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Unsatisfactory Arrangement of Septic Tank 



The Mllustration shows a form of septic tank, which, according to a 

 well-known authority on this sub: ct, Dr E. M. Santee of New York, has 

 several serious faults and is altogether undesirable. First, he says, it is 

 too expensive. It is evidently made of metal and could be made much 

 more cheaply of concrete. It has two compartments where one properly 

 made would do as well. It is ventilated, making it a source of pollution to 

 the surrounding atmosphere and .therefore must be far removed from the 

 house. This, in a level country, is impossible. The inlet has no elbow, 'thus 

 allowing solids to be stirred up and forced into the outlet, causing unsatis- 

 factory working. Dr Santee has recently written a small book (Orange 

 Judd company) on this important subject of sanitation. 



