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Figure 18 shows a rock pile incinerator which can be installed very 

 cheaply if rock is available on the ground. This incinerator is suitable 

 for a camp of about 2,500 persons. Construct as follows: 



At some convenient point, dig a circular pit 3 feet in depth and 15 

 feet in diameter. Cover the bottom with loose stones to a depth of 14 

 to 16 inches. On this build a circular wall to a height of 1 foot above 

 the original ground-line and pack tightly the excavated earth around 



RocK Pile Crematory 



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A rock pile incinerator which can be installed very cheaply if rock is available 

 on the ground. This incinerator is suitable for a camp of about two thousand 

 five hundred persons. 



the wall so as to provide a sloping approach, thereby preventing surface 

 water from gaining access to the pit. Build a pyramid of large stones 

 4 or 5 feet high in the center to provide a central draft. The heat of 

 the bottom stones evaporates the liquid slops while the solids are soon 

 consumed as fuel for the fire. Precautions should be taken to empty 

 the garbage into the crematory and not around it. 



