Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-31
TUE TEACHERS.
Prof kiug,bnry and Miss llollon Dc.
liver lat resting Addresses.

The County reachers' association
held n session today at the University
building, the exercises commencing at
1915 O'Clock.
Tue program opened with the sing.
Ing Of Amorloa, under the direction VI
Mr. Walker. alter which President
kingsbury was introduced, and gave
a most interesting adIrcss upon water.
following IL a synopiis " his address;
Water Ia made ~ ui two elementary
subst tnces, hydrogen aud oxygen,
b.th m ordinary state are vases.
Oxygen supports CO muusiiou, hydro
gen h Intensely imfi imm ib.U. Both
ulitcd form water, Water Dr. Gec0m-
peseJ 10y electricity also by neat,
which Will cause tu- elements tOuuito
OF frcompltu. Oxygen ~ one OF tho
constituents 0f ihe air. A. proof
that II IL tuppt rlur OF combustion, a
lighted stick WAS placed Ia n bOtlle
containing oxygen, anu Immediately
burst into lame. A heated wAlcn
spring was ulsI placBi In the bottle,
anu burned with beautiful hamr,
producing ~ ~ result oxide OF iron.
Reduce water 10 % degrees II will
sulilify; increase II TO nigh dtgrur
II will form ga-. AZ the top Of Twin
Peak water would boil ut lower de.
gree Of temperature. Increase the
pftnsure on ice, the melting point will
be- lowered. Freeze water and II viii
eNusnd, contrary 10 general law,
Water evap0ratts from the ocean aud
falls In tue form Of hail, rain and
snow. IL penplratas into the
earth ana disiDlyc. other substances
with which II comes into contact.
II IL fail into limestone iorma.
ton II VIII dissolve out limestone.
II into formation Containing
common snlt, will dissolve common
salt. Our city creek water IL quite
hard, M II passes over limestone for.
mntinn. Ia the Little Cottonwood
the water h sOiter by reason OF the Tor.
nation being granite, with which II
comes In cuatact. 10 10 considered
better wafer than that OF the CITY
creek. Some water was shown from u
spring near the Uniyeuily. Am.
monlum oNillste was added nnd solid
formed indicating the presence OF lime.
A solution OF baFium chloride was
added to n tOtlie Of the same water,
showing tho presence Of sulphutic
acid IN tho water The presence Uf
oatbonic acid gas was shown by add.
ing solution OF lime, By add.
ing lime water 10 water organic
elements Will be- precipitutei along
with other subainucus, When water
does not contain more than ~ per cent
Of salts II may be considered potable 20
far AS the amounts concerned. Sub.
stances found in the potable water II
this valley generally are. Carbonate OF
lime, carbonate Of maguesla, sulphRte
OF lime, sulphatu 1i mAgntaia, chic. !
ride 0f sodium, potassium, either ~ a !
sulphste, or chloride, or both; aud |
there may also be- sulpnaIe Of sOIH,
Water having even very minute |
portion 0f organic matter II poisonous, |
depending upon the kind. Organic .
matter has thu germs " disease, snmt-
times producing levers. It's lmpItt-
ant 10 know the quality OF waller 10 be-
drunk. Boiling water before using Is
an excellent means d purifying water
Distilled water Il gltO 10 he commend
OF rather than what Is considered
potable water, which ulOgs the Hyslcm
aud hasleus Ga age
Alter Pro. kIngshury's address, che
hfh0ClaUOn was IhFultN WIN vocal
solo by Mrt. h. bradford, which was
very apprpclaIlug.y rendered.
Miss Hollon then spoke upon GLOW
10 Teach WHuug.n A. the present
time the standard nt Writing IL being
rnted. Attention bong called 10 the
subject, because OF nu advance iu ull
lines In the educational system What
il good penmaushIi? mo NE, quality
Is ltgibi ty; -rcIuI rapIliiyiu NtI.ingi
with the ilut requisite,
There thould he "a uniform standard Tor
children; they should MT br allowed
too much individually, Any good
system Of peumlushlp II strictly
carried out IL " good as the Speu-
cerian, which has Ion. been before the
public av standard. The vertical syt'
tenn OF penmanshlp il now receiving
attention. AMI has many 'NcelIonc,s,
which, ocording 10 IL advocates are;
ID IL IL most conducive 60 healthi ~
ono can wiito faster; CD u 10 mCIe
1Asiiy taught az It can be read At 1Ls