Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-08-27
WAFER IN Hor WEATHER.
DanHera From the Use of Ice water-Mod-
cralely Hard water Favored.

Danwsra From the Use OF Ice water-Mod-
Or~,eiy Hard water Favored.
lcS wator-that IL, water In which
ice " oapstantly mclting-should be
drunk with caution and AN understand.
ing ~ ila true dangers These, M point.
Cd out by writer in the Now York
TimQs, Mc, first, tho sudden flooding Of
the stomach with large quantity of icy
nuid whom the body is oppressed with
heat Tho half pint or moro of ice watCr
drunk rapidly cannot fail to- cause
chill Second whom the fluid is tax.
en- profusoly, II may drive the blood to
the brain aud through the oapillarics in
such cNOcss ~ to occasion congestion.
The thud and moro remote danger from
tho usO Of ice water " from infected ice,
GrCcSinR docs not always destroy poi
sonous germs, w boiling does Puro wa
ter placed In nm icoboS, In a covered
pitcher or stopporcd carulc, will become
cool opough tO drink In short timc,
Somo OF the improved rofrigcrntors con'
tain porcelain wntor tank for main
t0'ntug d continuous supply Of cool
drinking wutur Wutur in porous
uwthon jar placed IN u draft uG air,
viii rapidly cool tO q pleasant tcmpCra'
turG Such porous juw are now sold in
the oriental stores In all our largo oitios,
Cool water slowly drunk may bo taken
freely und NJ comparatively short in
tcryNls small bits Of iCO can ho UutCn
without injury, A sharp pain at the
buuh Of the neck, ut the base Of tho
brnin, or ut the suprnOrbitnl spaces,
above tho eyes, indicates chill of tho
nerves, and warns against further Cnt.
ing ~ icq or drinking ~ Ice water II
IN like eating ices aud shcrbctS Tho
safety lies In the lougth Of timo OCCu.
pied In consuming the fluid,
Not only In ice, but Ia water, must
we look for aCwHgO contamination,
Sometimes the purost IN appearance IL
dangerous from thisCnusc The simplest
test is that Of lloisuh--put teaspoon
ful oi puro lonf sugar In clear, glnss
gloppcrcd bottle; add about half n pint
OF tho water TO be tested close the bot.
tie, shake II to dissolve tho sugar, and
plnCc n IN sunny window for two
days If thCrc IL any milky or cloudy
Appearance, the water may be- considered
impure; IL IL remains clear, II may be-
used without anxiety.
FiltCring will remove solid impurities
from water, but 10 overcome poisonous
conditions only boiling win suffice. AS
sUnC PERSONS consider boiled water In.
Eipid II may De- ncrutcd by rapidly
pouring n from ono pitcher 10 another
in an Atmosphere free from dust, The
japanese on Chinese water coolers pro-
tCCl drinking water from all COutumina-
tiOn by dust or the air and also keep
cracked Ice unmcltcd for long time.
The manufactured ice now In general
uso IL FREQ from germs uf discago and
may ho used safely with distilled or III.
tered water.
OF the well and spring waters, tho
soft contain potash and soda. Tho hard
waters contain lime, magnetism, tho
phOsphatcs and sulphatcs; tboy arc api
20 disturb the digestive organs, by
boiling hard water the Objectionable
clements can DC prccipitatcd and the
pure water may then Do poured from
tho sediment From sanitary point oi
yicw, pure, moderately bard waters arr
brighter, clearer and cooler than soft
waters and !rss apt 10 absorb organic
life or cODtngi0n Of any sort The lim'
IN small quantity is wh0losOmo Gov
eminent commissions In Europe have
decided on moderately hard water ~
fayOring longevity, according 10 tho an
thOrity quoted.