THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS By GEORGE M. PRICE, M.D. _Former Medical Sanitary Inspector, Department of Health, New York City; Author of "Tenement-House Inspection," "Handbook on Sanitation," etc._ NEW YORK The Review of Reviews Company 1907 Copyright, 1907, by THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY THE TROW PRESS, NEW YORK _Contents_ PART I CHAPTER PAGE I. COUNTRY SOURCES OF WATER SUPPLY 19 Relation of Water to Health--Collection of Rain Water--Cisterns--Springs--Various Kinds of Wells--Laws Regulating Supply. II. APPLIANCES FOR DISTRIBUTING WATER 39 Pumping Machines--The Hydraulic Ram--Use of Windmills--Engines--Steam and Electric Pumps--Reservoirs and Tanks--Appliances for Country Houses. III. PURIFYING WATER BY COPPER SULPHATE 52 Clear Water Often Dangerous--Pollution Due to Plants--Copper Sulphate Method--Directions for the Copper Cure. IV. RIDDING STAGNANT WATER OF MOSQUITOES 70 Malaria Due to Mosquitoes--Cause of Yellow Fever--Effect of a Mosquito Bite--Destruction of Larvae--Best Preventive Measures--Use of Kerosene. PART II I. HOW TO DETECT FOOD ADULTERATION 87 Definition of Adulteration--Food Laws--Permissible Adulterants--How to Select Pure Food--Chemical Tests. II. MUSHROOM POISONING 112 Symptoms and Treatment--Coffee and Atropine the Best Antidotes--How to Tell the Edible Kind--"Horse," "Fairy-ring," and Other Varieties--Poisonous Species. PART III I. SOIL AND SITES 131 Constituents of the Soil--Influence on Health--Improving Defective Soil--Street Paving and Tree Planting--Proper Construction of Houses--Subsoil Drainage. II. VENTILATION 146 What is Meant by Ventilation--Quantity of Air Required--Natural Agents of Ventilation--Special Appliances. III. WARMING 160 Various Methods--Materials of Combustion--Chimneys--Fireplaces and Grates--Stoves--Hot-air Warming--Hot-water Systems--Principles of Steam Heating. IV. DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE 170 Refuse and Garbage--Discharge into Waters--Cremation--Precipitation--Intermittent Filtration--Immediate Disposal, etc. V. SEWERS 182