 The situation they selected was uniformly on the edge of the cultivated land and of the mountain pastures. They were placed lengthways, and sloping with the declination of the hill. This position was chosen in order that all the filth might flow from...  Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England - Page 369by Royal Agricultural Society of England - 1879Full view - About this book
 | Francis Hindes Groome - 1885 - 470 pages
...This position was chosen in order that all the filth might flow from the habitation without further exertion upon the part of the owner. Under the same...throughout the whole hut for the purpose of conveying heat into its furthest extremities — the effect being to cover everything with a black, glossy soot, and... | |
 | Lord Colin Campbell - 1885 - 126 pages
...This position was chosen in order that all the filth might flow from the habitation without further exertion upon the part of the owner. Under the same...this upper division was placed the fire. . . . The floor was the bare earth, except near the fireplace, where it was rudely paved with rough stones. .... | |
 | Lord Colin Campbell - 1885 - 120 pages
...This position was chosen in order that all the filth might flow from the habitation without further exertion upon the part of the owner. Under the same...this upper division was placed the fire. . . . The floor was the bare earth, except near the fireplace, where it was rudely paved with rough stones. .... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1886 - 1162 pages
...dug from the most valuable portions of the mountain side. Their roofs consisted of the same material Under the same roof and entering at the same door...domestic animals belonging to the establishment. .... The floor was the bare earth, except near the fireplace, whore it was rudely paved with rough stone. It... | |
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