The Placer herald., 1864-01-09
NUMBER 10.
Effect of Lead on Water,

The following remarks, by the Scientific
American, upon the effects of lead upon
water, are worthy the attention of all readers.
Almost all our drinking water is drawn
through lead pipes, and if it is found to be
injurious under certain circumstances, the
fact ought to be known, especially as the
remedy is easy, by drawing off, without use,
the water which was during the night in the
pipes:
BY taking a strip Of clean lead, and pla.
eng 1t in lumber of clean water, (say rain
or soft water,) in little less than an hour, by
dropping into the tumber little sulphide
of ammonium black precipitae will he
thrown down, consisting of the sulphide of
leal-e g. lead must have been dissolved
and held in solution in the water; and. rs
the salt of lead happens to be placed among
some Of the most dangerous poisons, we are
necessarily led to the conclusion that lead
pipe conveying water-if the latter is pure
must be somewhat dangerous Water stand
ing in lead pipe for some hours decomposes
the metal, and when it is run off, the poison
is carried with it, SO water drawn in the
morning should never be usel for domestic
purposes, such as cooking or drinking, and
servants in cities should be instructed upon
this particular subject, for they are usually
ignorant OF the nature of lead and the effects
of water upon it. The interior of lead
pipes may be converted into an insolubls
snlphed Of lead by suhjecting them for
some time to the action of hot sulphide Of
soda in solution, according to the recent disl
covery Of DR.. Scharz. of Breslen. Those
who use lead pipes for conveying water for
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discovery-it being Of the utmost impor.
tance that all the safe guards to health
should be enforced and multiplied.
Plain Questions for Home Consumption.
Have you ever known Democrat to jus
THY violation Of the Constitution
Have you ever known a stamp act enact
ed under a Democratic Administration
Have you ever known Democratic
President 10 suspend the writ of haJeas cor.
pus?
Have you ever known Conscripton Law
TO be passed under Democratic Adminstra.
ton
Have you ever known confiscation Law
to be passed by Democratic Adminstra'
ton
Have you ever known Democratic Ad.
mnislraton TO form a new State in violation
of the plain provision of the Constitution
Have you ever known a time, except the
present, when n citizen could be incarcerat-
ed in dungeon without authority of law
Have you ever known Democratic Ad.
m;nis'ration to compel the people of State
or the District of Columbia to sell their
property whether willing or not
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except Abraham's to create national debt
of 50, 900, ,c00,0 900 in the short period Of three
years?
Have you ever known time under a
Democratic Administration when days
labor would purchase only two pounds of
coffee
Have you ever known citizens to be sent
into Punishment and exile under Democratic
rule!
Have you ever known time under Dem
ocralic rule when the greatest crimes and
outrages have been committed BY our rulers
under "A plea of "military necessity" or "rea.
sons of stae?'
Have you before this, known time when
the military was made superior to the civil
power!
Have you ever known a Democratic Adj
minstralion to tax the people of the whole
country to buy the negroes Of tho border
States
Have you ever known Democratic Adj
ministration to tax the people to pay the ex-
pense of stealing and educating the negroes
Of the Southern States
Have you ever known a Democratic Ad-
minislralion to ignore the rights of States.
Have you ever known an Administration
in opposition to the Democracy to leave the
affairs Of the country in as lourishng a con
diIion as il fnnnl them