The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-13
satisfied person helps to subdue and chasfen
the restiyeness and iss i1-at-ease . manifesto.
lions Of others. who are diminishing for po-
riffnPf
49,, 7 I, g..Ess's y 20 80
~ Distilled WATER.

tons Of others. who are diminishing for pc.
sitfonI ~. ,5s7..sry..s sgss s yi 80,
h DR. Deane, so{ the Hartford, showed: me
Interesting matters. There was the dis
Eti11ing apparatus which COW erts salt fWater
into good drinking water. Nv hen first dis
titled the water IS without afr-flat and nm
[palatable. It isr then. aorated byIa simple
machine, which causes 1t. TO fall like r1in
through an open vessel into which columns
Of air are admitted. q Then this water is
both.d slishtfuI and healthy. This process
is on & of the happiest inventions for the
navy. DR.. Deane illustrated the dreadful
effects Of bad water that occur sometimes
on shipboard by telling me that at the late
Centennial celebration the ship commanded
by admiral Farragnt was ordered to Phila-
detphia, and being shert Of water upon her
arrival there, the supply was drawn from
the Delaware river. The.Sery next day
tkirtefour cases OF violent diarrhea DC
CURED upon the. vessel. 1t was found that
a sewer lemptied into the Delaware Just
above The 2ship.. Measures were imme diately
taken to, arrest the disease. Had this not
been doHesthe population OF the ship might
have, been decimated .iIl q few days. 49, /
DIR. Deane explained to me the great eau
ton now used upon naval =, vessels to secure
d good, healthy suppiy OF water for their
crews. The, experiences OF other days in
the matter OF water FOL, !. ships were fright
full. No water is now taken on. board naval
vessels without satisfactory tests:
we had display Of calcium=hght on the
Hartford. A national vessel was signailed
and communicated with ten miles out to-
wards the sea. It was not only a most
pleasant but an Instructive evening which
] had on the Hartford. ( AZ:
aer a'zi e assEKAL9 GETTY. * :s..;isi7 .
1t was not alone upon the ships that
had o real qualification. In Fortress Mon.
roe I enjoyed, with many others, both the
CAV parades and the kind attentions Of the
officers I am not given to- much enumera-
ton and iIerization, and have an admiration
for the plain, informal farmer who said
grace cover the smoke-house.!" But j
do say with pleasure that the present
commander Of the fort General Getty Is
one of the most. gentle as well as manly
officers in his demeanor that it has ever
been my good fortune TO meet at Old Point.
This is saying great deal, for we alljknow
that the commanders of Old Point have
been generally very polished and gallant
gentlemen. Somehow. or other the associa-
tions of the place tended always to the cul-
tiyation OF social refinement and courtesy.
The General is very considerate gentle
man, and is the very type OF the regular
officer, whose bearing is seldom otherwise
than kind, as we'll as courteous. 1t takes
your party generals to, .."cut up ITO dis
play arrogance or offensiyeness. ~.
F JOLLY OFFICER AND GOOD COMPANIONS.
ia But tire the reader, Ifear. i will fake a
short cut and wind up. The officers gen.
orally were kind to me and my associates.
II T mention Major Randolph nobody will
take offence. For a rollicking, generous,
witty fellow-slch az Lever would have
been proud of-commend me. to him.y 1t is
useless to attempt to Keep up with that
man; for fight or; festiyity he may be trust
ed. One Judge L. and some OF the game
chickens OF the Cockade town added vast
deal to my pleasure, and said If these fell
lows continue to visit; this place the fewer
my visits the better. Some of; them beat
me. Judge L. got into the quartermaster's
department., and thus got the 'inside
track" ,r, r -f,i..,
From Petersburg were Messrs. Venable,
Collier, Jones (Judge), Plummer, and
others, representing commerce, statesman
ship, law. The company from Baltimore,
Norfolk, Petersburg, and Richmond was
excellent. I never saw, society at Old Point
more geninl and happy. :, :, UPPER JAMES.