The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-02-08

Black sea and the sea of Azof, which are
only brackish, follow next; then those
of the Mediterranean and inland seas
and last of all comes those OF lakes,
which, like the Caspian sea, the Dead
sea, and lake Aral, possess nc known
outlet, The ocean Of the equatorial re.
gions contains the greatest percentage OF
saline matter-due, no doubt, to greater
evaporation and the north Atlantic con-
tains more salt than the south Atlantic,
probably due to the prevailing influence
Of the gulf stream, One of the purest
waters known is the water OF the river
Loka in Sweden, which contains only
One-twcnticth Of u grain of impurities in
Il gallon. The water Of the Mississippi
contains forty grains Of mud per gallon,
Water is the great mechanical power
in nature, and is merely the suns agent.
It il Il bountiful gift Of the Creator.
Almost the first thing that is mentioned
in the bible il the well Of water which
Abraham digged and weeping Hogan af-
terward saw in the wilderness Of Beer
shcba, Moses is represented rs appearing
in the mlncss of his power and majesty
when shifting the rock to let the living
waters gush forth. The koran. in its
description of Paradise, numbers "foun-
tains pouring forth plenty OF water"
among its main attractions, The two
fountains in the gardens of Alcinous were
deemed worthy OF being sung by Homer,
In the ruins Of Pompeii and Hercula-
neum fountains were seen in nearly every
situation; and from the number OF lGaden
pipes also found, it seems that every
house was provided with one. Hawthorn,
the great novelist, is peculiarly happy in
describing the tountainso of Rome. "The
pleasant, natural sound of falling water,
not unlike that of q distant cascade in
the forest, may be heard in many of the
Roman streets and piazzas, when the tu-
multi Of the city is hushed for c~onsuls,
empcrors, and popcs, the great men Of
every age, have found no better way o.
immortalizing their memories than by
the shifting, mdestructiblc, eve new,
yet unchanging upgush and downfall of
water. They have written their names
in that unstable element, and proved it
a more durable record than brass or mar
bic" A writer says that the French
and Italians are more celebrated for the
taste and beauty displayed in their foun-
tains, whether they be simple jets "cqu
or elaborate pieces of architecture sub
scryient TO the purpose of supplying
their cities with water.
In the United States, within the past
twenty five years, the swift progress
which has been made in population and
wealth has quickened the demand in all
large cities and in many smaller towns
and villages for a eopious supply Of
water, not only for all the eXigencies OF
public health and domestic and indus
trial use, but also for purposes of beauty
and delight by means of public and pri
vate fountains. Philadelphia, with it,
famous Paramount water works and it,
excellent fountain society Baltimore
with its extraordinary water. power
"sunicicnL to work ambition looms" and
its incompatible lakes, reservoirs, and
cOnduits New York, with her CrOtor
aqucduct lBrooklyn, with her vast re
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L jI,'I po,'an w27th Ior Into Tnooitmn,o
Chicono With her immense tunnel mnJc,
the level Of lake Michigan; Salt Lake
city, and, in short almost all American
cities, are vigorously carrying out the
wise suggestions made by Benjamin
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