The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-10
A NEW PRINCIPLE IN WAITE II
FILTRATION.
The Gates Self-Cleaning Cistern
Filter.

III there Is subject OF more vital import
ance than any other at this time to the peo-
pie of this city and the whole South and
Southwest, it is that of pure water
for that is the great and indispensable
source OF health, just as impure water is
one OF the most prolific and disease engen-
dering elements we have to contend with.
1t is subject that has for years occupied
the attention of medical men and
sanitarians, and the best inven-
tive talent of the age has been employed
in devising some means by which artificial
publication of water could be brought
about. Natures unerring process of subsi-
dence and evaporation is practically mac
cessible, and We must look mainly to fl
tration as a means of rendering impure
water clear and otherwise desira-
BILE for drinking or domestic use. We have
lately had our at ention called to filter
constructed upon a principle which We
think has never before been introduced in
any invention of the kind. 1t is
called the GATES SELF-cLEANINa CIs-
TERN FILTER, now being introduced
to our tizens for the first time;
and We think, after careful examination
and testing its workings it not only entire
ly does away with the Objectionable feat
III GO NilCiI Cilul uCtcllLc OblltI anu OlutI uc-
vices, but is tile thing long sought for,
s mple, practical, efficient and economical
filter. AS its name den tes it
is more especially designed for use in
cisterns, though 1t is equally applicable in
all places As large proportion of the
people of the West, South and Southwest
depend upon rain water for their supply
land, according the report of the Eng
1ieh Sanitary G, tharo 10 Il 1lvy
pure water but distilled and well filtered
rain water) it is a matter of the highest i'm
portance that any device which will fl ter
and purify it from tie impurities gathered
from the roof. should be generally known.
peculiar feature of this filter is, that
tie water passes in at the bottom, and is
filtered upwards, and the sedimen,, there
fore arrested and lodged on the under
side OF the fitering material, is by
by very simple and yet efficient device
thoroughly removed, and this is matter
of the greatest value in filter.
Owing to its peculiar construction, the
Gates filter acts also as separator, for in
heavy rains. which generally occur after
dry weather, when the roof is dirty, the
first rush of rain passes through the bot
tom of the filter, and out through
the overflow pipe, carving with it
all the SCOT, dust dead leaves, dead bugs,
and otter dirt, before any water has time
to percolate through the body f the filter;
while on the other hand, the filter saves
every drop that falls during gentle, long
continued rain and as no dirt can pass the
filter the cistern need not be cleaned for
years, and vet In case of necessity all Of
the water that passes can be saved.
Wherever these filters have been used
they have given perfect satisfaction, and
an investigation into their merits is all
that is required to insure their general
adoption by every one who can appreciate
the value of pure water. OF more import
ance than all other considerations
is the sanitary features connected
with their introduction. No more pro-
life cause of diphtheria, typhoid and en-
| terc fevers can be found than in impure
water, and we invite the medical profes
sion and all those prominently in
terested in the matter to give
this new invention the benefit of an
examination. 1t can be seen in ope-
ration at the warehouse of the propre-
tors, No. 122 Main street. For hotels, res
taurants, saloons and laundries it is an in
dispehsable necessity.
Mr.. V. A. Gates, the inventor of the fil-
ter which bears his name, is gentleman
who has made the matter of water filtra-
tion his study for years. He
will be found at the above
place ready to explain 9 above theory
and demonstrate the practical workings of
his invention. The proprietors and manu-
facturers. Messrs. Richard Harte & Co., are
responsible parties, we'll known in the
community. BY addressing them at the
| above address much fuller information
will be furnished than we have been able
to give in this brief notice.