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On the Malay Peninsula a few closed privies are seen among the natives. By those living over the water a definite supported on poles is built. This is somewhat removed from the house, a little bridge running to it, as shown in the figure. The floor of the convenience is constructed of a few boards with wide interspaces between. On dry land a hole is excavated and some times an earthen jar is bedded in the ground, over which a few boards are placed.

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Latrines of the East
By Edward S Morse
Published in 1893
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Saturday 8 June 2024

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Century:19th, Sanitation

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