The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-13


to accompany the growth of o city, and
whose evils are So much more. easily pre-
vented than cured. - .,,s.,si
-: EXAMINATION OF SPRINGS, AND WELLS.
Under this head DR.. Taylor, says y. liss
.jseMnst Of these waters are well known,
and aIl are extensively used. Under the
inf1nence of:awellrecognized of q hallucination
afFiictina the citizens of Richmend. in COM
mon with the rest OF humanity, which inn
nels one to believe that the water he is
accustomed to drink. Is surprisingly excel
lent. the proprietsrs of some OF the WORST
of these waters were loud in, their praise,
and they VIII doubtless be greatly shocked
to hear that they are, drinking. urlne-a
little weak, perhaps, but genuine as far as 3
The first Of the springs analysed was
that at S21 Brook avenue, commonly caiied
the Bishops Spring.
lH.The results indicate that this Is o Dad
It is also bad water !or
washing purposes being. very destructive ~
OF SOAP -. .esfz l,sf.as.. .
The results of the examination OF the
CapitoI-spring water indicate that it is good
driuking.Water; while in the case OF that
OF the Poor-house spring, near Shockoe
Hill Cemetery, the excess OF chlorine casts
some Suspicion on IT, Notwithstanding the
comparatively small amount of free anti atbu-
ninoid ammonia. It is likewise quite hard.
The water OF sBioody-Run spring the Doc
tor pronounces uneXceptlonabIe; and OF
Buchanan spring, he says the, water is un-
Objectionable. OF the Penitentiary spring,
near First and Spring streets, collected
March 6, 1877, he says: The excess OF
chlorine in this, water, and the somewhat
large amount Of albuminoid ammonia, are
suspicious circumstances.
The water from the well at T01 Catherine
street was found to be Objectionable Tor
both drinking and washing purposes.
He next examined the water from the
splendid spring in Hollywood, and IN re-
ference to the result he. says: 49,,
| .fIf onnears from these results that the
water is not contaminated by its proximity
10 the graves, and that, as far as chemical
ANALYSIS can inform us, it is q wholesome
water"
The City-Spring water, north OF Lelgh
between Seventh and Eighth streets, the
Doctor says, is bad water. -
OF the spring on Franklin between
Twenty-iourth and Twenty-tth streets MISS
Van Lewis spring. he says:
HThese results amply justify the conciu-
sion that this is very bad drinklhg-Water'
1t is also decidedly hard"
He also pronounces against the water
from the we'll at Turner's stable, on Frank
lin near Mayo street.
CONCLUSION.
"In concluding this report, suggest, .
saws DR.. Taylor, "that it would be interest
ing, and at the same time highly instructive,
if physicians who have the opportunity
would note the effect which these waters
may have upon persons habitually using
them. This would greatly aid us in correct.
ly interpreting the results Of the chemical
investigation, which, as pursued by the
methods now in vogue, furnishes informa'
ton which, in its sanitary relations, is mea-
gre, pnd in many respects unsatisfactory
The results, however, imperfect as they are,
may perhaps be of value to the future ana.
lyst, who, working by processes capable OF
giving more definite answers to his ques'
tionings, may make them available in bis
own investigations, and at the same time be
able to draw more conclusive inferences
| than we should feel ourselves authorized tt
deduce in the present state OF our KNOW
lodge on this intricate subject" ~