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Title: Health in home and town
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Brown, Bertha Millard, b. 1870
Subjects: Sanitation, Household Public health
Publisher: Boston, D.C. Heath
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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and is stored in a 6o HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN large, round tank. Pipes are laid in the streets fromthe gas-house or plant to all parts of the city. The Gas-Mains. — The large gas-pipe in the streetis called the gas-main. It is a large iron pipe varyingin size according to its location, and is usually laidabout four feet underground to prevent freezing. Inthe diagram, No. irepresents a sectionof the gas-main inthe middle of a street. The House-Pipe.—In front of each housethere is a pipe ex-tending from thestreet main into thecellar, No. 2 in thediagram. This sup-plies the house withgas. Itconnectswith thegas-me-ter, No.3, which measures the amount of gas used in the house. The Gas-Pipes. — Connected with the meter thereis another pipe, No. 4, which carries the gas up intothe house. Many branches are given off from thispipe, and carry gas to all of the rooms. The gas-pipesare hidden cut of sight in the partitions and betweenthe floors, The rooms of the first floor are lighted from
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System of Piping for Gas HOW TO LIGHT THE HOUSE 61 branches of a long pipe that extends above the ceilingof the first floor, from the front to the back of the house.Trace the path of the gas in the diagram. Each houseis piped according to the size and the location of therooms. Of course few houses are piped exactly alike. Gas Fixtures. — Chandeliers or brackets are attachedto the pipes in the rooms. They come in a greatvariety of designs, sizes, and prices, and are selectedaccording to the kind of house and the use of the rooms. The Burners.—A house may be well-piped, butunless the burners are wisely selected, whole, and prop-erly regulated, the lighting will be poor. Formerly thebroad, flat flame of the fish-tail burner and a groundglass globe were used, and the room was thought to beproperly lighted. The Incandescent Light. — Now, with the Bunsenand a few other burners, a brilliant, white, and steadylight may be obtained. The modern burner is madelong and tapering, with many o

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