The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-02-01
GLEANINGS AND EXPERIENCES
BY NEPFLIED.

GLEANINGS AND EXPERIENCES.
BY NEPFLIED.
I do wish that all tired people did but know
the infinite rest there is in fencing off the six
days from the seventh-in anchoring the
business-ships of our daily line as the Satur
day draws to its close, leaving them to ride
peaceably upon the flow or ebb until Monday
morning comes again.-Anna Warner.
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A SUNDAY EXCURSION. following en-
phatic expression of opinion concerning
SUNDAY excursion is not from a religious
journal "There is no rest or recreation in
rising up in hurry, rushing to pier or
station, roasting with crowd in a boat or
train, fighting for scanty meals hurriedly
prepared guzzling cheap drinks, strolling
about aimlessly, and reaching home more
wearied than after hard days work. i"
TEMPERANCE AT STONY POINT, n. "a
trip to Stony Point, N. Y, will pay any of
our readers who live within fifty miles of that
delightful region of romantic scenery and
pure country air. Its hills, valleys, and run
ming brooks are the admiration of the beholder.
To look at its quiet country farm-houses,
surrounded with roses, and its fertile farms,
specked with fine cattle, is sight worth
seeing. The people also partake of the sur
rounding quiet and contentment; and we'll
they may, for goodness, industry, and temper
ance are their characteristics Some nine years
ago the inhabitants of this lovely town made
up their minds to lay aside all political and
religious differences and unite together for
no license and they succeeded. Ever since, by
holding temperance mass meetings, weekly
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voting at their annual elections for only men
of well-known temperance convictions, they
have succeeded in virtually putting stop to
open liquor-selling and keeping up a senti-
ment in their midst that will not permit the
traffic to be renewed. The men in power
make it just as much of their business to see
that the sale of liquor is prohibited as they
do that the public highways are kept in good
condition. At public meeting held last
week, at which the writer of this article had
the pleasure of speaking, he was pleased to
see the pastors of the different churches in
the neighborhood taking an active part. The
Methodists, Presbyterians, and Episcopaians
have all alike learned the fact that the liquor
spirituality, and are willing to unite to put it
down. Let other towns take pattern after
Stony Point and less drunkenness and more
abiding prosperity will be the result.
l may add that great prosperity seems to
prevail along hereabouts. One old gentlemen
has made..something like 81 900, 900 by selling
bricks and lime, and a farmer with whom l
had some conversation had recently paid
$50, 900 for farm property. G. r. S.
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/ WHAT LoNDoNERs DRINX.-"S." writes
as follows to the London papers concerning
what the Londoners drink -" Five of
the metropolitan water companies draw their
supplies from the Thames above Teddington
lock- The average daily flow of the river at
the intakes during the month of August is
500 ,000,0 gallons. These companies alb
stract 66, 100000 gallons per day-that is, a
little more than one-eighth of the total flow.
They possess power to abstract no. 600, 600
gallons per day. On the drainage area
of the Thames there dwells 900, 900 people
! Gncluding 200, 900 in town of upward of 1000
inhabitants) and upon it there live 10000
horses, 100000 cattle, 900 sheep and
l20, 900 pigs. Their sewage and refuse pass
into the Thames, either directly Or indirectly.
The theory that polluted river water purifes
itself in its flow has been proved to be false.
After filtration this water is sent to London.
1t is considered very satisfactory when filtration
removes twenty-eight per cent of the organic
impurities, leaving seventy-two per cent. to
) be supplied III solution to the consumer. The
companies derive gross annual income of
ESQ, 900 for this supply. The volume of the
flow in the river is fairly constant, but the
amounts of its pollution and of the quantities
distracted daily are necessarily increasing
ones. The whole of these figures are taken
from blue books, and if disputed the refer
ence for each will be given. If it were pos
slble for these companies to have reservoir
containing 60, 100000 gallons of absolutely
pure water and into it were allowed to go the
contents of water closets, household Stops
and manufacturing refuse of 112, 500 people,
in the same proportion in which they respect
lively enter the Thames at the present time,
and, in addition, as much of the manure of
$500 horses 10000 cattle, 112, 800 sheep
and 5000 pigs as could find its way there,
and if twenty-eight per cent. or even fifty
per cent. of these organic impurities were re-
moved by filtration, is there any householder
in London who would use it for drinking and
domestic purposes? Yet this is pro rata what
they uncomplainingly receive and use every
day.
party of practical jokers in Providence,
r. l., amused themselves recently in man
ner that is anything but commendable. Taking
advantage of the extensive use of the tele-
phone, in that city, they informed about 100
of the friends of Mr.. Felix Pagan that he was
dead and invited them to call at house an
undertaken was also ordered to attend To the