South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-04-26
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t eh,Hf ch suRsainN md some deaths,
- Der f.nater, as a drink and. lDs
culinary purposes:
have caused to be published, articles
on che subjest for The BENEFIT Of sSch al
would be behsAted by such information.
Such information. is particularly ap-
plicablc to farwers. and those persons
whanEesids Ap.shs connsry. Where we'll
water 10 used.ai m. aGir ovss v,d'T. :
The water ip man 9ellss is rendered
even poisonous Sometimes, from.surface
draihage, and untler drsinsgc. ~
SURFACE DRAINAGE, applys to such
matter. &C., as is mixed into the we'll
water by draining through the ground
from it's surface. az 49, i..
UNDER DnAtNAoE, appiys to such i'm.
purities as mix with the water in we'll,
by oozing through the gtonnd much be-
low its surface. -. n.
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That il may be understood 70 that
extentssuffsse water is de6fed, evory
square inch of the top Of the ground,
and each cubic inch.of the soil for some
inches .belpY the surface, is croedcd
WITHHOLD animal and vSgsta6le Me, and
where such is the case there is CORES.
ponding death and decomposition. AL
sou correspondin& oxcreta, and eggs,
and various anihafcule.
The soil is made up to great extent
Of animal and vegetable matter in a
state Of decomposition.
VIhe Mater Of. taiRs.- &C. coming in
contaok With these, imbibes the bad qsski.
tiles and poisons otcasioned Shy them,
and drainsrthro' che gfoaudi nto1a we'll.
Hence the. water In that veil becomes
az soskc Of poisonous broth aud deadly in
\ its&effects< O. ~ - 20 y r.
] -.-Diseascs very serious frequently are
caused by the use as drink or for Gull.
nary purposes Of such water, and it is
to warn persons against sHcll liabilities
the medical men publish their experien-
ces and observations. =
Also with desire TO point out pro-
per way of constructing wells in order
to have them proof against such CON.
| tamination.
p The prevention is very simple ami
Got costly.
Y 1st. Select if possible, an eminence
ever SO slight so that the surface drain
will tend from the we'll.
. 2nd. Let it be as far rs possible from
any barnstable, yard, cess pool, ditch,
hogpens, &C., swamp or marslIy land, or
stagnaEt pond Of water, cellar Of q
house, &c.
3rd. Dig we'll "a usual to within 8 or
at least feet Of the top soil. Dig these
Is or feet foot or so wider than that
dug below; better be Is inches wider
Then with bricks or stones, (bricks best
make q wall with cement, or the best
sort Of mortar with hairs in it.
4th. Garry the wall to at least foot
and to two feet above the surface OF the
ground around the well
- 5th. Put cement all over the outside
surface of the wall; between it and the
teartb; and fill in with the earth and
pound we'll down as filing,
9Th. Continue the filling up to top OF
wall, and pound down solid on top, al
lowing the top dirt TO slope down from
the top Of wall SO as that any water will
run Off and away from the we'll
Thus the surface drainage would be
filtered Of impurity before it got the s
to 6 feet down, TO which il would have
90 90 before It could enter into the
we'll water.
Also, the we'll if in location higher
as to the depth of The we'll or a little
moro If possible, than any deposit OF
manures, or alth Of any kind, or cell
lar, &C., would DC free from die effects
! Of drainage from such places. If how.
ever the well be located at considera-
BILE distance from any such places, say
from 80 to 100 yards or more, especial
ly if the ground has rising tendency
from such places towards the we'll the
under draining will notlikcly effect the
we'll water. u however tho tendency
generally Of tho ground, that is its natu.
raj formation, bc so that where the well
is located, the bottom Of it I've below
these places much. it. may render It Tia.
bic TO have impure water in il.
tV' a countrymau, who didn't know
exactly how to get letter registered,