The New International Encyclopædia, Volume 18Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby Dodd, Mead, 1907 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... means settled their differences . In 1754 the French and Indian War ( q.v. ) broke out in America , and in the ... Mean- while the French had obtained possession of much of North Germany west of the Elbe , which was defended by an ...
... means settled their differences . In 1754 the French and Indian War ( q.v. ) broke out in America , and in the ... Mean- while the French had obtained possession of much of North Germany west of the Elbe , which was defended by an ...
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... means for removing household wastes from indi- vidual premises was only beginning to receive general attention in 1850 ; but to - day collection and removal may be considered as no longer in question . The sanitary emancipation of hun ...
... means for removing household wastes from indi- vidual premises was only beginning to receive general attention in 1850 ; but to - day collection and removal may be considered as no longer in question . The sanitary emancipation of hun ...
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... means employed , intermittent fil- tration , was to apply the sewage at intervals , on specially prepared areas , called filter beds , with periods of rest between . The raising of crops was made quite secondary , or abandoned . In some ...
... means employed , intermittent fil- tration , was to apply the sewage at intervals , on specially prepared areas , called filter beds , with periods of rest between . The raising of crops was made quite secondary , or abandoned . In some ...
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... means , after which the sewage passes to the settling or precipitating tanks , which are generally rectangular and not very deep . The tanks are operated on either the continuous or intermittent plan . If continuous , the several tanks ...
... means , after which the sewage passes to the settling or precipitating tanks , which are generally rectangular and not very deep . The tanks are operated on either the continuous or intermittent plan . If continuous , the several tanks ...
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... means employed to meet this demand are the earth - closet and the pail system . The former is said to have been invented in 1858 , by the Rev. Henry Moule , Vicar of Fordington , England . He utilized the deodor izing powers of common ...
... means employed to meet this demand are the earth - closet and the pail system . The former is said to have been invented in 1858 , by the Rev. Henry Moule , Vicar of Fordington , England . He utilized the deodor izing powers of common ...
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