The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-05-11


turaI Department--Formu Tried
on Selected Germs Always Success
full.
DIR. George I. Moore, chief Of the
laboratory of plant physiology at the
department Of agriculture in Washing
ton, says, according to the New York
American, that the formula that has
been made to destroy alg@, plant life
that some persons call frog spittal,"
or the green scum" and which practi-
cally makes useless many cities water
supply, will destroy typhoid fever
germs.
Previous publication has brought up
on the experimenters the unjust criti-
cism Of the medical authorities of New
York city because of the great misrep-
resentation in terming this the dor
deauz solution" The latter is a liquid
commonly use4 in spraying fruit trees.
1t would be Aecessary to have so large
proportion of the solution for mix
ture with the water supplies to be
treated th,lt its cost alone would make
1t almost impracticable, even If it
could be used for this purpose.
The formula we have developed is q
powder and is applied by sprinkling
upon the surface of the water In the
reservoirs. The principles upon which
1t acts in destroying the vegetable life,
and also mean the typhoid germs, are
purely scientific.
l began my experiments about three
years ago on some watercress beds
down south. / tried it 500 times, and
it never failed.
l thought that perhaps some of the
germs might not have been as vigor-
GUS and strong as others and so sent
to medical colleges and to consump-
tive sanitarium In Pennsylvania and
got some of what you might call reg
ular 'thoroughbreds." They were
germs for which we almost had a
pedigree. and we found that the treat
ment was still successful
A remarkable thing about this treat
ment of water is that If the formula
is applied to the water In the reservoir
it not only PRIZES that water, but will
kill and remove all typhoid germs that
may be lurking along in the water
pipes. So that it is easy to see that
by use of the formula all danger of
typhoid contamination of water supply
Is removed.
Another peculiar thing about this
formula is that, while in it's use the
water is freed of all the contamina-
ton within twenty-four to forty EIGHT
hours, all evidence, even to the chem
lists, is removed within that time.
1 have not treated water from New
York city or from any other city.
got our germs from hospitals and bred
our own colonies of germs in the lab
oratory and experimental on them
there.
The whole matter will be given to
the country within a month, and do
not believe that my three years labor
has been wasted.
/ will not tell you just what this
preparation is yet. call it prepara-
ton of copper for want of better
name. The value of the discovery, in
fact, lies not so much in what is used
as in how it is used. Each body of
water must have specltc treatment ac-
cording to what is desired to be got
rid of. 1t depends largely on the time
of the treatment, the temperature and
character of the water. All can tell
you at this time is that the discovery
is a preparation of copper, and, ac-
cording to the various different condi-
lions surrounding the treatment, this
preparation is not always the same.
When this discovery is given to the
country it will be handled by cooper
ating with local boards of health OF
by sending agents from the department
of agriculture to superintend the work
After our formal announcement is
made the local board of health of any
community In the country can write
us, and we will send them directions
as to how to proceed. They must be
| officials who will be responsible par
ties, and, wherever possible, some one
from the department will be sent out
the expense to be paid by those receiv
ing the benefit