Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-12
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
The Weather Busin Sc 0ngrega-
observation-disclosures Theological Sem.
tnarv-The Earth Closet. The Com
modes Trial between Fire Engines
and Chemical Fire Engine --Anoth.
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| tnarv-The Earth Closet. The Com.
modes Trial between Fire Engines
and Chemical Fire Engine --Amoth.
I err Trtal-.Amusements.
CHICAGO, May AFTER rain storm, coo
day or two, and slight frost, we have warm
weather again. Union Park was moved fouI
/ days ago, AMI shows deep green in the
/ bright sunlight. Vegetation Is taking a fresh
! start, and thu promise Of good crop WAS new
/ er better.
/ BUSINESS
I is more active than last week. in almost all
+, branches, and everything shows the reyyng
influence OF warm weather,
CoNGBEGATIoSALIsM.
Tive city has been stirred roligiously, for
three dsvs-from Wednesday to Friday Ia.
elusive with meetings Of The Fifth Tnonnisl
Convention of Congregational ministers and
delegates at Farwen Hall, and as wheels
within wheel, meeting Of the National Pill
grim Memorial Convention, addressed by
Rev. pr. Leonard Bacon, Professor in Yale
Divinity School Rev. Dr. J, II. Thompson,
and Rev. d. Patten OF New York, and Rev
DR.. Truman NJ. Post of st. Louis DR.. Ba.
cons address was mainly historical, and cor
rected some misspprehensions and misrepre.
sensations in regard to early Pilgrim history,
and was replete with interest. Then followed
the anniversary exercises of the
CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY,
which is becoming quite favorite school of
The prophets, and is Increasing in strength
and influence,
Iperform an essential service for my read
ers in describing a comparatively new appE-
cation Of an old principle, in
THE EARTH CLOSET,
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privy-sewers and water. closets, and work a
greater sanitary reform than has been
achieved for century. The principle Of the
earth-closet system is, that dry earth is the
best deodorizer and disinfectant of organic,
focal and offensive matter, absorbing and
assimilating it. 1t has all the advantages of
the water-closet, without its evils, at far less
cost The contents of water-closets and
privies infect the air, and are carried be-
meath the ground into our wells, poisoning
the very water we drink, Introducing typhoid
fever, dysentery, scarlet fever, and cholera
infantum. One of the most distinguished
physicians says: "Dig cess-pools and privy-
vaults, and you omen graves for your children,
and each cess-pool will claim one victim, at
least, as often as once in ten years"
THE EARTH CLOSET ooMMoDE.
occupying no more space than an arm chair,
and weighing from 60 to 100 lbs. can be put
into any room, from cellar to garnet, can be
moved from room to room, or be kept In q
bedroom, dressing room or closet, without
the least offensive odor. They can be put in
as fixtures in the house. and no houses should
now be built without them. They prevent all
foul and poisonous gasses, and convert the
offensive smells and liquid wastes of privies
into inordorous and valuable manure. To the
sick they are Invaluable. if not indispensable,
no aa1l
! the water closet or the night chair. The
| earth can be used, after drying, repeatedly
! have examined earth that has been used in
| a large commode for three months, having
| been changed from the commode TO large
| box, and after drying, from the box to the
commode again, half dozen times, and the
earth, thus used, was absolutely odoriess
| The materal-earth-- abundant, and
needs only to be dried, pulverized and kept
under cover. These earth closets are al
ready in use in parks, factories, hotels, hos
! pitals, insane asyums, rail-cars depots,
workshops, and countless private residences,
and where their merits are fully known, on
! the score of health, convenience, comfort
Z and economy, must supersede water-closets
aud priyies altogether. The Riverside Com
pany, laying out and building suburban vii
( lage-virtually a part of this city-have
adopted the Earth Closet syatem over an
| area of three square miles, dispensing with
J privies and water-closets entirely, and with
sewerage, except for surface water, and the
result must be a greatly improved condition
| of health. Those who wish further informa-
J tion in regard to the sysem should call upon
or send for circular to Messrs. Waring, Fet.
| row 4 Wells, 1909 Dearborn St., Chicago, gen
eral agents for the Northwestern states, of
THE EARTH CLOSET COMPANY,
who are effectiDg great reform by intro
| ducing the earth closet generally, and are
| really performing the work OF a sanitary COM
mission for the northwest.
| CHEMICAL FIRE ENGINES.
| There was an exciting trial last Wednesday
! afternoon between the engine of the United
| States Chemical Fire Engine Company and a
steam fire engine of the Fire Department, to
| see which could put out fire the quickest.
| Two buildings had been erected in the Lake
| Park, 30x50 feet, two stor es high, and Ovid
cd into eight separate compartments. Each
compartment was filed with tar barrels and
shavings saturated with aerosero. The
chemical engine played three streams thro'
half-inch nozzle, and the steam engine
played one stream through all inch and a half
nozzle, and threw twenty times az much wa
ter as the chemical engine did, and got the
fire under control about two minutes the
soonest. But the fire department began to
play over a minute first and their buildings
got fully on fire a minute latest, and they
played much the most skillfully. And as the
test was not satisfactory TO the fire commits
sioners,
ANOTHER TRIAL
il to be made next Wednesday afternoon.
There was a tremendous crowd at the last
trial. and doubtless will be at the next.
ADJUSTMENTS
are lively at the theaters. Hackett, at the
Opera House, in his character Of Fslstafi,
draws a crowd. Lucille Western, at McVick-
er's, attracts fair Audiences, and Dick Darling
delights full houses nigbtly at Aiken's Mu-
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