Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-16
Horticultural.


wholesome water, as a constant beverages
for mat or animals, In essential to sound
health. Its relative saIubrity depends on
The various animal, vegetable, or mineral
PARTICLES, with which II may be inprsguH.
tod, and the places whence II In procured.
The transparency or purity ol that obtained
from wells or spsings, varies according to
the strata 81 earth through which IL pefeo.
lates.
The most wholesome fluid IL derived from
springs issuing from pure sand. stone or
primitive rocks, orfrom sandy soils, prinoi.
pally composed If granite or quartz, whore
Il has undergone n perfect filtration.
The water Of lakes and ponds has sim.
liar prop critics in general, as that Of rivers
or brooks, but being less agitated, and
containing more organic matter in a
state Of decomposition, 1t acquires q grga.
ter degree ofilnpurity, and consequently In
less fl for culinary use though, on account
Of its s~oftnesa, II may be employed with
advantage for washing clothes.
Rain water collected in the vicinity Of
cities or populots towns, as we'll Az In the
neighborbood Of marshes or mines, espes
cially during summer, Ia always more or
tss impure. Therefore 1t should not be
used, If IL can be avoided, except for wash
ING linen, &C., or watering plants, unless
II be purified by filtration or other means
The fluid obtained by diss6lviug snow is
some what purer but ofall natural waters,
that obtained by melting hail IL the most
pure, as it eonta ms fever e1traneoua par.
tieles, In consequence Of its c0ngealinR
high in the air 80 that in cannot combine
with no4ious ingr dients during ito descent.
Like all water, however, which falls from
the clouds, 1t contains minute quantities 81
air, carbonie and nitric acids, carbonate Of
ammonia, and other salts.
Well, OF pump water, ID generally lees
pure than my Of the preceding, as 1t fire..
qnently contains large quantities 81 carbon-
ME or sulpbate oflime, which are the cause
Of It's hardness" and the property Of curd.
ling soap. In all large towns, that have
long been inhabited, the wells are general
ly rendered unfit for use In consequence of
the ground having been Ia inted by church.
yards, vaults, and other ~nuisances, which
doubtless, IL the cause of much suffering,
and even Of the shortening Of life itself
Therefore, In all regions where limestone
or other impurities in the soil abound, or
where the farmers unavoidably have to
sink their wells to Il great depth, we would
recommend the construction Of cisterhs
near all Of the principal farm buildings for
retaining the water which may fall from
their roofs. BY this means a large supply
Of wholesome water may. be had all the
year round, ut q comparatively small cost.
which will not only be essential in all pur.
poses about the house, but will be found
useful in irrigating the garden, as we'll as
for the watering of stock.
The most convenient and durable mode
Of constructing a ~ctstern, IL. to make It Of a
circular form, under ground, with the bot.
tom and sides lined with stone or bricks
laid in hydraulic cement and in many ga
ses mortar may be- plastered directly on
the sides ofthe pit without the aid Of bricks
or stone. 4 ~cistern, eight feet in diameter
and nine feet deep, will hold about one
hundred barrels, and will require three
thousand four hundred bricks to face its
sides. The cement to be employed should
be d frst-rate quality, such as that used in
the construction Of the Croton aqueduct, or
the Erie canal. lfthis cannot convenient.
ly be obtained, a very good article may be
made Of four parts brick-dust, finely screen
ed; eight parts fine, sharp, fresh water sand;
twelve parts lime completely SACKED by
burying in the ground, 50 as to exclude the
air during the process Of Stacking; three
parts powdered quick-lime, newly burnt
and three parts powdered charcoal First,
mix the Stacked lime, brick-dust, charcoa,
and sand with water sufficient to make q
mortar thinner than usual, then sprinkle in
the quick-lime. Mil well with a trowel,
and use Immediately, as it viii soon grow
stiff and hard.
Cisterns should be completely covered
with planks or stone, so as to exclude all
insects, leaves, and dust. If the buildings
be situated on a hillside, it would be p~refera-
BILE 10 conduct the water to the place where
wanted for use by means of pipe, without
the labor of pumping, or lifting it out BY
hand.-American Agricahurist.
WooI.-One of the subjects which re-
ceive peculiar attention 1.-THE hands of the
American Institute, New York, il The ex-
tension of the wool trade Of this country.
| We learn from the Tribune, that extensive