Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-12-07
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Is water necessity? To be deprived
of it, even for 3 dsy, brings inoryen'
fence and suffering Families need 1t.
Cattle need il. Water furnishes = meth
Cd Of travel around the world. Withou,
water We have no vegetsblelie; not a
tree, shrub, plant, or flower. Not q
kernel Of corn on wheat. Without wa
ter we could not have pound of meat
or fish. Not an ounS hfeottoa, sits or
wool Without water, where would be
our mills and factories, and all other in
dusiries, which employ ii, Without
water thil wdnfd be" A dead world
Death would sit King, aud reign every
where. Ii people could live without
water, how much filth there would be
in the city, in the country. The ali
would be filled with all sorts of conta-
gson and pestalence. We must ca
our food, wear our clothes, anc even our
faces and hands without washing. In 3
little while dirt would be the universal
object Of attraction. 1t would cover the
feet, hands aud face The eyes would
become sore with dirt. The mouth
would taste IT, The nose would smell it.
ter the air would be full of pungent
titillating dust, EN- bracing all sorts OF
dirty smells. In fact. the whole body
would 10 coated with dirt. dirt of all
kinds mixed together, and a man who
could invent nice skin scraper would
secure fortune. SO filthy would PEG
pie become, so completely coated with
clay. loan, sand. muck and barn dress
ing, that near neighbors conid scarcel,
recognize each ofher.
But, biessed. waser, how free it is.
Free - srsss.n ssk'hs tkir.ty traveller
can have. il t0sthe eskinG Every house
hold in sNscouut,y e bAgr'it, without
money OF, price, and al caIfbsve it CON
Quoted Into trcir houscSsid stables at
very sasali cost. II they cannot lay a
pipe and lsaai<som. a spfisg or well,
they cersiniycan copdact.if aom the
roofs of heir kohs4ssinto sis.erns and
from them convey it, all filtered. pure
and sparkling, into every part of their
dwellings.
The,same inethu1 may be taken to
supply the cattle. a cistern. costing
not mare than TWENTY-FIVE dollars, will
last lifetime and supply family or
stock OF cattle. If farmers but realized
haw great a comfort and convenience q
cisteruis, MANY more would have them.
Because they do not, thousands of farni
lies buster out in winter storms, and 10
quite distance for every drop of water
used. They do this from generation to
generation. | am intimately acquainted
with MANY families who do this. / have
one-in mind now, who bring all their
water at least All eighth Of mile, twice
day, and many days oftener. They
have averaged more than one hundred
miles wear travelling for W aier, and the
la.t thirty years act less than three
thousand ni'esto obtain the waiter need
full for the family. Thousands of cattle
are driven out through cold winter
storms and bleak piercing winds, long
distance, to stand and shiver and suck
up the icy water which so chills them
that extra feed is required 80 keep them
in flesh. NnY man will pell us how
when hh. he'drove his fathers cattle
TO drink ice water and how he saw them
tremble aud shake. because OF that bar
berous treatment. Let those who wish
20 prevent cruelty 10 animals. labor in
this Objection, and those WHO are prac.
ticing thus, remember there is better
way. B. DODGE, Castine.