New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-12
Publication Of Water and other Lie uids
while under Pressure.


the .piri q trah promised 70 lead TIC iavor,es o.
heaven unto living fountain, Of rr'v, When ths
poor and ne1v sex water ard taere Is n0ue snt iher
tongue fss'e;1 for ihl-.i the Lord W. hear them -
vii pour water upon him thst is thirsty. SC or
e'acrricfy-that mysterious. Ubiquitous 5l.i peTvsd
IL Al nsfure-a single drop 4 Wsier says Farsisy
contains enough ia a,eni form. 20 cnarse large bat
terry hundreds II thousands Of tunes
The Romans. - ~ immense cost brought ruHnins
pung .ud river water into TIE ancient Capital Oi the
Christian and Hesiaeu word New YORK has wonder
fully improved upon th.l time h5norei sXamP.e-
London Liverpool Boston sns Pliaie 2hi. cheei.u..Y
consent % 5e heavily taxed flr The attainment % clear
sparkling. aho.,som. water and Paris turn. from tie
lr'id o ne winding -.se 70 seek more pure
nectar 10 the deepest Artes.an wells
o. rNer o-sht's u.1e of weaia,
40 ,ae pre-. b. y'-.ista a's N.so- aad h'a.'a'
'Tis - .asslg Eoae' 1f u1---ug .slt
Rain water = con- monty called 80. While spring or
vel water . known a. iare the distinction being
caused by ~ presence OF anu0nis u The former snd
lime the is--er. Tie smmoaiA IS required for TIE
rounshment Of aoEers-ihe line j. essential ingre
dent IN mans bones River water usually contains
/ b III
The most eminent physicians In a. sses have agreed
In opinion that Is tie universa! drink Of the
world also It the bes, and most ssu5rous oever
sge Zimmerr am reminded Frederick the Great that
Demo.thenss drank water only Water sad he
speaking from experience does not chill the srdor
Of genius Pure water tie mos; suitable and hea.hy
dnuk FOR man.
The waters Of our creeks and MYERS cou;An an al.
mixture Of. sn.na sni vegetable matter partly in
state Of decay beside living Anmaicuis. and the
bryos OF animals capable OF attaining considerable
SIZE or Of habit. ihs, lead them 70 seek for blood
nounshment Prot Rensick, Of Columbia College.
admit. that Inconvenience and occasional danger may
Ari,e from swallowing water that contain. them. The
remedy il. simple oae-hter IL Many poor families.
unable 10 obtain better litter invariably strain all the
river WAFER they through hns linen cloth. This
they doso avoid far possible the diseases TO
which those are liable who drink 10 impure
IN report 10 the Secretary Of War by Stockton.
Superintendent Of mineral lands axe Superior 10 IS
stated that The Lake is visited with plague OF the
Little Beaver small. hard black insect. 20 which.
from ts shape the Indians have given this They
move In with much rapidly the water
Their presence dangerous 10 al who water for
drinking without great precauuon being once intro
daced into the stomach, they .ndustrousy work their
way in any direction. causing gres, pain and almost
certain death Flteriug Ike this absolute
~ necessary
The water. OF the valley Of Isere have been chem
cay and geoio.caly examined by Grange, who
from the results draw the conclusion that the gotre
cretnsm Of Switzerland "a caused by the deletenous
action OF magnetism salts or 10 the occasional pre-.
ence Of magnesia aud the absence Of the lima required
By the animal economy. As remedy he recommend.
filtration 10 large reservoirs hlei With carbonate Of
line and thin bed Of lime
Pure water Is considered by many persons a, pre-
ventive Of Cholera The Board Of Health appointed
BY the Poor Law Commissioners Of Great Britain 10
their instructions the public. say. e, impure water
frr cooking srsa well A. Tor drink. be avoided
friend has recently remarked this change in the animal
cuAr life OF water that every species Of nfusors die
within two hours after being drawn from the faucet
while formerly specimens could be preserved alive for
months
The Romans resortei to various modes Of purifying
river water. and the Egyptians Chinese and French
have recourse 10 filtration IN the British Navy quick
lime and charcoal or. used and Captain Nicholson /.
