Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-29


- brvnnd wottlng the uarchcd
,re,r,d ana washing on the dusty trees.
fv1.sd. fh1t ls afl1 one 90 JOS fuuc-
i-'rs NM ID may be stored and used
f5r cuiluary purp1seg and dlmeauc ami
male ana then = whom u la the max
inr VI the country. distant srilhk' r
r,,,.,in,f atrcam u water u " but small
,,'',,,,.',.e fTr the immediate need 10
n ,..-,t,,f5s cstv OF village. True, whore
"a vster sutpiy can to had Tor a water
systrrn Ia IL an wen and good end
needed Wut for q city nUli 1u Ono
finna ~ most OF our towns ln lf1h and
eisowhere in America, every house
ony needs n commui1us cls,eru k'pt
pr5periv clean and cool. Then ln tu.
g,,esn the Lord sends such
stur.fv III water that ON cIsieruH can
be- MOD and ciouiH VI u 10 spare 90 1l
in tho sen. And this wnic- ] lud 'f
nfser ru tha beet. when the C.Ht.ru .H
rrIn.flv buit 70 o. always cool aui
clean. IL ia near 40 hand uri can n1
pumped up into the house Tor 1l Iur.
poses. and De- Gar superior 20 mlii 20 tne
srrinr winter of Palestine. There are
.lfn, GOOD aprinsa and wells but many
arc ala1 bad. some are healthy ana
some salty. and nearly an are small
and hsated In such places ihat Che
vIil1vo-r cannot live by thsm. but must
ch1ds higher attitudes f1r hthi1t -.
thus ntcesstlNrr the carrying OF the
Ant-f long distances Tor house supply
FROM niH 10 VIII DC seen that 'fe rainy
season IL The natural water supply and
that ID must be watched. and tns aItuf
gathered thcn and stored IN sufficient
quHnfIfrH DO supply ail want. until fhH
-fIra return again che next fall
smlnrs aud wells on che property H
Sod 90 water castle GO That Or their
ohI.f value. and where n stream can
HHH I
fHf .frIeation and be mHl' o. produce
ounEra ard lemons ana numerous ir,
Ua'.f which cannot get along without
water in the summer such places can
lH found uplfly every where. lu' We
cannot live near them lF rule. iu
.hs.r low places lt 81 iHl urhHIIfns,
wherefore the higher cI.yr.InH must
he sought. and Co supply water easily
and pure. c'Hternr muri hn hId or tho
NHtnr cirficd from ihe low lands tO %
higher home. The Arab WUWUu furnish
thH water system here now They can
hH Hnrn ail tim ~ iho day and Night
gliHg 90 and fro from Che wc'ia and
springs carrying water mugf upuu ihu'r
heads While in Nazareth ilai week /
noticed that tho women W the poorer
classes were carrying water hours
before daylight lu order Goo SGT what
they needed. The waters 90 Mays
wen iH Nrry low now. fl that they must
nil walt their turn 90 E.t their iu-H
nllcd. This o.. nH any one can readily
Boo. a hard way 60 drag out an exist
Uurr.
The hotel Nazareth. ana an woll.to-
iu people. have cIstrfnH, ana the water
b. excellent 10 these places 10 On rain
water stored from laos winters fau. a
steam flour mill IH boo operation ln N1s-
Hrrth. n likUNlH" stores liH water Hup.
ply Thus % may bH seen that thor Dr.
r1 ronl limit Co ODE use that this Hilr-
ler may o. applied. Water can b'
flred hand Ind Tor almost everything.
even fu the Irrigation " gardens.
iu t.amarlu. jewish colony IN Nt
C1m0i. 90 tho south. have besides Do DC
ciHi.ruH a steam water pump. s1 thIt
they have city water system There IH
10 doubt but that the former iHraOillUa
wore very much behind In their know.
edge. solomon built reservoirs toward
Hebron. uuth OF hclhl,hom. hy which
Do supplied the city, but ordinarily % Dr.
hard 10 nnd sufficient supply or wa
tHr anywhere ln Palestine much higher
than the locations ~ the cltlua. Tho
rlfitn thrmHrlVfH must b. located hIFh
90 Insure health. hence there. n not
much % n chance o. set water except
from i.ahluun. which o. Tar on. silll
I can readily nee that the jews. or any
other people. with means and Hklll and
water question whom the times Gomez.
aH the rains furnish plenty when taken
care ~, thus making q a well wnicrrd
land
This also r. The cause q the country
being torraced " he bills and noun.
talna are a. produce Oh, wine ana lra
they must be- trrfacfd In order 90 re-
tain the water supply, otherwise th0
water would run on without doing much
good. Tho Hpli, which should he well
cultivated from year 90 year. would HIHH
be carried on IN lia loose state, But
hy arranging thU land 90 suit The Cuud|
tlonH of the country, thC moisture 90 ihH
winter. thus forced Co remain largely
on tho roil. combined with the heavy
dOwa of summer, D. sufficient Co thH
needs ~ vegetation. I fancy many VIII
Hay this lH great labor ana that %
viii require o. great deal ~ energy ana
| patience 90 work nut n problem" Ike
| that. True there o. mo- tNcslHury with.
| out labor, and ! would H.k how many
/ hundreds nf Thousands uf dnllar arr
now spent .u the great Wor, in building
canals. hrlgltlnT di,ohtr and water
drains, IhUH are MOI required here, II
/ o. only employing our time ana talents
IN another way Go produce the Same re-
suits. 0. e.. that man may live anl have
oumfnrth
Travellers ore not always fivorably
/ Impressed with thIa tyfi.m OF supply
/ iug water because they are often
forced 20 drink nthy ana foul water
/ from some clHtrrn or cave along ihG
/ route, This should not Doe allowed t0
/ govern our iudEmoriuppn this Import
ant subject This c'HirrrH are hul'i hy
/ the government lr hy some charitable
/ person or persons 90 assist the weary
traveller who may be iu need N water
and for tho use " animals. For thee.
/ purposes these pools ana clatlrua
| ihlckly Inhabited ana aplraely fur
nishrd wish water. 1900 water put ur
| rllht. by careful persons, lH quite dlf-
| teront Here in Hila good water may
De had In every house from clHiornH
Some are under tnH h1uH'-Tgch az
Brother ililiH is-aul ihn water can ha
klpi very clean, Others ifr built in tho
| courtyard ana are covered lp neatly
| with an opening ipfi 90 DRAW 10 out or
a pump may boz used,
AZ Jerusalem and Jana 10 o. iho same,
ana am surprised that ODE water tastes
! better now than 10 ana than % d|i iu
me spring. 10 seems shat % has ima
proved. 10 should Do understood that
| The formation 90 the country
tionc-is OF the beet Tor the purp1s uo'
/ very hard 10 work Ca. ana when finished
me ciFiernH. which may hr square nI
hptile.shapcd. and OF the latter thn nI'
| uNes build many, are perfectly WAf.r'
uEhi, n would alrl seem 4H ihlu.h DO.
cool ana clear rock walls had r. purify
~ ana cleansing effect upon the WIIHI
! fur instance, ihe water used during fl'
lly u often put in a Jug ana set 90 cool
rms earthen vessel has a splendid 0ig'