New-York tribune., 1884-10-13
THE LAKE Nv PROSPECT PACK.
IT'S PECULIAR APPEARANCE IN SUMNER.


SUBSTANCE PURELY OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN
FLOATING Iv rT-vo BAD rFF CT oN HEALTH
Visitors to Prospect Park n the summer are often
surprised by the condition of the water in that
part of the lake near the boat-house II looks
and slim, and presents decidedly unpleasant ap-
/ pearance. lrecnish scum seems Ia cover the
surface and If the water j. rred mp it looks to be
fall of small green PARTICLES The first impression
ono rets Is that This condition of hIng'mus be nm
hcalthful. lhrrc is a slightly unpleasant odor
FROM tine water and person seeing II for
the frat time cnnnut help feeling that
tho foreign substance I'm the witor must tend
to produce mainrnl and other diaeascs.
The foclnv ii sirongfh'nrd by the fact that tho
lake is wholly nitihoal. without my outlet n1d
tha the wptet ~ therefore 30 one sru'" atngnant
lhr vat,r 1 pumped from hnfo wcllw i4 tn-
pnhir uf furnishing in the nctrhbufhuod ol 900 uun
pnllunH dnir nni ns Che rynptttlip1 lnm the
lnke nn % hnt summer dny n ratmael u hall u
M lion ga Ions ~ viii bc seen that tho losa ~
greater than the supply. aud fhil lhe general level
must be- considerably lowered during the hot
| season.
4 Imnugr reporter called nuon Culuuel Jnhn
| CULVER the rhief engineer aud superintendent oi
| the park lnsi week. and had long con,er'niion
with hn in lesnrl to the condition ~ the water IN
! lhp lake. tolunrl culver was fat from believing
chat the alT.risof the grapnsi substance could he
in un, way lniuiions -, detrimental io health
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| reality vegetable tnnaUa shows mnai Whoin
prnpo ,en the lakn nu-i -Ihtt ia in iha upper part
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