foul matter

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Even the public esplanade has to be shunned, the silt from the sewer which is being used for reclaiming being a mass of foul matter.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry

Much of this foul matter is washed by rains into their tanks and pools of water, which they use indiscriminately for washing, cooking, and drinking purposes.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various

Care should be taken to make them watertight, otherwise the foul matter may percolate through the ground, and is likely to contaminate the water supply.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various

Its eyes looked wild; it was unnaturally brisk, and running about; the nose discharged more freely, but not yet any foul matter.

From The Dog by Dinks

All the drains of the town flow into the waters of the harbor, which has not sufficient flow of tide to carry seaward the foul matter thus accumulated.

From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Ballou, Maturin Murray