The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-23
WHAT SHALL. WE DRINK
lAleI kessf,i1

tate water .s Inc answer ei a total ahs,a,nci to tho above question The answet 6tng> so mnd inc itai4an pm. cess who wondered who ihc peet starved = N h, da they not cat mutton pme water Is hudei te ec, than good matt, n Inc latter ,an he oht.unrd iot |, ash. hut ns; so the former Inc water ot a ulict that flows across ;. IloWeiN mcadIs mil at lie. tnteb ui ! mo- aous, perhaps. bat some ei | .nlaiiens. The oNa of .etesu nal worms ate there and puitei,ing mat. tci i> present aiso >uth stieams flow tnio the nNets. winch, moIeoset ate hlled with vegetation that shelters an abundant taana ot ptotosoans and small invertebrates oi NaIlous olasses If all this setctabic and animal life lived for ever. ~e should have only the germs of parasitic worms Ia guard against. but death i> at work wherever llfc is present, . dco oayed roots. strms. leaves and fruits. dee ompesing mts.toSeopie plants. dead mollaskS. the molted skins oi inSe, iaiN.t. and numbeflcss other suhstanses add then quota of dcleteItous maitcfs and even the nshes winch ate supposed 10 aid in keeping the waters clean. yield thelr remains Ia inercase the inpuiit,
 Thus the waters of fRef that flows softly and swectly over the loa Lands. hordeicd by trees. ho>omcd Tn blossoms and eArlanded si,h luSnrant gteenet, is not exactly good drinking Wells A,e not safe Tn a ei;y, nat yet n the eounti,
 fl tn pfoNmiiy ,o te>spoois stables. ot any oi the usual Suttouudings of A country house. The contents oi a ceas
 
 cone oi filtration sh,le those oi an ordinary well ate deiiVcd nom one winch ~ldens upwards II these cone. in'etsrct. the well Is poisoned II the leaky sewer. eeSspooi ot athet hlh IF eeptaeie dise haiRe any portion oiiis een- tents into aB underground current of aatei. all the wells tat tap that eaffsat atc poI>oned l. |, only spiinga hat How from . foo k.,ri hastn ni f14slls. streams that glance and glcain ttnon. ,iie rocks. ~elh dug Lar away itenl an, possible source of enntAiiisnAiinn. and lAkel~,s .moung Inc fuountaius. tha, t4n he free hon organ matter it is Cal therefore, that pure water is Hui rhay tn ob'aiu, cspee laliy when | Ii remembered that mu of the water that is ice tom organit Inpufi,ies contain fHefal ,,Ils. whlf fcndri II unit tri nae MI water should be Uttered. and Inc i,iieis repeat ediy elranscd and 'ftngc 'han ,hfs, sintc hitctng remove oHly oattc ttnlalfitios. Y should be boiled is.t n $ not always [ convenient 'p have oa hand hs.ie.l sties that has be- one eold. tn say noihiny ui the t,s' 'hai i is less ,tsiai,hle ti, ,s iiss;. water and ,I,i'e If he prest ho, -w4'e,
 
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