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A C omplete and Authoritative American Work! 
Standard Practical Plumbing 
by r. m. starbuck 
Author of “ Modem Plumbing Illustrated ” etc., etc. 
Octavo. (.tVi X inches), 406 pages, 347 illustrations. 
Price, $3.00 postpaid. 
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Plumbing in ail its branches is treated 
within the pages of this book, and a large 
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subjects of hot-wall r supply, circulation 
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The illustrations, of which there are three hundred and forty- 
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Following is a list of the chapters: 
I. 
II. 
III. 
I\ . 
\'. 
VI. 
Vll. 
\ 111 . 
IX. 
X. 
XI. 
Xll. 
XIll. 
XIV. 
XV. 
XVI. 
X\ II. 
The Plumber’s Tools. 
Wiping Solder, Composi- 
tion and Use. 
loinl Wijiing. 
1,cad Work. 
Traps. 
Siphonage of Traps. 
N’enting. 
Contimions Venting. 
House Sewer and Sewer 
Connections. 
House Drain, 
inii: 
Tr. . 
.\ir Inlet. 
Floor. Yard. Cellar 
Drains. Rain Leaders, 
Etc. 
Fixture Wastes. 
Water Closets. 
Ventilation. 
Improved Plumbing Con- 
nections. 
Soil Pimng. Rougbing. 
Main Trap 
and Fresh 
X\T11. Residence Plumbing. 
XIX. Phmibiiig for Hotels, 
Schools, Factories. Sta- 
bles, Etc. 
XX. Modern Country Plumb- 
ing. 
XXI. Filtration of Sewage and 
Water Supply. 
XXII. Hot and Cold Supiily. 
XXIll. Range Hoilers; Circula- 
tion. 
XXI\‘. Circulating Pipes. 
XX\'. Range Boiler Problems 
XX\T- Hot Water for Large 
Buildings. 
XX\ II. Water Lift and Its U«e. 
XXVUI. Multiple Connections for 
Hot Water Boilers; 
Heating of Radiation 
by Sujjply System. 
XXIX. Theory for the Plumber. 
XXX. Drawing for the Plum- 
ber. 
MUNN & CO., Inc., Publisher*, 361 Broadway, New York 
