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ENGINEERING ON THE FARM 



In buying a bath tub, it is well to get the long "army" 

 legs. The solid tub, to be built in, is too expensive, and 

 high legs make it much easier to sweep under the tub. 

 Lavatories are of many styles. This fixture should have 

 a rolled rim, with back, all in one piece. 



Figure 297 shows the three types of closet. The washout 

 uses a minimum of water, but does not flush so effectively 

 as the other two. The small quantity of water allows the 

 soil to come in contact with the surface of the closet, and the 



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After University of Minnesota 



Fig. 293. Types of closets, cast-iron trap with iron pipe threads, known 



as drainage fittings. A calked joint in cast-iron soil pipe. 

 a— Cast-iron trap, brass clean-out d— Cast-iron drum trap 



b— Iron pipe threads e— Drainage fitting screwed for wrought pipe 



c— Cast-iron half "S" traps /—Calking vertical joint 



