The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-12-08

vOir. river Or lake from which the wa
ter Is obtained. A proper filtration
plant Is alsO advisable, and here expert
advice and engineering skill will prove
cheap in the long run.
On farms and places disconnected
from a general water supply the mat.
ter is under the immediate control Of
the householder.
II one cannot afford an artesian well.
at least deep well should be sunk
and rigid precaution taken against con.
tamination from household sewage
The most horrible and uncivilized con.
dition that can possibly exist Is shall
low surface well or spring adjacent to
shallow surface sewage vault.
No community should permit such q
combination to exist. and the individ.
ual who exposes his family to such
risks assumes a terrible responsibility.
The distance which a sewage vault
may be located from a well without
risk il theoretically sixty feet. Az .
matter of fact. the combination Is al
ways dangerous. no matter what the
distance maintained. as the surface
water may carry the bacteria OF dis
ease to a considerable distance. The
best plan is to have q deep well thor
oughly protected within a radius of
several feet BY cement platform. SO
that surface water from the dooryard
cannot pOllute 1t. The earth closet
should be used instead Of the pestif.
er0us sewage vault. or II the latter
evil Is permitted it should be as dis
tant from tha we'll as possible on a
lower level and drain away from, IT.
The liberal use of dry earth and chic
ride of lime may prevent sickness and
suffering. not to speak Of heavy fnan.
cial loss.
The Ideal System.
A far better plan is to install '.sur-
face irrigation system. These sys.
TENS devised by the late Colonel War.
ing of New York provide for dis
posal of the house waste and sewage
through house drain to tank or
reservoir, which automatically empties
its accumulated contents by espionage
into series of pipes, which distribute
the material directly on the surface
Of the soil in some field sloping away
from the house. An area of one-tenth
Of an acre will receive and care for the
waste of household Of twelve per.
sons. This waste when delivered to
the field Is an inotfensive milky mix.
ture. which the bacterial and chemical
agencies in the surface soil soon dis
pose Of II proper interval IL allowed.
The cesspool. like all devices that
accumulate sewage and allow It tn
decompose. may be focus Of disease
distribution. 1t Is far inferior 10 the
above described system.
All wells should be screened. pre-.
venting contamination by flies. mos.
quitOes. etc.
IL good well water cannot be OBJ.
tained the rainwater may be filtered
and COLLECTED in cistern. CistcrIl
water IL not very palatablc. but 1t can
be kept pure and tends to purify itself
on standing.
R1inwater Ii soft and. like all sof,
waters. readily dissolves lead. II
should not be stored IN metal re
ceptacIes. therefore. or run through
leaden pipes
What to Do With Pure Water.
Pure water having I,eeil obtained. thu
question arises. How shall we use 1t
Inasmuch as about 20 per cent Of tn,
body weight is made up Of water. ~
argument is necessary to show that ,
certain daily supply is necessary I
the body weight is to lie maintained
About one-half OF the solid food ",
eat is composed Of water. but 1t 4
estimated that. in addition. the averag'
man requires about two and one hal
| pints. or three tumblerfuls. daily
A great deal OF nvnsease * writer
regarding the amount of water tha
should be taken daily. the amoun
suggested running up into the gallons
No doubt some people do not drinl
enough water. especially l~tweel
meals. but the taking Of vast Guanti
ties of water may work serious injur.
by overtaxing the henrt aud circula
ton and causing an OvernctiOn Of th
kidneys. Dilation Of the stomach ina.
also result from 0verdistentiOn witt
fluid II Ia believed that some Of th