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

ANIMALS being taken into the SYSTEM.
ioung leeches, contained in drinking
Watffoson netimes fix themselsesen tie,
| pharynx. In Algiers 400 French sol
dlers We're sick at one. time from this
hese waters contain about the same
class of Impurities that springs do In
adoitlon to this they sometimes contain
large quantities Of purifying animal
matter on account of their TOO close
4 pfoNlnlity to eesspools, paw vaults or
sewers. These matters, while they hardy
affect the. tasteae aer SINE u, carry with them
deadly results, to the persons using the
water Wells in the nefghborhood Of
grave yards often contain water cortarn-
mated with animal matter, from tlfeare
Gently filled graves In 1893 a law was
passed In France prohibiting the digging
9fa wei fwitlap 100 metres Of any csms-
Verysgoodi iwatersis often supplied by
atfesIan wells when they are bored down
so as to- receive their Supply Sofswater
from below stratum of soil imperyiousT
TO surface drainage.
2 Lakes and ponds cdutainhss,s ,sbut the
same kind .of. impurities as springs.
E'Whiie the water from SPRINGS ali flows
through soil from whichsit idissolyes its
Impurities, much of the lake and pond
ssE sF5,ISs ssls flows oyer s the syfase e . tie
Rivers % any &spsa stfsams contain
generally large samount of suspended
matter which makes the water, thick
and dark inGelors sYe ~ little Of tbs
suspendeitmatter dissolves, and it may
be removed by filtering or allowing it TO
settler g-sgEaE ,saaE1 go5esg
LsT When these turbid streams empty into
/ "a kessor ponds the SUSPENDED matter Set
ties. 4eaving the lake water Clear. but in
running streams there isno opportunity.
for the sediment to settle..ss Nss -
The water of the Mississippi contains
forty grains of mud per gallon. Ii is
estimated that this ii velcafri es4o0 0O00.-.
Oo0 tonsof sediment perzann1lm into the
Gulf OF Mexico. This mud is rich in
p'ahs fss 1ss ssp i ss as PRa [e.v
impure by reeeiEing the drainage of towns
on It's banks. These impurities often
make theswaters unfit to dlsnk.y .MYers.
however, swillspurify themselves byl
oxldatIon IN Short time.
Tie aaaIity iss softeh aof n1oreSimporf-
ance than the quantity ef<the impurity.
FIVE or slX grains of lime or magnesa |
will render Water unfit for the cooking
OF some vegetables, while such impurity |
VIII be- of great advantages when the
water :is used for making tea erscaffee
aSoftswaters aregenefa llv better for cook /
ing and for washing purposes. and hard 4
water for tea Or coffee It IS on aceountl4
OF this that certain we1ls. haze a -reputa- |
tien sdeasse1lsa In wears soae 81 dhere /
We're TIVE er three gsueh wells in New
York City and a boy was, employed W T
the corporation to pump water for the |
benefit of the rinhabitants.
The Teason why hard water issbetter
for making tea or coffee Is because tl,ed'
lime salts prevent theSwateF from dis. 4
solving the astringent matter contained
inGthe m tea pr9 efee, but q docs not pre-
vent the extraction of theme. Il
Larger quantities of these above5lien-
toned impurities make watef Injurious
to health. If it is known that water has
a high degree of permanent hardness.
the Chances afethat its a bad water. I,
1t will probably contain the sufpfHate of
lime, chloride of calcium, and perhar,s
salts of magnesiunf Magnesium salts
are especialS Objectionable ta'watsr, and
water containing evensas small amount Of
these salts should be rejected. Water L
containing tfiese salts cSuses tfiairhusa,s
q They iare also saidto cause
dyspepsia If is snpResedto be the pres-
ence OF these salts in water that produces.
2 ofties 4 swelling 81 the d alftIs of the /,
neck.0 Cretinisih (which isr 81 Certain
sind Of idiotic insanity. is also referred
% the same Impurities in large duanti-
lies. Among thef Inorganic sinpdfhies
of-water, lead and copper are -eften.] ,
found sandsesp peciaH y islead found A
water which acts freely upon lead is not
suitable for the supply. Of town, as our ,
service pipes are made Of lead. Almost ,
snyzwaters wiH act apeas la3dx nfIeH inifs
contact with it long enough. For this
,eason weshould always emptEthe house Y,
1ipes of water which has stood In them !
,Ver night, before drawing any for cook d
ng purposes. aHLead is a. ctimuI6tive
,oison, and avery small quantity taken ]
nto the system each day will finally
produce lead-poisoning. .zeassst3A
.sttS vi
lfifnlaf matter in water are the tnosts 6b- +
ectionabie impurities. These are high
Z Dang 94,4s Agensvhenih milf4e qnan--As
ities. They are the more dangerous be-
ause watersleontaining such poison, in !
teadsef being disagneeables tptliel taste. 4
re frequeaty Of Very fine flavor and i
nuch soueft afters Many cases of dis
ases haEebeen traced to healse fsyafsr !
ontaniinatett BY drainage from Sewers, !
etc. III
s1ne eldssaying There was health in i
he 9ld4louses;1while there isg death in, 4
le new is easily explained. .NeWsyil75 !.
lges are generally Supplied WITH if1
.om springs, and az The number of ia 81
abitahts increases swells are used fer'l Il
reater convenience. Wells often re-gEh
eive contamination from sewage and =
esspools, yWhilespriAg water is free from b
lch Contamination The famous Broad &
treet pump in London in 1s4s killed 500 s
ersons in a single week by dissemina- s.
ng cholera. In 1866 many deaths
lrred from the use Of water from IA n
lous pump IN Brooklyn. All trouble b
m frhf fn 8. a,,1 rwJxs,, kJxs LIsa1 A.