Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 333
-rounding earth. There is nothing mysterious in the action ofthe cesspool, in the process by which the solid 288 PLUMBING matters are reduced to a liquid state bybacterial action, as other examples of this actionmay be seen daily, and perhaps never noticed.For instance, a quantity of waste water,… … Fig. 106. Illustrating the Irrigating or Farming Process ofDisposal of Sewage from Cesspool. there until gradually taken up by evaporation.The bacteria immediately begin work upon thesolid matter, but not so rapidly as would occurif the refuse were in a dark-moist place; and intime, the refuse is…
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