The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-03


rYnn T. 20 FILTER Use Water.
Especial CoHe-porde.ccl
New YORK. hug 30.--0nly in late
yoars has the Importance of pure drinking
water come e. be generally recognized.
Even today large element in the com
rauniiy refuses 20 act upon tho s1gScs-
ticns 81 The health authorities and whcr-
over and whenever it can uses the cool
and sparkling but dangerous water OF
CITY wells m preference 10 tie purcr iluld
snnplicd by the municipal authorities.
Only within the currcut decade have the
local boards Of Achth opcued war upon
these ancient wells, ani even at tho
urcscnt moment few are sli.l in contin-
uous usc in Now York. Brooklyn, Chi
cago. philaeelphia. Boston and other great
ccnters Of population
I'm view Of This crusade against the well
and pump and especially in view Of the
enormous labor and expense involved in
the aGucduc, and reservoir system 80
universal m tho United States three OF
which. the famous Cochituate, CrOton
and Ridgwood having cost over $4,000
900 up 10 datc) ii viii surprise most
rcahers TO Learn shat the drinking water
supplied BY municipalities IS seldom II
ever puro. IS generally so impure as TO be
fraught with danger. and in some in
stances is uuwh0es0mc if not disease
producing or poisonous Yet such are
Tho conclusions - be drawn from the Ia
boriOus examinations. chemical and micro
SCOPE. still being made under semi official
authority and se,''ion by the leading
scientists Of the land
Tho history Of these Investigations is a
bright chapter Ia the administrations of
Presidents HAYES. Garfield and arthur
1T the rcqrcs. Of rhysir'ans from all parts
Of the country tie national board Of
health In 1885 engaged Professor Raphael
Punpcly and d. George A. Smith 20 IN
;cstigatc the fit,.i0g capacity # tie DIFF.
tcrcnt American soils and ascertain how
far Objectionable substances were removed
or destroyed by natural means. In the
i0llO.sing year thoy retained Professor }.
w Mallci. Of Tie University Of Virginia,
10 analyze ihs drinking waters Of the
country. 1Ac work proved too much for
one mau. and he WAS soon aftcr assisted
by Dr. Charles Smart. 4. $ A., Of the ma
tioral board CT health. Professors w. 4.
Noycs and II Ncwci Martin e Johns
Hopkins university and Dr. :. 4. Tanner,
u. S. n. il 1883 tho government pub
,s''D 1. pm ''i'.'' 90 ''' '"o9 . :. INV
,i'h we ..''.f o.'' 40 f.'''... . '.''.S
I'Vo S'loN' '"o ''' "' 'No "''.' .'D''
y'"r - year '"' F'." l.''i .''''''' 90 are
TOPIC engage s''''.'..' '.,', t'lou ge'.et'4ly
ana most cd ,He le'-''s p"l sici-'s naVo
mace '"'n""s COZ .io,'.'"'.7 /" '|e "0Gl.
as II Progressed A. 'Hc pres. M moment
1t Is estimated t.n; Shore are over -3.Doj
reports Of water ~ .ir.os j. tae Io.scs
Sion 81 the ha'.a'l'l H.aiiA D.ara' iDese
Gro To be tlD-.atcI
Tic am 20 i".-. l.fes -a' .9i5 has
be'n very -'o-- ..d .-.f.i l-e clni-
nett l1'.i ID .Ai.. % ia. f.sea' -'7 de-
'e,n'l,1 30 'i,.' 'r '"i1 q sanitary rs
wei as % ri'i'i.i value. aie have anc-
ccedea romai,HJiy wcii n 'heir caaoaFof.
BESIDES ta3 Cry fAt technical chemical
como i'lon 81! each wafer examined, they
also give ei'ssiilc~''on based upon hy
teaic couAoei2' -ai.5 mao good, sua-
Iicious "lir."ill. doubtful. in
pure and medium. Doea drinking
water Is 30 rare iAlt tDa word seldom ap-
pears in The reports.
The cIam4li 'Ni sra csy ana prosaic
or thcir Taco ls' when translated into
daily speech age % profound interest.
The greatest surprise is the water Of