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John Muir & I
Reds Meadows. Somebody donated money and built little bath houses below the hot spring, specifically for hikers. I had the unimagined luxury of a hot bath. The water temperature was perfect, though the ...
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The History of Plumbing in America - United States
One diarist disgustedly wrote: "Privy houses set against ye Strete which spoiling people's apparill should they happen to be nare ... the tub would flow and circulate backwards until the entire bath was heated to satisfaction. Since the 1790s, the Northeast had bath houses, but not until this period several decades later would city ...
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English and Roman Plumbing History
Thus Grecian bath houses never developed hot water systems as extensively as the Romans. ... to service colossal structures. Some would say that the Roman bath houses by early A.D. would pale only next to those ...
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Niagara Falls : The Islands - A History
Bath Island (American) During the mid 1800's, Bath Island was the home of a number of industries and homes. The island was named after the bath houses located at the western end of the island. Bath ... Reservation Commissioners. The first paper mill was built on Bath Island in 1825. It was a three ...
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Niagara Falls - Niagara Parks - a  history
Prospect Park, Goat Island and Bath Island. The cost to create this park was estimated at approximately ... Work immediately began on the creation of the park. Gate houses were erected at each entrance into the park. The main ... of the Canadian Niagara Power Generating Station. In 1910, two bath houses were built at Dufferin Islands. In 1914, rustic shelters were built ...
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Cutover & Cutaway Bogs -
Very attractive commercially. Alternative Medicine Use of peat in bath houses and peat packs to relieve health problems. Successful on the continent. One project in operation ...
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Peace Corps | World Wise Schools | Water in Africa | Stories | Ghana
Babies are bathed, and then their bath water will be used to wash an adult. Other than that, water is not recycled ... noticed is that some people plant tomatoes and other plants near the outlets of their bath houses, hoping that water from that source will help the plants.
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Behind the Balaclavas (Do or Die)
The pictures they drew, of butterflies, dogs, flowers, horses and houses, were always framed by a helicopter and the sun in the ... On the previous day Sarah and myself had taken our last bath together with the other women down by the stream. On ... which Zapatista civilians were chased out of 14 communities, had their houses burnt, their possessions stolen, and their land allocated to their ...
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Indigenous Housing: Traditional Thatch Roofs and Stilt Communal vs. Inappropriate Modern Houses
Traditional Thatch Roofs and Stilt Communal vs. Inappropriate Modern Houses Home | Join | Donate | Volunteer | Contact Us | Search English | French Cultural Documentaries Bopa & Kalbeliya Bhil & ... zinc roof make a better steam bath than a home. The zinc corrodes quickly, cracks, leaks and requires frequent—and expensive—replacement. Traditional Mentawai houses are well ventilated and insulated ...
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NE Sun: Superinsulated Houses
Elements of Superinsulated Houses All superinsulated houses share three important elements: 1) They are constructed to ... ones in appearance, there are numerous, subtle differences. SI houses are constructed using conventional building materials for the most ... system can be as simple as running kitchen and bath fans continuously when the house is occupied. A high- ...
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