Telegram-herald., 1890-08-03
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ia tie press ccESs1srzh3s discussion con-
eerntrz s-l1l-nsr beverages O. these ths
most imDorta1s L pure water, freqEsntly
yyzser cooked With ice. and We are warned
Wlth more q lsss emphasis % ahstzin
froua is free Use under certain penalties.
- - iee xztsr. that *, g4Eer n which
Ire Is constantly melting. va would ION
IL the inter,iict unless Il IS drunk with
proper czaEoa and with aa understand
ing CT its true dangers. These are, nrst.
The sudden flooding of TIE stomach with
= large quantity q icy 1d-a when ths
body Is opgresssd with heat; TIE natural
temperature q the stomach IS 10s dsgs
Fair. and thar OF ice water h 32 degs
The hall pint or more OF ice water
drunk RAPIDLY cannot fail 10 cause =
chill Second, Whe1 the Guid Is taken
pFofasely il may drive the blood 20 the
brain and through the capllsries IN such
exoess IS 70 occasion congestion
\ really fearful circumstances Of this
nature occurred recently In the case Of
Lad who repeatedly ran from his play
into his fathers store, drinking from the
Ice water tank inmodsrately. The re-
suit was natural, but rare in medical ex-
psrlence; the entire capillary system was
congested, aud al unusually painful
death ensued from surface hemorrhaSe.
The third. more remote. danger from the
use OF ice water, even IL moderate guam
titles, Is from infected ice; freezing does
not destroy poisonous germs. and the ice
may be gathered from water contarni-
mated with the drainage from barns or
outhOuses, or from sewerage deposits.
Pure water placed IN an ice box, in a
covered pitcher or carafe, will become
cool enough 70 drink IN a short time.
Some OF the improved refrigerators con-
tain porcelain water tank for msintain-
ing . continuous supply Of cool drinking
water. Water IN a porous earthen jar,
placed in 4 drauglR OF air, VIII rapidly
cool to pleasant temperature.
Cool water slowly drunk, 50 that the
mouth and throat are cooled By its ab-
sorption. may be taken freely and at
comparatively short intervals. II is like
eating ices and sherbets; the safety lies
in the length Of time occupied in con-
suming the fluid. The celebrated scien-
tist Aattieu- Williams drank three gal
Ions Of spring water during a stiff mount
ain climb without any III effect. He i'm
bibed slowly and suffered no inconven-
ience.
Not only in ice but in water must we
look for sewerage contamination. Some
times the purest in appearance is dan
gerous from this cause. The simplest
test is that Of Heisch: Put teaspoonful
Of pure loaf sugar in a clear. glass stop
pered bottle. add about half pint Of
the water to be tested, close the bottle.
shake it to dissolve the sugar and place
it in a sunny window for two days. If
there is any milky or cloudy appearance
the water may be considered impure; If
it remains clear it may be used without
anxiety. Filtering will remove solid
impurities from water, but to overcome
poisonous conditions only boiling will
suffice. As some persons consider boiled
water insipid it may be Ge~ated by rap
idly pouring it from one pitcher to an
other in an atmosphere free from dust
Water that has remained in uncovered
vessels in living rooms is not fit to drink
The Japanese or Chinese water coolers
protect drinking water from all contain
ination by dust or the air.
The water from old wells in towns
that have grown in population is apt 10
cause local epidemics from the organic
matters filtered through the ground from
drains and sinks; such waters cause
diarThoea and dangerous fevers. When
there is no other water available it
would be better to collect rain water,
allowing the first washing fIcm the roof
/ to pass cut Of the tank; but this slight ac-
cumu.ation Of dust would be compare
/ lively innOcuoUs. Rain water near cities
might accumulate organic deposits from
the passing winds, or smoke, or salt from
the atmosphere near the sea. Rain fall
/ ing far from dwellings contains oxygen,
nitrogen, ammonia and carbonic acid
7 among It's chemical elements; that which
Is gathered toward the end of storm is
/ the purest and best. Water from melted
T snow Is pure, bat it is apt to be insipid
+ because of its freedom from mineral ele-
ments and gases.
OF the well and spring waters the soft
contain potash and soda; the hard waters
7 contain lime. magnesia, the phosphates
and sulphates; they arc apt to disturb the
+ digestive organs; by boiling hard water
the objectionable elements can be pre-
cipitated. and the pure water may then
+ be poured from the sediment.
In cooking the lime or gypsum Of hard
water hardens vegetable caseine; succu-
lent vegetables would soften too much In
soft water 4 salt were not added to it,
/ losing flavor and nutriment. From a
sanitary point OF view pure, moderately
hard waters are brighter. clearer and
: cooler than soft waters, and less apt 70
absorb organic life OF cOntagion of any
+ sort: the lime in small quantity q whole
some. Government commissions in Eu-
rope have decided on moderately hard
water as favoring longevity.
The sanitary effect Of pure water ia ~
/ well understood that we cannot but mar
I vel that so many persons drink whatever
happens 70 be brought 20 their dwellings
without inquiry IS 70 its source and mode
Of transport. Are the Lessons Of repeated
epidemics Of typhoid origin needed C
rUuse us 70 the gravity of the question oi
a safe and pleasant water supply for al
the communities q the laad2
.TUTTT- CORSOx.
The Point of View.
Railway Pssser ger Isn't Il wonderful
how this country grows I tell y0u IL.
q proud thing - - sn American ciuzer