The morning call., 1890-06-15
A MARVELLOUS INVENTION.
Perfect Publication Of Water by tn
New Fiifar

Perfect Publication of Water by the
New Filter.
- One OF San FrancscOs great Inventions, by L.
NJ Knight, a leading specialist in mechanical Ill
traitor, is now on exhibition in the store 1909
Market street, opposite The new City Hall.
A short time ago 4 company was formed here,
with Charles L. Ackerman as its President.
Inc filter is manufactured In various sizes,
. appears 10 be complete for rapidity OF action and
reliability in It's hlterng properties. and can be
easily cleaned. II does not use pressure 10 aid
f1tIsllOn. The waller is made 10 percolate
through the filter, and is allowed sufficient time
to be acted upon by the process for The removal
:uf all i'm urities.
Although the new company has been In exist
ence but lew weeks over $50 filters have been
leased 10 The leading hotels, restaurants, vine
rooms, clubs and many private residences. They
are placed IN private houses at a small monthly
rental and are cleaned each month by represent
atives OF The company fee OF expense TO lhe con-
sunleT.
20 Tie natural state of the Spring Valley water
has never been 50 wildly shown to the public as
il is now being exhibited at the show-rooms OF
there can be no doubt, at least by the univer-
sal accord of leading physicians, that the pFODo-
sition has been demonstrated that dlphtherla
aud typhoid fever are TO large extent the direct
results Of the use OF impure water.
In Northern cities, notably Pittsburg, Gin
clnuatl Philadelphia aud 81. Louis. where the
wafer IS known 10 be Impure, both diphiheTia
and typhoid fever have prevailed TO an alarming
extent
No-subject demands the undivided attention of
every citizen IN the country. and particularly The
heads OF families, to a greater extent than tie
solving OF the problem how 10 secure water free
from ac:nEicdia5 and other deieterious tngredi-
-&its.
:: lie john SWEET Grammar School OF this city
has adopted The use OF the filter, and the impress
created is great that there Is every likeli-
hood Of its being introduced into the various ecu
:catonal institutions OF San Francisco.
Instead OF selling the filter the company leases
aud keeps II IN perfect state Of cleanliness,
which lot only shows great faith In It's merits
but is guaFsn tee 10 tie consumer that II Will be
maintained IN proper condition.
Filters are directly attached TO the service
pipe IN the house and not TO The faucet, ana as
quickly as the water IS drawn from The filler In
. PURIFIED state the unfiered water flows in auto
ma1cally and the filtration takes place. thus rem
Uttered water, NOT alone for drinking purposes,
but Tor domestic purposes as well.
- The Importance OF this subject Is shown in the
fact that leading houses are alive to the value
OF supplying their employees with filtered water,
a few of which may be mentioned, VIZ: The
White House, Golden Rule BaZaaT Neustadter
Bros, Calm, NiekeiSDuIg Co., Cert, Sehloss
& Co.
a powerful microscope is now being secured
at large cost which, when set up, Will show all
The impurities contained Ia soups. tea ana coHee
and coffee made Of unfiltered wafer, and also OF
uIthlered water after ii has gone through DOLL
Ing process.
A test recently made at the residence of Su-
peI-iOr Judge Armstrong Of Sacramento demon
strated that the litter is capable OF furnishing all
the supBly required foF family use, aud Is wholly
free from OdOr, color and impurities. and is pal
dLaDle.