Zolotar is a profession irreplaceable for the city

In our time of scientific and economic achievements, new professions appear , while others disappear unnecessarily or are transformed. An example is a goldsmith. This profession existed in Russia until the end of the nineteenth century. It got its name because the sewage that blended into the streets was jokingly called the night "gold." To date, this work is handled by sewers. Zolotar - a profession is not the most pleasant.

Duties of the goldsmith

The duties of the goldsmith included:

• Liquidation and removal of sewage in special barrels;
• Clearing of dirt and impurities of latrines;
• Maintaining the necessary sanitary standards in the narrow streets of cities, where often because of the lack of sewerage, slops and mud poured directly from windows to the street.

Zolotar - a profession in Russia is useful and necessary. Because of the peculiarities of working with impurities, being a goldsmith was considered shameful. But these people often helped to avoid epidemics in big cities. And of course, modern sanitizers are much easier to work with now. After all for the last hundred and fifty years in all cities there was a sewerage and new technological methods of clearing of waste and sewage.

Currently, sewers work with so-called sludge machines, thanks to which they can quickly pump out liquid waste and take them to the disposal site. Unlike the carts with barrels, which were used by the goldsmiths, the sludge machines do not miss smells and do not cause discomfort to residents.

But, unfortunately, both the goldsmiths in the past, and the sanitizers are currently susceptible to various infectious diseases. Most often they suffer from parasites that can be masked for a variety of diseases - from asthma to dysbiosis or gastritis.

Goldsmith tools

For a goldsmith to work, he should have the following tools:

• Cart.
• A barrel in which impurities were carried. She had to not let the water in and close firmly.
• The bucket, by means of which the goldsmith scrubbed the cesspools.

In addition to human impurities, the streets of cities were full of horse manure. And because goldsmith - a profession that is highly paid and very heavy. Otherwise, city residents would have to take out waste for the city in specially designated places for this purpose. Namely thanks to the goldsmiths, the residents avoided contact with sewage.

Zolotar is a profession in culture

The great Soviet writer Mayakovsky mentions a goldsmith in one of his poems precisely at the time when this profession evolved into a sewer.

In addition, this profession is mentioned in the popular book "The Last Watch", written by Sergei Lukyanenko. In it, the clever old Afandi pretends that he does not know any Other Gesar and specifically confuses him with a goldsmith from Binkent, who has long since died. So he decided to make fun of the main character Anton Gorodetsky. However, in just a few minutes it turns out that the old Afandi knows Gesar and all his affairs.

Zolotar - a profession (photo is in the article) is hard, but it deserves respect. Without these industrious people, life in the city would be impossible. In addition, thanks to the goldsmiths in the city there was pure water, obtained from rivers and lakes. Otherwise, at the first rain, the uncleared sewage would spoil the fresh water.