now testing the Diaphragm Filter board the sars.
toga By order Of the Naval Department with view to
10. introduction on board United States nsona! vessels
In Liverpool they the stain Of peat and black
vegetable mould from the water by filtration upon an
extensive scale the Engineers there report that i
las sometimes becons injurously affected by the
growth and decay Of Fsrs and other uoxious
plants" Could the reader but the Junction Of the
dark and turbid stream OF the Tonawands Creek with
the clear snd Impid Of the Niagara above the
Pals he would at once perceive the urgent necessity
Of carefully flrenng the waters Of the Croton the
Schuykill the Mississippi and other similarly
charged with vegetable and animal matter
Atameeting # the Farmers Club OF the American
Institute last year the City Hall, New York Re
port by Prot Loon.s the Sediment of Rivers was
read Il sho wed that the Kenne5ec In year deposited
one thousand millions Of pounds OF solid matter Gen
Chandler directed attention 70 the Diaphragm Filter
useful for farmers. They can be attached 20 any
hydrant and will yield stream Of pure water equal 10
100 gallons per hour, under pressure OF eight eet
head will deliver gallon minute. The Ferng
medium Is composed ofcrushed ground quartz rock
obtained from Brantiord Conn and pressed 90 her.
meuc.ly 10 defy the trsnsit Of the least sediment
or sny earthly or vegetable matter. The invention /
received the unanimous appreciation OF the Club, As
It already OF toe chemists and physicians Of the
city. For washing clothes says the Cari,al Afco.
oas and Jounsi this filtered water "mpsrts pearly
whiteness Il separates al the animal vegetable End
earthly matter found In the Schuylk, Croton Misss-
.ippi and Cochituste, and will last TOR years. Every
person who has the Croton should have one Of
these Filters attached the faucet TIL we cav one
we bad no ides CT the amount OF inquiry which tie
Croton water cont@as especially In tne spring, when
the process OF thawng begins 70 release concealed
vegetable decayed matter Of The previous Autumn.
The Patent Diaphragm Filter Is unquestonaby the /
simplest and dursole contTivsnce ever discovered
fer lhs puscsiion OF Ter water brought 20 cities By
pipes or q-educts
Dr. Chiffon, Whose authority ID matters pertaining 70
chemistry i exceeded By II New York analysed
the DARK green muddy substance separated by Da
phragm Filter and found Il 70 consisl OF animal and
vegetable meter with the oxide u 10 note 70
NJ Gibson June l.i- he thus spoke 0f me Filter
81 hsve had on Of the Diaphragm Fier. 10 constant
use for the year. and have wllt DO -o ar.N-r
perfectly ne purpose % - iri-t--c Ire Cr1on
passing through o. e rendered cutie ir-nspar-
un- We S-iaue AID ANNA mat
found and lien render = - t-rodr
especially a. tlis There carno' oe reasonable
dol1t hal % oi th--- eXtraneoIs mai
Ter. much more Wholesome ana . better aired tr the
greater pslt hlcn q = spp-rd len me
required t0 be krp- f1r ensth % tine a. on
boa OF vrsse The Necessity - previous rtrarpr . stu
greater Bat he OF ni VI - -f - Mt restricted
~ lie Crot0n se many aA1liac0es inrols b.
ne culnty hich rec ARE sfgr q--l-rs 10 pure a.
"a here. from tlr disturbing i1----c-s o- lraft fAis
great z -ulfv !. exper D. -. such s-lalo1s ne
D sp1ra. p WouId h- frurd very lsrfl l. 0rEni
o. Re kept Ia urt however. ih1 tie smpl- 1ualon "
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