The Whig creed. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1845-1846, 1846-01-03

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Concordaa eLa) InteRigencer. The editor has
faculty of hitting upon subjects generally neg
lected, but which are of importa nee to every one
of his readers, and of bringing them into notice
IN practical and forcibe manner The article
we copy to-day under the above caption is of this
kind, and should be perused by every one who
drinks water. particularly thosewho are not prone
to correcting its impurities by more artificial
means. We have no doubt that half the diseases
of our climate, as they are called, have been en-
gendered or fostered by drinking impure water.
Such stuffas we have had offered US for "drinking
water" in travelling through our State before
now, ought to be kept out of the reach even Of
stock. Every farm which is not supplied with
pure spring or running water, should have plenty
of cistern water upon it--Southron.
CIsTERN WATER-THE HILLS AND THE Low
LANDs.--An agricultural paper asks for informa-
ton as regards the influence of cistern water upon
the health of negroes, where cisterns had lately
been substituted for lceH or spring water in the
Hills of Mississippi.
We answer most emphaticay, that the results
have been most happy-an Improvement of health
either amongst negroes whites; laborers those
living at their ease must as necessary conse-
lquence follow such change in Mississippi or Lou
siana; where, except in very few cases. the spring
and well water is impregnated with impurities
from the stratum of rotten lime stone which per-
vades almost the entire range of Southern Missis-
sppi the scientific term for the stone we speak
of, is unknown TO US, its properties however are
universally admitted to be deleterious in their ID
rfuence upon the health of those habitually using
water which flows through this range.
CIsrERN WATER IN THE UPLANDs OF MISSISSIPPI
is THE pUREsr WATER THAT CAN DE PROCURED IN
THE WORLD, if properly caught and attended to,
and if the cisterns are properly constructed, suf-
cient depth given them, and slight protection
above ground, the water is sufficientlyco to be
used at all times, fresh from the cistern without
ice, and is healthier too9
It is the opinion Of many, that each family should
have at least two cisterns, one for ordinary pur-
poeoe from which for wishing, cooking,
bathing, &C., gmay be at all times taken, and dur
ing winter to be used for drinking, while the other
should be filled only 10Th the cod pure rains Of he
,cinter-closed, and not used until the summer
heats commence. AS regards this, we tried the
ex pertinent two years in succession, as stated in
the last sentence, of catching tointer rater. And
to test the utility of the plan, for the two succeed
ing years, of filling the cstern at intervals when
required during the spring and summer months
from the rain which then fell, taking pains that
the roof of the building supplying the cistern should
be aoeR crashed during hard shoacer prerious to
turning the spout an.
We found not one particle of difference in the
water; we did not test it with the thermometer,
5nt Judged by using i-in this cistern, and in
ry cistern we have ever had charge of, have
usually placed some three or four small fish for
the purpose of Kidding the water of any impurity
that may, unnoted, happen to pass in. The effect
as the ~ater as pure crystal, no sign Of mites
or dninaalcule, any foreign matter, as hnpid as
the purest drop that could be Imagined; if one OF
the fish dies, the bad and offensive effects may be
removed by small quantity of the chloride Of So
da or lime well mixed in bucket and thrown In
scientific gentleman in Natchez, once pur-
chased large amount of ice and filled his cistern
e with the intention of having Ice WATER ALL SUM
> MER, few weeks of warm weather. succeeded
and his Ice Dater 1as stale, fiat and rapid, most
sickening to the taste-as much. so as his most
nauseous drugs.
The explanation in relation to this and the first
named case, is, we believe as follows The water
must within a certain period attain and retain the
temperature of the earth surrounding it, the aoin
tar acater and the ace iCater alike, cannot retain
degree of cold above that temperature, and the
SIMMER water acquires from. the same cause q
similar temperature within the space of time re-
ferr6d to.
Pure aoater, caught at any season, within a few
days, passes off or settles any particles that
not discernible, and one is as good, as palatable
= as cool and healthy as the other.
e The use of CIsTERNs in the lowlands has beer
d attended with the best results, and the man who
o has.the ability and means to build them for the
use of his negroes, does himself great injustice
injury not at once building. IKE number required
The cistern on the lowlands, should be well bull
of brick and thoroughly cemented at the loves
stage of water the objection to the erection of els
terms in the lowlands, is that in consequence o.
the Eruption of seepage transportation water
there is difficulty indigging to sufficient depth t
ensure pleasant temperature; the water howeve
to contained, and caught as before named, will b