Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-24
PURE WATT Err.
Every Home Can Have IT with Little
81 Trouble ana Expense.


Every Home Can have 1T with Little
Trouble ana Expense.
"a good filter Ii an expensive thing,
q poor one Is of little or no account,
and almost any filter, unless it's kept
clean, is more destructive Of life and
health than the water it filters. The
care Of the filter can never be given
over to the care Of irrespo serv-
ants. 1t soon begins to smell foul,
and it is ultimately given up with
disgust, ~ ais costing more than it
comes to. u ~. VI VI (. s 5i +
It is within the power Of every house
keeper to provide the family with
pure and sparkling water at the ex-5
pense Of but q few cents a year and
the smallest amount Of attention every
day. (. s5 II
In France the purifying Of water In
this way Is carried on to g considera-
Bile extent and with elaborate and ex-.
pensive machinery. But with no ma
chinery at 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 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 precipitating
! purifier which you are about to use is
| i to 5000. It is more than likely that
! you will have no way to ascertain
these exact proportions, but do not let
that discourage you. A little expert
once Is worth a 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. @
i For a starter, say that to a pitcher
/ holding quart of water you take a
| small amount Of pulverized alum,
4 about what would go on the rounded
1 point Of the blade Of a pocketknife,
i toss 1t into the water and mix it thor
oughly. This you can do with spoon,
an egg beaten or a whip cream churn.
| The only thing is to see that the alum
/ is thoroughly mixed with the water,
I and 1t takes considerable stirring to do
I this. .$5g .z,s.,5 e e
4 If you notice little moss islands In
4 the water, which same little islands dc
not seem to want to 60 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
trife, you can throw the water away
and 's.set' SOME more. But you need
! not do this. All you have to do is t.
Stir 1t all up good again. 81.
/ When the work Is properly done thu
water is crystal clear and has live
taste. One thing that makes distilled
water so unpalatable is the absolutely
D dead taste It has. y. . S2s
Il Another great advantage OF water
thus prepared Is that 1t Is not subjec
n to auto-infection or self contamination
which Is such great enemy to mos
filtered waters This water will remail
\ pure even though exposed to the air Il
& VpCA fCSSCAS AVI lA1ILy -SlA AOuiSe ig7l-g .
Although so small an amount Of alum
n would not hurt you If you were t
q drink every particle Of it, be no
alarmed. You do not get any of th
alum when you drink, for the waite
upon analysis is found to be chemicall
q free from alum. The alum has settle
to the bottom in an insoluble com
pound with the filth and Impurities i
has carried with it.
In half an hour or less you will Sc
deposit on the sides and bottom o
your pan or pot in which you hav
Aset" your water. If you will shak
the vessel bit you will see this de
post go to the, bottom. If you cal
spare the time the water should stant
II for about six hours before it is de
y canted. Then place in clean bottle
u on the ice. m. ! Z; IN =
i In this way you drink pure, cold
a sparkling water without the contami
nation that is bound to come iron
q putting ice in the drinking water un
u less the ice has been manufacturer
from filtered water.-Ruth Everett il
& New York World.