Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-19

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Itha curious fact that the two elements
moot essential TO the maintsnanee OF life. ar
and water are least understood. All animated
objects. animal or otherwise, are depeudeps upon
them for existence. and Jet majority OF peope
remain Ia comparative Ignorance Of The ELECTS OF
the action OF The one upca the other. belh are
abundsntly furnished by nature. aud fer this res-
sou, ss people, we NANTES, but little interest
in them, knou scarcely anything OF their me
ehaoical action. and inquire less IN relation 20
their properties. and how bes. they Gao be sup
Piled aaa naistsined IN purity Inis ignorance
and indifference IN regard 10 such important sub
jects 10 DOT IN keeping with enlightened age
and our high social position. 10 this respect, ne
are behind the sneients We t1rn 70 the records
Of the past and aud that soey abound With alu-
sions 70 sells, reservoirs. aqueducts canals, &c.
al constructed with patience aud preserved with
care. We fnd that these water works OF art
belonged TO The desefis Of Syri., 70 The plains OF
Egyps and Indis. and to the fsnd Of the Montezu-
mas, the prairies Of Mexico. Ia every quarter Of
the globe the sncients seemed 10 understand the
importance Of water, and 70 take measures to
collect supply Sufficient for all purposes sud
preserve IL pure In some casa gigantic means
were employed
In the history OF Rome We discover striking
evidences of he high estimation IN which pure
water vas held by the Romans, aud are surprised
al the energy and enterprise exhibited IN obtain
ing the requisite supply. The magoihcence oil
the water works Of the proud city OF the Seven
Hills 10 enough TO eIcite wonder and claim our
unqualified admiration. The plan inaugurated
three hundred years before The Christian era by
Appius Clssdius. of bringing water from a dis
lance TO meet the demands of the city. car
risd ont o. grand scale BY bis successors Cen
turtles we're occupied 10 constructing the msgnih
cent sqneducts which became the wonder OF the
world and the pride OF the city. Many Of these
aqueducts we're remarkable for height, as veil as
length. In one period Of the history OF Rome
no lsss than twenty aquelucts stretched across
the plain surrounding the city, bearing daily TO
the mighty populace three hundred millions OF
gallons Of water. The aggregate Of these
twenty aqueducts was the astounding distance of
two hundred and htty.hve miles. spain, France,
Portugal and Germany were once province. OF
the Roman Empire. and in these countries splen
did aqusdacts we're raised The one at Names
vas thirty miles in length. aud il pierced hills.
crossed valleys and spauned rivers The aque
duet that spanned the Moselle, 10 Germany con
veying water TO the city of Metz WA made up
OF lofty Hcades. 5000 feet ia leagth and 100
feet 10 height Ia Central Mexico vast reser
voirs are % be met with. la Chill and Peru,
In South America, we also bud extensive works
OF antiquity. La the Bbs We hud illusions TO
wells dug IN the desert. where the aocks OF jacob
found relief. and village maidens such as Rachel
and Le-h sought the cooling fountains at even
tide
Thus, by an examination OF the history of the
past. we fad that the aueien,s recognized the i'm
portancs OF water. and manifested astonishing
enterprise in securing bountful supply and pre-
ssrsiog 10 pure. In this respect the mass of the
people OF the present Day are behind those OF an
earlier 9eIiad. We read this fact IN the magnIi.
iceGt ruins oil the past The Contrast i. too str-
king to be pissed over ia silence The subject
OF water supply 10 the cottages oil the la6oung
agricultural population, ana The supply Tor the
uss OF stock on tho farm, is SUBJECT that de
mands earnest consideration We have three
available sources OF WATERMAN, spring and riv
or. The most obvious of these three, and the
one that most readily attracts attention IA
that OF rain. This kind OF water is easily Ob
tanned and il valuable characteristics commend
Il TO cur notice. IL y valuable for Washing pur
poses. as well IS Tor cooking. when properly fl
tered. Next 10 distilled water il is the pufest of
all wsters lpmedGiely alter is cescent, il
does not, IN general, contain eny form of living
or vegetable matter Though At first free from
organic animal OF vegetable matter, t possesses
. remark able 4niai;y Tor such impurities II not
carefully stored away or hlleted II soon grows
tainted There are three mulC- isr TIE sto-
ring ot rain water Eu-land. First by
underground tank. seeOud. b. ci.iers placed
below the root bul =. sufficient height
above the bedroom ,or Ter ~ uracteal
purposes OF the caemocf. aai d .l, by cistesn
placed above the s.aie.s The simplest mole
of storing water Is ~ re a-e o undergreu =
tanks De O. these IN be cstsfrsrtei ON o
cheap principle o. exeassslUg bore ~ lhe ID
sufficiently large T. -s..-.i- o..te or uo.shsad.
The inside should &c hshly enanei b, lie. 10
render the wood sion to decay i'ecaf Wi -lso
be prevented ~ charuug rne outside OF The b.g
rel and ttea ltmmlas tue earn usntiy against
the slaves A large x stoie Nni make an eK-
celient cover The mex .iapie,t pian - To dix
hole IN the soil ant Inc u wun a thick layer
OF hydraulic eeDeut. IA tne Cemeut lining =
dIthcalI 10 place upon perpon4calar wall. the
sides shDuld ue slVpiag In tni- country egg
shaped cslerns are greatly aInEed. anu where
expense Is not an OBJECT. sue, preferable 10
all others " { olteu dt-ire - estimate The quab-
uty OF :aln water tns' msy Dc OJtaiued from a
certain space of roof. For calculation of this
kind, the following simple rule viii be found To
be accurate. Measure the root aud multiply It's
length oy It's breadth, a. 10 get tue supertces;
make this iato inches, divide the inches Dy 23l
which will give the number OF gSilOns tor each
inch vi depth OF rainfall 4 he average depth
may De considered between 8 auU inches
per moRth The qaouent oot,ined oy TIE above.
then, "a 10 De multiplied b. 3l1p OF 1, to obtain
the number OF gslious received from the root
each month The CONSUMPTION OF water DC
farms - estimated az follows: For each ipdi
vIdusl, Cooking, washing. &c, to gallons per
day, or 81 cuUlc yards Der year: Tor 4 horse, 10
gallons per day Ter a pig, quarts. aud for 4
sheep, tao quarts per DAY. 10 ascertain The
contents Oi tank " cistern circular ~ form,
square the diameter IA inches snd maitipl, toe
product by O054. tie procect Is the number OF
gallons tor each inch OF depth.
PhysiOlogically considered. the quality oil
water hseltealy psftaken Oi exercises IN
poftant influence upoA health his Applies TO
stock as vel 90 man Nos, o. the domestic
animals OF the iarm have dehc ,te organlza-
ton They are not the har,lS animals that "a iny
suppose them 10 De Iney csnnot stsud expo
sure and bad TODD and Dad water, and rem4 n
strong and healthy. Nhen they receive this IN
human treatment. the pernieious effects ars ap-
parent IN the system Ia the general organ,z =
ton OF animals there - much that resembles our
owl orgsuizssiou therefore, they may be pos
sessed of many OF our feelings. snd subject 10
the various influences that effect Puuid mat
ter Affects our systems IN an unnistakable man
ner. and We should not presume THAI the ami
NAL - proof against this Tuere is but little
doubt that in consequence OF the Fapidity with
which the putrid matters are assimIlated. ssco IA
pared with those IN solid form, that putrid water
IS more dangerous than putrid meat. And yet.
on bow many farms co sc hnd ample arrange
ments 20 furnish the stock with good, pure water
Nery few. indeed. he condition of the horse