The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-04-28
FILTER PLANT
FOR RICHMOND.
Dr.. Hunter Tells of Its Cost and
Many Benefits,
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY.
Ihc Lecturer Gives Practical Views
About the uygicnic Advantages
Of Good. Wholesome,
Clean Water.
DRINKING WATER SUPPLY,

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o. sfrears como from, .be romain,ne
fbr-5 ~ tho r,in e.u ro turned ~ some
o. tho ovidonoo hearing ON the relation
a drlnhin~ water to disease.
From the results of ro0nlo drinking
artosian well water I'm Tmporia Va.
who had seemed exomnt from the yei-
low chill and those of the Pensacola.
Fla. Navy Yard where malarial diseases
ceased when good eisterDs replaced driv-
eu wells. 10 appears Chat even these dis
eases may De contracted 10y drlnkins
water
The terr'h'e experience NJ Genoa. italy.
81 1854. with cholera. then epidemic In
Europe was shown 10 be due To- miners
with the epidemic. washing their clothes
thirteen miles above in the stream sup
plving the city with water
I'm 1892 cholera became epidemic in HAM
burg which was then taking its water
supply from the Elbe river. into which
part ~ tho city sewage was dumped
above the vater-intake. AHora' sepa-
rated from Hamburg by am imaginary
line, had lut few caees of cholera.
\ CASE OF EFlDl+Ml'.
The now classic case ~ plymouth
Penn. q town Of 00o people. was cited
There We're over 100 cases or typhoid
fever in 1883. and moro than one nnnorei
deaths. resulting in am actual cost I'm
cash 10 The city amounting 10 >il'.'''.N.
the Items Included being I'st wages "l
those who recovered. Ee'I'F '"IIlils
- those who died ana inc care or lhe
sick. IDS costly ep1ehlt mas "'.u
traced 10 a single patient VINO was cdIei
for near the source or the mountain
brook supplying the town WIN wac"
inc existence oi 'lPn,Iu --N.- III ~.
country esnecl.,I's W ,''' .,-u,,.-o5 and
sec,'on ol 'Ir'.-' ,t'. go. me-
20 r,o ..(..i,ror
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ne main 'ued d., .'-.9 -. los-,,ools
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or IeIuse ne@pS i0.lI .'.-- ,.o,- 49, toro
wafer orc" O.. b' ca tf, ooeo
me SOIL FORM" Won e.. ma, ~, %
OF wen -. ID the
DISTANCE OF ~ $500, ,-tsie be was
l"o.'s7o ,-,f- WV, v.eue are
teachlus III ~. go, io,e o- cess-
lo.1 ''u s.-.,a..e-,oes 600 ofteo coca
700. ~ ,.ii,. decentralization through
s.,", . - ar1 6rcl, ruddles heinz AL
,',.s ,...,,o,7,atel,, around tine well The
- -. ,oii,tte a good springs
sa'io '
wafer t 49,. .tvor tho fact
Spe.ial e'i ..,.f- s,5 odorloss
1hal pI-sl, 49, 40 drinl,inr water.
wafer u n,r. .,-r, cpprNce
III. ..,,t .,,,,os g., towns and
ny .s.s ,..,,h s,,ericion osnoclanv
80, go. 49, ,.n.o. systere are I'm use The
az. .,-o,,s and hack. wards
W., ~ -. .,,t,or. cover mines arc
i"' '..u -. ma ir Richmond
.,, lsi7 ~, tho water hearing
49, ,,,l,, r.sts an tbo Granite bed
- ~. -. oro constantly leaking.