The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-01-26
, WATER AND Hr4LTH.

Il Eff& ess zEfFs4tE
One OF the most Important subjects
lof the iconsiderations Of the inhabitants
Of any thickly populated district is The
sanitary hemistfy Of waters = ePalfieu-
slaIly is this imp ortant to the inhabitants
saf large cities, where the death rate is
.lncreased by a. number of diseasesfhat
have been, ana others that perhaps NAV
be, traced to the imperfect and the I'M
proper supply Of watelrx,z,w. j. w~
tATee pts nature s great remedies, buttlaey
arc not advertised by our druggists be-
eause there rs nossmeneys to be made.
And if they were brought more forcibIy
tour notice, the chances are that we
b. would prefer, some of the more veealy
cures done ain bottles and wraf5Ded in
papers printed with the recommends
ions and opinions of those who, per-
maps, are unconseiously victims to the
Aspatents drug We people of the nine
eemdl century would, like Naaman Of
soht rather do some great thing than to
wash and be clean. fT'EsfssEss .fsass@
Inc character Of spring water depends
largely sup6n 6tke nature of the sod
d through whichit flows. %Ahhough spring-
Walers may appear very clear and
sparkling, yet they MY contain laroe
Quantities of impurities held III solutions
z ias faet.t that theewater flows through
earth and grayelisa enough to account
iof It's clearnessE the soil, although aiys
ihgH IT'S impurities ? filters from it any
Ia' e.ismentaxy ma tier. = sg~,.e,a "a
,s..s sIhe total Quantity Of dissolved 'im1ptr
~ m String waters varies. from one Sor
4 W II gralns to eighty OF ninety grains i'm
yne wls "a Ion. + cubic inckes,)
~ hlefs are SAID to be hard or soft. Lime
S sales make water hards These limesalts.
aeeempose the soap and DESTROY its de-,
tergent properties. .sssss 70
an y WIN hard water much more soapsis
Sxs agsome , used 3R making
slle water soft. It is said that the people
e. in Introducing athe pure.
na'sf oI Lock katrine in place of the
1ap aspa Weh water, madeasaving of $780,
0n per aaslnpm. ~
soMe hard waters may be made soft
elimg.s viz, such as have bicarbon-
sae OF calcium This compound maygbe /
ues.royetlby beilmg, iiberatine carbonie
sn ns.g gas and forming insoluble calcium /
caroonate, which Wflf settle 3 ana ii,,aavshe
iemoyesfty tilt ltrationszAgg II
a w explains. how certain incrusta-
go. sfsIornlett IN tesa-kett lies e r have |
: spgclmens Of incrustations more. than an
.,seil asan 'hlck that We're precipitated in the
INV iss :. haahen in thesbeilersef anoceaa
ur1., :. saeaiaefs---=-----.-------
only I've 2learpenate of calcium produces |
ma} mssasnRerslg AaFdhess and be REL
na,., Iu ny oolilng. water is made perm al
III, 1ussu'ly hard When the calcium is thereas |
Organic Hiattef i lhl almosf alwmatNsx mNxn Ms II
f55 Safs Tiers must be adistinc-
~ naue between vegetable, mattersf
orasa aas harmless. snastaie Objectionable
i lFs Sane matters derived from decompos-
Tsss shinlsst saafid Vegetable stibstfntes.
~ Oss tasts srarel occur in spring waters.
ana Aa =. word IN regard to living animals
sss;s '1a 4 MS " " swaters Althsueil these
srs si,.ais s.p wnen seenundef the 1nicroscope
fr;gb.sry e very formidable IN appearance and i
49, ;s:assa 70 motion, vet they are. not OBJ
!. ,s,sa saol'aoie Fhey only inhabft very
~ water. The plantsexercise ~ p,iri.
stine osa 1sssueaoeg enc On the water by liber-
6 g. soma sssasllmes happens,Towiug perhaps
a,hess ;e a;.. popularity of the season, that
! s{xfsns us'le m animals multiply to such an
y Alsh. Iah = @ produce serious annoyance:sf,
frrns n.eesn our waters are perhaps free l.
ny 81. questionable animals, vet I NAV
Il q A'ss u Is stated that one-sixth of the +
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