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from the soil. When it rains where it ' best may, 
soil and drives the ground an to fir rain-water, viz. : 
and this exit is found in the P a< ’ es . 16 re tb j s a ; r comes 
under our houses, and into our it t n“t exactly 
from a filth-sodden soil you can ima ? irl j j j tbe ; n testices 
of the soil. Different soils h absorbin „ p 0Wer . In digging 
moisture, and our soil has a st o ' ' rv j ng depth — this 
surface-well „ »« » <• * 
water is the ground water level which varies according 
large underground lateen . r congtant movement endea- 
to circumstances. AMH , tbat when contaminated by the 
vouring to find an ou ^ stationary| but travels about in 
soakage of a cess-pit , n ade my meaning clear you will 
different directions. , t health of a house. Its liquid 
easily see bow a cessjpi £ tbe y ar d and contaminate the 
contents soak into ® j a j r a shower of rain raises the 
ground water and tQ the gur f a ce and drives the con- 
level of the gr our bedroom. This is the process by 
taminated ground health of a house through the soil, 
which a foul cesspit Council the petitioners seem to 
In a petition to the Le^isl cQntents of a cesspit into the soil 
think that the soakage ot demonstra ted the very contrary is 
is beneficial-but as I have and ^ easily surface wells like 
the case. You will a ^,Xook Ld St - James ca " be 
those that exist iQ^ 00 ^ h neighbouring cesspits. There is 
inated by the contents of t ” sib i e contamination from 
in addition in Woodbrook the P^ cemjetery . How can we 
decomposing bodies in the < . contaminated ground air 
pr v“nt dampness and the »** of. • ^ a certain height 
Lto our houses 1 The house m ‘ free ventilation under the 
*«•£*£ I*- 
should be covered with so the access of a 
make it perfectly J £ norete or asphalt -uldm^ ^ 
ground. A thick . e en this done i ... . tb e health 
requirements— I have s wou ld add materia} . t he 
but there is no doubt thaWt ^ froraconUm. ^ ^ 
of a house, lo keep ete it. Free dra => j ree and 
air the best thing lb ° condition that there »» obviously 
soil dry. The second condffi^ ^ ^ ^ 
efficient ventilation exception of the c many 
necessary that with the a house must have ^ 
most ignorant carpen , In cold c fireplace 
doors and windows as it P" y and the position of 
tion of a house is a 
