Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-07-14
COMMUNICATIONS.

COMM sic HON.
MIR. FDlToR
] read your editorial, in last
weeks issue of thc HERALD. under the
caption of. "Wby not:" with much inn
;arc.t twas yig.ror, aad tothe point.
was muched pleased with 10. ID was
food for thought and reflection. 10 my
mind, there !, no valid reason. why Tie
citizens az Woodstock should NOT to-day
be enjoying hebenedts and comforts of
q good water system. There are towns.
not many miles away, that arc not as con-
spicuous as ours. nor have they the NUM-
Der of inhabitants We have, that are in
the enjoyment of copious supply Of
clean, fresh water, brought To tie very
doors of their citizens by pipes. fresh
from the springs and aiming brooks. of
the neighboring hifs and mountains.
ihat we are sorcly in need Of pure, fresh
water. Just such as the humorous springs
contain. which surround our town, and
at no great distance either, DO one will
deny. / presume three-iourths of our
citizens get their water supply from
tanks or cistcrns During rainy seasons
they have enough TO supply their wants.
but when a drouth sets in, their supply j.
limited, and lift continues any length OF
time their cis.erns are exhausted. But
water thus stored up in cisierns is not
living water, it flows rot fresh rom the
fouD tain, and were is not for the con
slant agitation Off by daily use.l would
become foul and impure by siagnation,
and woald produce disease and sickness.
There is health and comfort in an album
dance of pure, living water, and thatpec-
pie are highly blessed, who are in the
, enjoyment OF it. West OF MS, five or six
miles, are inexhaustible springs of fresh.
soft, sparkling water, which can lie
| brought 10 our doors. FOR comparatively
moderate sum Of money; and we can
have it so pientiiully too, thai in time Of
dTouth, we can sprinkle our dusty streets,
water our lawns and irrigate our gardens
But besides household purposes. we need
water in case of fire. Indeed in tn +
regard we are criminally unprotected
Had it not been thar kind Prov violence
favored us with calm atmosphere. at
our recent fire, the heroic efforts put
forth to check the flames, would hay
! cen futile, and Ia &c portion Of oul
own, aud the central portion too, woul-
to-day be lying i'm ashes.
Within the last few years we have ha(
several admonitions in This direction, anC
if we would act wisely, we would hecC
these slmoniiions, by promptly puttinl
ourselves in a condition 10 control ih
devourng elements when they brake out
We love our homes, We are proud Of ou
town. ofits situation, lis beautiful seen
cry, lbs elegant churches, los comfortable
homes, its public buildings. ana last, bu
not least, Of tie new and haudsom
Academy bindings, which grace Tia
! Southern enmcncc of Main street an,
we owe il TO ourselves, and those comm
after us, to provide against any dire ca
lamiiy that might at any time endange
or threaten to destroy them. Let us aC
wisely and stand shoulder io shoulder j
an effort 10 protect our homes from ID
deyouring flames, and by furnishing
, the same time, for household use,
copious supply Of pure and sparkln
water, resi- from the mountain side.
Good, pure water is a luxury, and
2 Is indispensable to health, comfort an
happiness; but it cannot be had wlhol
an effort and without an expenditure
! money. CITIZEN.