Jul 



y. 1905 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



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air for our homes is of the utmost impor- 

 tance. 



The disposition of the garbage of tenements, 

 hotels and high-class apartment houses of cities 

 has been satisfactorily solved in the past few 

 years by the installation of garbage incinera- 

 tors in the basement, wiih each apartment or 

 room connected with it by dustproof chutes. 

 The dust, garbage and sweepings are dumped 

 into the metal chutes, which are automatically 

 sealed at each entrance, and the material passes 

 quickly and noiselessly to the incinerators in 

 the basement. The garbage is thus immedi- 

 ately burned, and the heat generated from its 

 destruction used either for heating the apart- 

 ments or for supplying power. 



The question of garbage incinerators for 

 private houses has been slower of solution, but 

 hot-water heaters and crematories are sup- 

 plied to-day so that the garbage is no longer 

 a nuisance or danger to the household. The 

 irxinerators are connected with the kitchen 

 by iron chutes which automatically open and 

 close to receive the garbage and sweepings. 

 The refuse falls directly into the fire, which 

 heats the coils of pipes that may be used for 

 heating water for kitchen and bath purposes, 

 or for keeping the house warm in winter. The 

 incinerators are dustproof, and no harm fol- 

 lows if the garbage is not immediately burned 

 even - day in hot weather. The destruction 

 of all the refuse from the house and kitchen 

 by fire removes a vexing and troublesome ques- 

 tion from the housewife's mind. The simple 

 installation of such incinerators does away 

 with garbage collectors and outdoor garbage 

 bins and barrels. The removal of the ashes 

 from the furnace is the only dirty work left 

 for those who must attend to their own heat- 

 ing apparatus. 



Perfect modern plumbing removes the last 

 danger from our homes, and, when scien- 

 tifically constructed, sewer pipes, water pipes 

 and drainage mains are no more inimical to 

 our health than if they carried only cheap, fresh 

 spring water into our residences. The tendency 

 to cheapen plumbing work is a fruitful cause 

 of most of the troubles arising from this source. 

 A good plumbing service is worth more to the 

 householder than fancy interior decorations. 

 Moreover, a perfect system is durable, while 

 a cheap one adds frightfully to the cost by 

 numerous repair bills. A dozen important 

 devices have been invented within the past 

 year or two for improving sewer and plumbing 

 systems, and these all tend to eliminate dan- 

 ger, prolong the life of the pipes and drains, 

 and to make repairs simple and inexpensive. 

 Deeper and more perfect traps are used to 

 avoid the possibility of danger from evapora- 

 tion ; all traps and mains have fresh-air inlets, 

 and cleanouts which can easily be reached by 

 any one provided with a wrench and hammer. 

 Stopcocks and valves are numerous, and 

 every joint underground is laid on a concrete 

 or stone bed to prevent sagging and rupturing 

 of joints. 



The sanitary condition of our homes would 

 not be perfect without consideration being 

 given to the floors and interior decoration of 

 walls and ceilings. The harboring of disease 

 germs and vermin in cracked walls and floors 

 is a trouble that is often removed with diffi- 

 culty. Even with walls of fireproof clay tiles, 

 which offer no lodgment for vermin, a cover- 

 ing of wall paper, and a wainscot and trim 

 of wood might easily nullify the good obtained 

 with the employment of the former. A floor 

 or wall that is perfectly smooth, and abso- 

 lutely free of all cracks or holes, can not har- 

 bor germs and vermin. They require hiding- 

 places where they can hatch and breed. Other- 

 wise their destruction by ordinary careful 

 housecleaning methods is sure and swift. 



Various methods have been tried to secure 



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