
