The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-08-12
sUMTER's PURE WATER A GOOD
ADVERTISEMENT.
Analysis at Various Times Shows
That the Water II Free OF Disease
bearing Bacteria.

The Sumter correspondent Of the
State. who never lets pass an opportu-
nifty to say a word for Sumter, writes
as follows:
Sumter. Aug. 3.-The published re-
port that man In Anderson found a
tadpole In the drinking water furnish
ed by the waterworks Of that city is
proof positive that Anderson city
water Is impure or rather infected
with disease bearing bacteria.
Sumter water. however. Is derived
from depth OF 422 feet from number
OF driven wells and no tadpoles can
get into our water supply.
A citizen Of this city asked the Sum.
ter health ofiicer what that official
would do II he found q tadpole in the
water furnished by the Sumter water
works. The health officer said: IF ]
saw tadpoles In the Sumter water I
would Immediately light out for Keely
institute or the Corbett home at
Greenville."
Speaking about pure drinking water
Sumter has been having chemical and
meteorological examinations made at
different times Of the city water sup
ply In order to keep record by COM
psrative periodical examinations. This
10 done merely as a precaution and
also for advertising purposes in order
to show how pure the Sumter water
is, as the analysis has always shown
that the Sumter water is one Of the
purest In the world and has always
been absolutely devoid OF disease
bearing bacteria. In addition to con-
tanning mineral properties OF high
medicinal value.
During the Charleston exposition
Sumter had a water exhibit In the
Sumter booth consisting Of a large
glass exhibition tank. and another
large Is gallon tank in which Sum-
ter water was kept for free distri-
button. W
Every y several barrels Of Sum-
ter water were shipped to the man.
ager Of the Sumter exhibit. Capt. A.
w. suder. by the Sumter health ON
Ger under orders issued by Mayor A.
B. stuckey and the city council. Sum-
ter water soon got to be In great de-
mand and II was impossible to supply
the demand but the best possible was
dones
The commanding ofiicer Of the corps
OF United States marines stationed at
the exposition grounds begged that his
omcers and men be supplied with
Sumter water. This was bigger
proposition than Capt. suder. could
comply with, bit ne consented to let
the soldiers have a barrel or SO each
week. the government paying all ex-
psnses connected with the handling Of
the water.
The nrst bacterial examination
made OF Sumter water necessitated the
being collected under rigid
sent by the bacteriolosist
In Charleston who examined the wa
ter. and the sample was collected by
a reputable and well known physician
Of Sumter who packed It in ice and
sent II down by the health officer.
The bacteriologist had instructed
The health onicer to use a bottle which
had been carefully boiled. When the
analysis was completed the .bacteriol-
ogist rang up the health officer. who
was spending few days in Charles
ton, and told him to come down to the
laboratory.
That officer went, Of course. and the
asked II there had not
been some misunderstanding Of his
Instructions and whether the water
had not been put In the bottle and
boiled instead Of Just boiling the bot
lie. Being assured that the bottle alone
was boiled and that the water was
lust natural as drawn from the spigot
The bacteriologist exclaimed that the
analysis proved the water to be so
nearly as pure as distilled water that
he was apprehensive that some mis-
lake had been made.