foul matter

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The only safety with a water-closet, as with any other vessel connected with the drainage of the house, is to secure an immediate and complete washing away of all foul matter of every kind.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

At first a course foul matter will work over; to which purpose it must be kept always full with fresh Liquor of the same, as it worketh over.

From The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened by MacDonell, Anne

Like abandoned roads that soon become filled with weeds and rubbish, unused nostrils become filled with impurities and foul matter.

From The Hindu-Yogi Science Of Breath by Atkinson, William Walker

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

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