The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-13
PURIFIED Br ELccrRfcITr.
Ictingfon's Experiment for Producing
Whoie-ome Drinking Water

Iexingfon's Experiment. Tor to"u'i
Wholesome Drinking Water.
Lexington. Ky. since January lat mas
been doing an sorts of things 20 the wac
tor tha. Us pumped from the Ohio river
into the city reservoirs. Drastic meas
urss. which Included alum. permangaie oI
potassium. gravity systems A"i l-
Ike have been tried. but have been loiitl
wanting Ir final attempt ID puil.y
tre vsfer rre municipality Is now eA-
eagc1 in putting b. through 1n eiee .ile
process A current of electricity oI "'
COO volts pressure is being hurled through
tho water
Tho Lexington experiments have ate
tractcd worldwide attention. Ine lnA-
nfcinaiitv since DO inaugurated them. has
been in receipt Of letters from All parts
0e this country. aul from European cues.
Tho unique nature oi the system OF i'--
rffcaffnu seems 90 nave tA.lttu i"t'i
national curiosity The pumping ftauen
is about three and one-lalt niles norm
cast Of Lexington. on the banks OF me
Ohio rfrrr wrerr. fho water ls obtained.
rfo reservoirs are two miles from inc
station. and about fhe same distance lioil
the city itself Tho daily com SUM ll3L oi
The experiments dealt with LifIN' llioA
OF 10000 gallons The experiments 50
Tar have been entirely etlei a-I'ilf "i''-
from ca .lanl'.A Nlil-..i-f
with the imperfect insnl-i.oh OF l..-
feat0n tanks through which lNr wafer
had fo pass This SIS a oeicnt Whi'A il
mo- way initiates against the system as
o. whole ..,.. ...f.-
T.c rrrciple involved j, 5..s, ~ ,',,..r-
1e,iNs me N.tl.i IT'D III t-t.
meaning the resolving ~ portion OF me
ulfnr into sos elements hydrogen ttN
oxygen. & portion OF lils lI...
assumed chat mo-f. llf INiN. M....H
commonly known a7 W. .,.t,
ls one of The most I'"tilil 'i ''l.i ..e
known 10 -i. M ,..,f. t,rr.f.ii
cent powers nF cIu.l..it "'.i
substances. tLls oHiliIin- I-eI- anu -.i-
larfrr them TUWorItas for tfil, NiliN-
tfufhs oI fla popular li .it. IaI@ wv
their powers for good to .-.' lil---.'7
process. which e. Dependent OF lhr Ii''
ln.. III fraa Oxygen. Trs lytrtEenoDs
substances found BOZ dr.nhnf "1i., al-
which are in The main rerieNrlnie l"-
disease ana sickness. arc nie9 ~ ..'
ozone and instantly foNdri'l i.' i''-.t'
Animal refuse. deei}lns 'ese''-''' 9'-
fr. eav-l-e ami tho ike an come li1'l
3D.. head vi heterogeneous substances. 10
r. se. Gf tho electric current also l'-
.rnf0s d quantity 0f free oxygen, Nti'n
is absorbed ly the water ani "S-
renders tie hnii .,,i.r ..r~.e.,
ful "Dead water from wAi.r .,.
otsreu has been expelled no. only cai-l--
SUPPORT such llle as E iount ll WIZ
hIff in addition. i5 not nt Tor huii.il CONE
.umnNon d. is for fNli fet-nl tii-
fDr that has been boiled ana lrem
the oxygen has been eApeA1u -7 'N'
ami UftelDss. tt..
Another aspect OF the system l5 .'i7
prvelrians arc pretty wei h.isri l-Al
most forms Of microbes ana bafi.h ,a4
DE- destroyed hy suiIlclehl Lv"' cru.
af.r+rfs current The microbes Una GU l-t
survive an Intermittent snoch oL g..
volts must have itiitti htANi' q"
ti0us Analysis or the uttleu w.
shows that practically no mo. up Pc
through the ordeal. SUISSE NeH. ~
first rios Of electric SHOCKS ~
tho water Is subjected DO IuNa ...o rtt.b
l.t o. powerful electro-tnds A.ls n, .,
roncl dian agnetc PARTICLES 1919 -,
ffefes aikalincs. -plec-pi ,a,lNh
20 tho bottom or inc iuTh3 ING
There fs also "a sccondlfy el' ~ '' ~ y,
rrratus which gives the hi-l e.
srch ha;mfui matter as may "''o
camel tho preliminary proc ,t-. MI,
The apparatus in hrei ~ ITO %
water flows through iee1 plpe nv (,
r'a~.alain-iined receiving tank three zee,
souqr, Poles from linhnt oiH con
enter this tank from opNo1l-' -,
There are niretv-seyen miles OF W"e 0n
the coil lv which. Win lhe al" ~, 0i 90,
-nnc.entiv-Uower dtitil",
,.ffs OF electricity are intrrMiL -'AIf ..i1
CHARGED through this water l-e WV ,'l'
THROUGH the medium OF -.hAfte plp'
fher enters "a second vat whnh ls iAl,e
feet ia diameter hv seven feet lh d.pu
rrbis last chamber IS made Of iron. lned
MIN India rubber. and is pear-ahapel
mo fouer END connects with n waste
rir. bv means Of which the refuse ana