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

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ture. A glimpse into a painter's neighboring houses. of disposing of excreta as by using earth closets. Coming in contact with burning jets of gas, a The primitive and barbaric privy pits are univer- home is always a treat. The columns, with their beautiful capitals, in the accompanying cut are… … 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. of excrement, and kept in a dry place, the was almost impossible for a human being to two assimilate, the excreta becoming undis- approach the flames and maintain strength and…

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