The Washington herald., 1907-07-01
Another Advocate of Wells.
- D. Wa.hIngt-n Henld.

Editor TIE Washington Herald.
At what purported to be q public hear
Ing. granted by the Commissioners to al
low the people to voice their protests
against the filling up of the wells Of
Washington rs proposed by the govern
,nent scientists. the writer sat and SUI
fered for three hours Thursday. being
bored by the bacteria fad The young
man at the head Of the citys class in
chemistry labOriously made his recitation
by reading reports. tedious. tiresome. un-
interesting. and monotonous in the ex-
IRENE. taking up the greater portion Of
the time properly belonging to the peo-
pie. while the representatives of the
protestants were repeatedly requested TO
confae themselves to one speaker to a
protest, and keep within prescribed five
minute limit Of time. The general impress
sion was that this was unfair TO the prot
estants. as the reports might have been
filed and looked over at leisure At any
rate, the reading Of one would we'll have
answered for all. so strikingly similar
were they, showing only the difference Of
few decimals, even in some instances
10 millicnth part. The showing in the
opinion Of many, decimates all the dan
ST. anu ttt FttIiit letllle 10 ne 1TlEnt-
ened by the doctors bacterial bugbear.
a phrase which seemed framed 10 ct in
its wide adaptation every report perhaps
rubber stamp was used in It's Imprint
was so ambiguous in its meaning that
definition was asked for to make it com
prehensive 10 all but the doctor frankly
admitted being incapable Of making its
meaning clear TO ordinary minds The
nh ha no l.
Tested by bacteria, else It had not been so
brilliant It's purpose. doubtless. was to
scare those who drink water from the
wells Of Washington for It sounds sweet
while It smells sour. and evidently is in
tended TO bring through the power Of sug-
gestion q sense Of squeamishness to the
stomach and a stencil TO the nostrils
Evidences Of remote pollution" Think
Of It and trem5le We timi1 and apprehen
sive mortsls, Awful evidences are in the
wells. Remote" may mean so much. I
know not what. nor did the doctor. but
the serious scientists assure Us that hor-
rid "remOtes' are in ali the wells OF
Washington. polluting them Pollution
means everything nasty It's dirty trick
in the "remotes" 20 do it. but It can't be
avoided. and the wells must be aban-
doned
Old people pray and plead piteouslv for
their preservation. One old man stated
he was born by the old well. had lived
healthy and happy in the enjoyment Of
its clear. cool, refreshing water for nigh
three score years and ten. and he'd reared
a large family of children without vista
ton OF sickness His father had drank
its wholesome waters for eiehty-one
years. but science finds It full Of danger
Gus evidences and horrifying "Temotes,"
and DEGREES its destruction
Shall the mandate Of a foolish fad be
carried into efiect2 There is no terror in
the tale told by the theorist The people
want the water in the wells and are war
Tanted in the conclusion that it is not
harmful. but healtnful, by the evidences
corrob0rating The facts through three
generations. All the arts known t.
science cannot make Potomac water as
precious and acceptable 20 the people
Filtration cannot free water from b8c-
terra, though it may arrest filth Water
may be clear and still swarm with myriad