^th March^ 1892. 



Professor M F. FitzGerald, B.A., C.E., in the Chair. 



William Gray, Esq., M.R.I, A., read a paper on 



THE ESSENTIALS OF HOUSE SANITATION— HOW 



TO SECURE THEM. 



Mr. Gray said : — The subject of the evening may be expressed 

 by the one word, " Cleanliness," and, as this might be too con- 

 centrated a form of an expression for a text, I will ampHfy 

 it a little, and state that the essentials of House Sanitation con- 

 sist in " The immediate and thorough removal of all waste 

 products." 



I will consider this proposition with special reference to 

 three points, A, B, and C, suggested by the following anecdote : 

 An Irishman had a very defective grate, which, like too many 

 others, wasted the fuel, and gave little heat. After considerable 

 hesitation, he yielded to advice, and went to a tradesman to get 

 a new grate. The tradesman, dilating on the qualities of his 

 wares, very strongly recommended one grate in particular, 

 because, as he said, " It would save half the coal " " If that's 

 the case," said Pat, " I'll just take two of them, and save the 

 whole of it.'' 



Here we have an illustration of what generally takes place 

 with the public, in dealing with sanitary matters. In the first 

 stage, the public are very apathetic and hard to move ; in the 

 second stage, when they stir, they fall under the influence of 

 business push, and are perplexed by the multiplicity of sugges- 

 tions from engineers, doctors, and manufacturers. In the next 

 or third stage, they need the] sole guidance of common sense. 



