298 SANITARY PRIVY. 
inside. The door is hung with two hinges (6-inch “ strap ” hinges 
will do), which are placed on the right as one faces the privy, so that 
the door opens from the left. The door should close with a coil 
spring (cost about 10 cents) or with a rope and weight, and may 
fasten on the inside with a catch or a cord. Under the door a cross- 
piece (7) 1 inch thick, 4 inches wide, 30 inches long (when finished) 
may be nailed to the joist. Stops (s) may be placed inside the door 
as shown in figure 6. These should be 1 inch thick, 3 inches wide, 
and 6 feet 6 inches long, and should be jogged (cut out) (¢) to fit the 
cross cleats (p) on the door. Close over the top of the door place a 
strip 1 inch thick, 2 inches wide, 30 inches long, nailed to I (fig. 
9). A corresponding piece (v) is placed higher up directly under 
the roof, nailed to G. A strap or door pull is fastened to the outside 
of the door. 
Ventilators.—There should be 5 ventilators (w). One is placed at 
each side of the box, directly under the seat; it measures 6 to 8 inches 
square. Another (12 inches square) is placed near the top on each 
side of the privy. A fifth (30 inches long, 84 inches wide) is placed 
over the door, between G and I, (figs. 6, 9). ‘The ventilators are 
made of 15-mesh copper wire, which is first tacked in place and then 
protected at the edge with the same kind of lath that is used on the 
cracks and joints. 
If the L. R. S. system (p. 17) is used and the barrel or tank brought 
close to the seat, the ventilators at the sides of the box may be done 
away with, and the barrel may be ventilated by a pipe (such as a 
joint of stove pipe), extending through the seat to the roof or through 
the back of the house; this ventilator should be screened. 
Lath.—Outside cracks (joints) are covered with lath 4 inch thick 
by 3 inches wide. 
Receptacle.—For a receptacle, saw a water-tight barrel to fit snugly 
under the seat; or purchase a can or tub, as deep (17 inches) as the 
distance from the under surface of the seat to the floor. If it is not 
possible to obtain a tub, barrel, or can of the desired size, the recep- 
tacle used should be elevated from the floor by blocks or boards so 
that it fits snugly under the seat. A galvanized can measuring 16 
inches deep and 16 inches in diameter can be purchased for about $1, 
or even less. An empty candy bucket of about the same size can be 
purchased for about 10 cents. 
This same outhouse may be used for the L. R. S. privy (p. 17), in 
which case it is not necessary to extend the floor under the seat; 
instead of doing this, a hole is dug deep enough to receive the barrel 
or vault; or if preferred, the house can be elevated high enough to 
make room for the barrel (see fig. 3). 
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