The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-25
WATER.
Dns OF the Hrs. Requirements OF sue~ess
on q warm


on q tarm-
One 81 the first requiem rs 90 sue
>e., on \ farrl. SAY. Z. report o: III.
sl~a,-arbu-ctt. ENu .-iIu-n:al S~;si.O1.
consist. in IN snip.c supply @; good
water Pur:y o. ne water used. FOR
drinking in plrt;r Mar. = Of VIII i'm
oortance- Cities and towns usually
nave their or-aniz,;.ons ior til, supply
,. water. and they cxsc; certain guar
.n,ees regarding tn quality furnished
rpr their Use. The farmer. i.Nsnr - :
-u.e NOR. i~ola,-i on his iarTn. , N tbs
respect largely lei; Ia Ms own counsel
Ii- chance, tor OU,sIuIu. guoi wGi.T
from sprng.. and for protecting hIs
wells against IN. aaCs-> -: obGoHlpt..
matters by i~nhltra;.ons All Otherwise,
are. IN The major.t. of ca>'-- su.tciasOr-
able, ifin,clligcp;lF turG"tto account
\ satisfactory supply u = good
drinking water depend. IN 4 control
linz decree. on Il jUic,og> selection q
the location OF IN" well de- gn-i far
to u-e of Ia. family aud Tor the live
,.pk. and on the personal attention BE-
-fDEsT. Itpl. lialIt ~ Aa4Aat WI VII f|'4thAs-
ton II tn latter and IL surroundings.
Wells NAV o. badly locs-t in the
start. or NAV i.rOu. e~>'p>."i Ia con-
tamina'IOn by Subsequent changes IN
'hr surroundings. Good wells ar la
b. 20 chln-c FOR the wor-" al aLv me.
on account Of crcum~tanres 30 nU-
mcro,Is t. sat. in tn, connection. To
periodically a-c-ri tin the exact conf
Ton OF the we'll VII! h supplies the
wants o; the family and Of Ill" I've
stock j. i task which no farmer can
for any length oi +: me d!,cari, without
mourning 4 serious r.-k N health and
prosperity. IL" SUBJECT receive. quite
frequently. bat little at ut.nn ON a.
count of :hc fact tat the ha:inisl
qualities. winch al apparently cuOi
water may contain, are d-gu.~ci be-
yonI recognition by the unAI! Il ~"n-cS.
Certain delicate chemical tests. aided
q times by m,crp>cupI,gi observations.
arr. in thu mai"r.ty -. -. The "nis
reliable man. III oar present stat" of
the 81 cncc,. hv which desirable .nlur-
nation regarding the true character OF
a drinking wa or can b. DOT iinrl
The" tests. il NUT 20" a.hHpw .clgrr.
although of the gr'tt"St Importance
from 4 General stand point. have their
lin. atoms. They read =, nd cate The
presence oi organic matter, hut @lve
no uniaiiing decision regarding mel
or;.iu whether animal or vegetable
leaving thus. quite irr urntly. =" be-
"r,r OF their harmfu.nrs, quite Unic-
Get. However. tn chemical SnIiS-IS
may be- ,l"p"licd upon tor al! practical
purposes, Il, revealing tie presence ui
Objectionable iua!i.ic, oi the water.
The harmful substance found in drink
M wafer are o. TWO cl's>"S-mincral
and organic. Few natural waters are
entirely Tree t.oIu mineral matters:
nearly AL contain small guautitc. of
lime. soda. ma1n">'a and IRON ,.b-
stance which ma, b. considered harm
less III that ca-c. Large quaint t!r, %!
thee cement. howcye", render ia"
water obiectiunahl. for driaNin- and
also more or les unfit for ~vlr.on> APP
plica;ionS. Il, washing aud cooking.
feeding OF steam apparatus. etc.
Foremost among IN" dangerous min-
cr.l substances winch hay" been found
in drinking water l. ih" l'ai. L. pre-
encc j. usually due To- the t>c al lead
pipes for conducting ia" water from tie
well 20 the pump and c'>"w here. Lcad
i Il trca .ncrouS ami ~uangcrou, poison.
Not Il trace should be- tolerated in
drink ng-watcr. The use of lead pipes
Tor conducting the latter Tor either q!
the aboyc-~taicd purposes mould he
strictly prohibited by STATE law. Arsenic
and copper are rarely met with IN
natural waters; yet a careless handling
oi paris green il 1t any time apt = be
come most dangerous n THIS direct on
These tire. m.;al>-lcad. copper and
ar-enic-arc direct p~pi>on> IL the AMI
nal system. AMI Therefore arr the most
dang rou> mineral impuri,i", in drink
ing-water. though ordinarily rare. The
most frequent source OF danger comes
evidently from the presence o. organic
matt r. indicating contamination by
dccaying animal 'or vegetable sub
stances. Wells are not iuirc ~ucn'iy
found pollItrI by tn" @I~c> and liquids
%cmanating from sinA-. priv.r>. cess
pools and farm-yard~ -.Aeac EnyIaaf
raT3ner.