The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-20
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THE SUBJECT of water raw or
boiled is again agitating the
. households of this city. If you
want to live out your days you will
take it boiled, say the doctors, but
simple as it may seem, there are OBJ
stacles in the way of this proceeding
little dreamed Of in the philosophy of
the average man.
II want to live as long as anybody"
declared a young matron the other
day, "but I've given up the hope OF
Filling my allotted span. 1t would be
easier to die than to get boiled water
| in our house. Last week the edict
Went forth that we must have all the
drinking water boiled. At least. to
quote 'Elizabth and Her German Gar
den,' the Man of Wrath came home
one noon and announced that here
after, until further notice, no other
than boiled water must be provided.
/ asked him if Mr.. Scranton had been
adding steam plant to the water
company's outfit, question which he
disdained to answer and he has been
making life q burden to ME ever since
with his suspicious.
When I suggested that to be really
safe. we should boil the ice, too. he
became very unreasonable In temper
and one day when the water came
on sickly-yellow in tint and strangely
sickening in flavor he set down his
glass so emphancally that it was
broken. Investigation revealed the
fact that cook had put the water to
cool in the brown jug we commonly
use for vinegar. Sometimes she calls
me aside previous to the meal and
confides in hoarse whisper: Il did
forget to fill it this onct, mum, but
l won't agin'. Ye can just let on to
him that it's been bilin all the
blessed day long, which, of course, I
cannot, although the cook will never,
never give me credit for any virtue
in not trying to deceive him about
the water. Indeed, I believe in her
heart of hearts she thinks me a poor
sort of creature, because Of this pecu-
liarity.
AT other times she becomes very
fore-handed and boils ettle-fulls and
kettle-fulls, filling up the refrigerator
with all sorts Of vessels; and the day
comes when the head of the house !
snuffs with suspicion at his glass and |
tastes more cautiously and finally re-
marks, sOlemnly: Maria, that water |
has strangely familiar flavor. It's |
the same old water we had four days |
ago. for I recognize the taste Of that |
cabbage salad and then there is more |
trouble in the family. / do wish to |
goodness" exclaimed the little lady |
IN an exasperated tone "that wise
Providence would supply boiled water
and save us all this bother"
you might as we'll wish that there
would be no such thing as microbes"
returned her friend, with true feminine
cOnsolatory art
TO have water actually boiled for
drinking purposes is really n trial in
most families II is only by the ut
most vigilance on the part of the
housewife that the process is any
thing but farce. The average do
mestic considers it supreme nonsense
she serves il boiled. but
oftener not. IN ice is placed in the
pitcher the purpose is defeated and
by allowing the water to stand long
enough to get palatably cold it fire.
quently seems to take on the flavor of
and other stores in the re-
frigerator. At best, boiled water is
fiat, stale and Improbable.
The other day the maid in a certain
home was asked II the water served
at luncheon had been boiled. "Yes,
ma'am," she replied, adding with
candor: THAT is ma'am,
most Of it has, The pitcher wasn't
quite full and did just now turn some
n from the hydrant, so to be sure ye'd
have enough" and she beamed with
the satisfaction OF one who knows she
Is pleasing everybody.
| have yet to see the person who
ooks with favor on the new monument
As it is now located; and as now locat-
ed IT is likely to be until time or the
anal upheaval OF things effects u
,hange OF base, there is a probability
that great many dissatisfied people
will gaze upon 1t in the course of gem
,rations to come.
1t Is q beautiful monument and
can deny that. The
billiard superstructure gives 1t a classi-
'al look totally at variance with the
oredominating features Of Scranton ar
,hitecture. 1t is Il monument of which
my city might we'll be proud, but ii