The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-28
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One lght sappose that there was not n
=, a. DIAL u be raid about dTiukiuc.wsts 7.
hut vho rv.r begins 10 study IN. tut G.
vii bs surprised at It's completely, eap'-
clally IN iufrign Languages, Tue history
vt ,hs discussion begins lD0g beioie lhr
time Of the Roman rqu-ducts. Hippo.
crates. OF Cos urscr bid ths Leading quai
ties ~ good AID ~ Tad dnnting. FH'er a,
wV | a. .ney have ever been described since
niH un,; md the topics treated range nom
he irng ,,iuu Of snci,nt Babylon - the
r-a't piece Of insfheieucy Ia tho way OF q
kitchen otter.
Wat ale the ohsrac oiistics o. good
gatrr tor dhnkir g Hud for domestic u,sg
wits usr L. the words % Mr.. Homer.
sl'm, the enpit eur of tina works 81 ChiL
,rru Il ,l,Ir England. q ID water ,hou 4
NJ On ~ N seasons tl.ar, Transparent
1r'gut, nnd when ceen Ia large buzz pure
piue tlst b.ing the natural color 81 40.
cOut animated watei; (2) IL should hn we'll
arrstei, mol III < IN solution from seven 10
eight cuniC Inches o. mir per gallon, con.
sisiirg VI 10 or more cuhio inches ~ Ory.
gen AID SIX oi nitrogen; CD ~ shoIlI hsvr
at its eUuTue n uniform temperature equal
30 tue average OF the d.mats Tor the
year; ~ It should b1 tree from lv-
ins org anisms, vegetable and ANNA, sno
rom oil dead nLd decOmpOs ny organic
mater, and shonid no Dissolve lead; a %
II should bold only moderate quaniily vi
miusrsl mat or in solution, and thus be
suit aud not deposit "a coating OF lime or
mag esia when boiled"
R,in-sater, As the source OF all other
r.tsr. will rs,ur.lly take the Il NJ place
In ,Dis rsvisw OF tue suDi-og, How many
Ot the aboye conditions oi exceilsaco coos II
ssusl2
R.iu-sster Is pure at tho moment when
IL ist,rs the c'ouds. out otly tntD; when 1t
reaches the earth Il IL always more or less
impure. 10 passing through this air II Oh.
sorbs iour or five different gases. anu taxes
u hJ.tiug organic piriic " IN less or
greater quantity, and especially In or near
towns IL uisy be very iariruin pure. Rain
cuil,c'rd halt Ia lie from tue e1'f' me
south vest ~ Manchester says Dr.. Cor
field, although ibs wind WAS blowing from
toe west, after II mad been allowed H. c ear
.tulf OF suspended matters, contained more
III al too And hell Grslus OF organic mat.
tar ina gallon, aud VS., moreover, obvious
~ impure.
rhoss impurities fron atmospheric
sources, sxcaDt IN cities, sra not Often OK
| csssive; yet tney should be guarded sgainst,
ADD care be taken that tnsy be not rect.
dantslIy augmented, rs when, for ina.auCe.
she firr wsshings OF the roof alter = dry
spell are allowed 30 o into tho tank. Tn,
nnould bs prsysDtss; and, indssd, more
LsUE tnAIl pus NV III hF@fEHhA- +'t Wv
ovt,sr publication OF the rain .~"icri 70 IL I,
intsnd.d 10 U. used Tor drinking. rms 10
dons In paris " Ialy, whore three tEuks
arc used. In the frat tho rain vster 10
received, ana its ohisi Impurities sfs al
loo I'd TO sstAs. Il 10 then strained oh
! into the ss0ond, or storage tank. vh,rs !,
soto s,imss remains for . year, and hsIs II
constantly Improves in quality, for II Sd.
SORT, Gel bono aid gas from the DIR, and
200 mss bsttsr tasting and mere sparkling
Whpn Quits pure and clear ths water Is
dYaW vi into = third tanh tor uso.
IL will be long before suoh Q thorough
sysIsm Of purifying rsin.~Ater will Dome
| intj vogue among our housekeepers. Oar
ruder tanks are not well adapted fer the
pr.ssrvstion OF drink ing-vzter. emo the
purest raiu-wAtsr has its own d,sadvartssss
AID risks. la proportion To Us putty or
soitn-.s It Is more likely han hard water
rissulvs lead. I,saden ciStsrns, leader IT.
tipss, even leaden covers u the tank, Dun
or w. that CONTAINS very soft waite, ar
sometimes The Cause e danger fhus
the fourth VI the conditions or * I'll.
lpnce nsm"d above, ana of coursc ihetnird
niso, because The ten Dersturc OF rsiu water
must vary with the season, are not sL'sded
Dv rain .ter, NOR Is ,be fun, for rain va
c1niains All Insufficient quantity o. s1lti
" hen collected away from towns IL l. sen
orally very pure, but II - not ths hes Tor
drinking; iis !ack OF sgSs, tesldes mixing
I, liable 10 Dissolve lead gives it a,s1 al in
spii taste
Bat whsneyer L is Convenient % dI So,
rSin. wat, T should b. kept as a reeerv, sup
Wy Tor drinking. Soccer or later, when
a, her sources ara contaminaiet by accident
or by ery epidemic, 1t Will be iOurd OF
great i've; ~, Tor instance, wh.n cholra or
yphoid fever prevails; at such u IN the
ordinary water supply becomes an open
highway Tor the travel OF no q diseases; I'll
slternnts sntp'y m,y becOme, in slch +
pred cament, the means OF pres5Ylng
naalln mr. l,,e