St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-07-27
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rINHE VILLAGE WATER WORKS of st. Johns
Il bury desire to have it understood that we
have plenty of Water to sell, that Pumps are
working well, our Filter in good order, and the
Water good. We are informed by a reliable party
that he made some tests Que summer with n Their
mOmeter and the Village Water averaged three
degrees cooler than the Stiles Pond Water. As u
the comparative purity the public are invited
to read the following extract from the New
York Tribune OF May ~, 1888.
Organic matter OF vegetable origin il not espe-
cialy dangerous, but that of animal origin in
very minute quantities, is highly dangerous. 1t
may communicate no unpleasant smell taste to
the water, but on the contrary may give 1t an IN
usually fine flavor. thus destroying its victims by
a kiss" The first symptoms of poison from the
of such water slight nausea and mild dar-
rhHa; afterward typhoid fever sets in and the
struggle for life grows intense. II is estimated
that water may contain one grain to the gallon of
organic animal matter without being fatally pois.
OnOus thirty-fve grains OF mineral and
ganic vegetable matter in gallon will not always
render il unfit to drink. The CTOtOn water in
the gallon, the Genesee River water supplied 10
the city of Rochester contains - grains, the Hud
son River water in the city of Rochester contains
grains. The water of the Mississippi contains 40
grains of mud the gallon and is certainly whole
some water to drink. Peaty matter held in solution
by water in ponds and swamps are harmless, even
though they may color the water, but the clearest
and most sparkling water from wells in the vicini-
ty Of cess-pOOls or graveyards is TO be regarded
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Oxygen is the greatest purifier The world ia puri
fed every day by fire for the union of oxygen with
any substance is combustion. As the rain falls
through the air il dissOlves the oxygen nitrogen,
csrbOnic acid and ammonia of the almost here, but
more oxygen than nitrogen, that the air dssOlv-
ed in water is much richer in oxygen than ordinary
| atmospheric air This excess of oxygen supplies
fishes with the vital element, and also furnishes
material for the combustion Of impurities in the
water, literally burning them up. Sewage which
would poison ordinary well becomes harmless in
the running stream, and while the well is always
open to suspicion the river though il drain pOpu-
lOus districts will nevertheless supply wholesome
water" The conditions of this publication
fthat the sewage must be mi Ied with twenty times
its volume in running water and flow ten or twelve
miles, at which distance from the source Of impur-
| ity becomes burned clean of all injurious matter.
| The water of running brooks that have received
sewage is To be avoided unless the volume Of water
/ il large enough TO permit complete combustion of
all organic matters contained in it, The water of
/ ponds, lakes and rivers is generally purer than
| spring well water, because they receive their
| supplies from OUer the soil rather than through IL.
| Persons using water in large OF small quantities
/ are desired to address
HORACE X. IDE, Supt w. W,
or RICHARD DONAGHY. Asst,
and prices will be made that satisfactory
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