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found in water, has one advantage insomuch that it will freeze and 

 thaw a few times without bursting, but it takes a good plumber, to 

 handle lead pipe, as every joint should be wiped, and you can never 

 repair it without the plumber, so w^ould advise using galvanized. 



Have all dow^n gutter spouts so arranged that you may, when you 

 so desire, turn them into the sewer, thus .keeping it clean by frequent 

 flushing. 



Always put your pump as close as possible to the end of the 

 pressure tank, and the other end of pressure tank against cellar wall 

 so pipe can pass out of pressure tank into wall and prevent freezing. 

 This will save pipe and prevent freezing. Keep all pipes away from 

 outer walls. They should run near the center of the building for 

 protection from cold. 



Put stop cocks in all pipes a few inches from where they enter 

 w^ash basins or tanks. One of these cocks will prove a great conven- 

 ience when it becomes necessary to put in a new Fuller ball or other- 

 wise repair faucet, for it makes it possible to cut off the water at the 

 one point without turning it off the entire house. Use none but the new 

 style faucets which have one extra joint, making the putting in of a 

 new valve a very simple matter. Use traps under bowls and bath 

 tubs. Also see to it that traps under bowls and leading from tub ate 

 so constructed as to be easily cleaned. 



Think your system over carefully and cut out any excess piping 

 that 5^ou can, and make the piping run as direct as possible to the 

 desired places. 



Use a large hot water tank, as plenty of hot water is a great 

 convenience and the water retains its heat much longer when in large 

 quantities. 



The most simple, the most easily regulated and the best fixtures 

 are important for the man Avho is several miles from a professional 

 plumber, and wiio nuist, in most instances, do his own work. 



DISPOSAL OF HOUSE SEWAGE. 



(By Prof. John T. Stewart, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn.) 

 (Reprinted from Minne.sota Farmers Institute Annual, 1909.) 



The equipment of the modern house with bath room, kitchen sink 

 and laundry has created a demand for some sanitary method of dis- 

 posing of house sewage. This demand is supplied in the larger towns 

 and cities by sewers which collect and carry the sewage to a common 



