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ought not to be rapidly passed away. It may be 

 stored in a pond for subsequent use, or led into 

 various soakaways, away from parts that require 

 to be kept dry, but to discharge the bulk of the 

 rain on roof and soil into the sewers is acting 

 against nature, and brings its own punishment 

 when dry weather sets in. 



WATER SUPPLY 



THE question of water supply is intimately con- 

 nected with that of drainage. Where the surplus 

 water of the wet season is stored it can be pumped 

 up again from reservoir or pond for use in drought. 

 But with the modern system of having water 

 laid on for the house it is more usual to carry the 

 same system into the garden. Where there is a 

 good pressure an immense amount of water can 

 be quickly sent on to the garden through a hose, 

 and the labour saved is generally considered more 

 than compensation for its chilly nature. 



Two-inch cast-iron pipes are used for bringing 

 the water from the main. They should be laid 

 at a depth where frost will not affect them about 

 18 in. in the London neighbourhood. Branch 

 pipes are I in. in diameter and finished above 

 ground either in a standpipe, or a hydrant in 

 a surface box. Hydrants and standpipes are 

 diminished to i in. ready for connexion with a 

 hose. Surface boxes are inconspicuous and can 



