Show in germany the claim is made for germany of having the most complete and success fal system of sewage disposal of any country on the continent of europa in berlin where the features of this system are so perfectly represented the drains from the houses receive rainwater the refuse water from tho kitchen etc and the contents of the water closets conducting them to an arrangement of radial sowers through which by a natural fall they pass to a dozen different pumping stations within the area of tho town from cheso the sewage through aba medium of combined force and suction pumps pro coeds through pipes of 8 feet or still greater diameter to the land which tho corporation of berlin possesses the material thence malcina its final exit through a system of conduits so arranged that before reaching them it baa parted with all ita power to the soil through which it is made to pass the sewage water thus filtered reaches tho river through tho natural fall of tho conduitt cond uita in a comparatively purified state new 1 sun |