The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-11-07
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Every Home Cnn lave II with Little
Trouble ana Expense.

A good filter Is an expensive thing,
a poor one IL of little or no account,
aul almost any filter. unless 1t Is kept
clean, IL more destructive OF life and
health than the water II filters. The
care of the litter cnn never be- given
over TO the care Of irresponsible serv-
ants. 1t soon begins to smell foul,
and It IL ultimately given mp with
dlsg,l :. ns costing more than II
comes 10.
II j. within the power Of every house
keeper 70 provide the family with
pure ana sparkling water Mt the ex-
pense Of but n few cents II year and
the smallest amount Of attention every
day.
In France the purifying Of water In
this way IL carried on to a considera-
BILE extent and with elaborate and ex-
pensiye machinery. But with no ma
chlncry Mt all the housewife can pro
duce practically the same result.
Take any vessel you may chance to
have handy. I have found a stone pot.
which you can buy any place for 10
cents, one that slopes down the sides
to n small base at the bottom, about
the best of anything. BE sure that
your vessel Is clean. Fill 1t nearly full
with water from the faucet.
The rule for mixing the preclpltating
purifier which you are about to use IL
1 to 5000. II IL more than likely that
you will have no way to ascertain
| these exact proportions, but do not let
that discourage you. A little expert
ence Is worth n good deal In this world,
| whether the work be done Is compli-
Gated or simple. A few days Of trial in
using the separator will serve to guide
you all right.
For a starter, say that to a pitcher
holding quart Of water you take a
small amount Of pulvcrized alum,
about what would go on the rounded
point Of the blade OF a pocketknlfe.
toss It into the water and mix 1t thor
oughly. This you can do with n spoon.
an egg heater or n whip cream chnrn.
The only thing is to see that the alum
IL thoroughly mixed with the water,
and 1t takes considerable stirring to do
this.
II you notice little moss islands in
the water, which same little islands do
not seem to want to go to the bottom
with their companions, you will know
that you have not properly mixed the
alum with the water. As water costs
nothing and the alum but the merest
trihe, YOU can throw the water away
and set some more. But you need
not do this. All you have to do Is to
stir 1t NIL up good again.
When the work Is properly done the
water Is crystal clear and has a live
taste. One thing that makes distilled
water 20 unpalatable Is the absolutely
dead taste 1t has.
Another great advantage OF water
thus prepared 10 that 1t Is not subject
to auto-infectlOn or self contamination,
which Is such a great enemy to most
filtered waters. This water will remain
pure even though exposed to the air In
open vessels for thirty-slx hours.
Although 80 small m amount of alum
would not hurt you II you were to
drink every particle Of 1t, be moi
alarmed. You do not got any Of the
alum when you drink, for the water
upon analysis Is found to be chemically
free from alum. The alum has settled
to the bottom In an lnsoluble com.
pound with the filth and impurities II
has carried with 1t. 81
In half an hour or less you will see
u deposit on the sides and bottom OF
your pan or pot in which you have
"set" your water. II you will shake
the vessel n bit you will see this de.
post go to the bottom. II you can
spare the time the water should stand
for about six hours before 1t Is de
canted. Then place in clean bottles
on the ice.
In this way you drink a pure. cold
sparkling water without the corrtami
nation that Is bound to come from
putting ice in the drinking water un'
less the ice has been manufactured
from filtered water.-Ruth Everett In
New York World.