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Newspaper
Freeholder
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 02, 1851
Page
2
The article urges placing all air vents at the apartment top and warns against blocking fireplaces to keep out cold. Open doors and windows in the morning, avoid sleeping with heavy curtains, and prefer unobstructed beds. It notes lighted fires aid warmth and ventilation, even in rooms lacking a fireplace.
An Ayr Advertiser summary describes liquid sewage as a valuable fertiliser. It details a 600 acre application system with two 100000 gallon tanks, iron pipes, gutta percha distribution, and a 12 horsepower engine driving pumps and a thrashing machine. The plan aims to spread 8 to 10 tons per acre across 10 acres daily, reducing manual labour and increasing crop yields while preserving solid manure.
The piece discusses a water powered scheme to irrigate turnip fields, proposing two capacious tanks holding 200 000 gallons and detailing costs of pipes and infrastructure. It also reviews an Industrial Exhibition with models for street washing water distribution, new roofing methods, and other sanitary and building contrivances.
A Prince Albert backed project describes a four family dwelling designed for manufacturing workers. It features a central protected staircase, four identical tenements, hollow brick walls, no timber floors, slate dust- shaft and roof ventilated water closets and practical layouts to promote healthy living and space efficiency.
The article describes Mr H H Russell's improved roof system secured by screws through slate to timbers, featuring a Taaffe style tail. It highlights No 151 Allen's fire proof iron roof and its potential for a fifty foot span with slates tied by iron wire to iron rods. A patent description of the iron and slate house by Mr George is promised. No 156 shows an emigrant's double body corrugated iron house for climate control.
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