The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-07-21
THE IDLER.
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THE IDLER.
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I was Just wondering the other day
if the government would begin the
erection of the postofice building DUR
ing the present generation It will take
at least two Or three years to put up
the building after work is begun, and
I really can see no reason for the de-
lay. Of course, it is understood that I
know a great deal more about what
the government ought to do, than the
government does itself. At the same
time, to be perfectly frank, it makes
very little difference to me personal
" whether the government ever puts
up the building. The present build
ing suits me all right, except in one
particular.
am sorry now that spoke about
"tub night" in connection with the
floors Of the vestibule Of the postof-
fee, because I happened down town
on Sunday morning just after that,
and, 10 and behold, even the Saturday
night bath had been overlooked. Now,
hope it is not due to what I said
about how nice it looked after that
bath. If SO, I am sorry I said it. It
may be that the government soap is
out. If so, would suggest a popular
subscription, for that little floor does
hook so nice on Sunday mornings after
it's good Saturday night "tub" exper-
ience, and I was only hoping that the
application might be made every night
50 that it would look fresh and neat
every morning. But now it has skip
ped Saturday night What next?
have read all that has been said
about our water and our milk and
am glad to know that our artesian
water is pure. But then, We all knew
that anyway. Now about this coli
baci1li which they say is in, the
spring water which is double distilled
and vaporized and then mixed with
our artesian water and frozen in q
ice-well, 7 don't know anything
about that either. It may be pure,
too, for all I know. AS I have before
remarked, when I was a youngster
we never heard about all these germs
to which they say We are exposed
now. It's getting so that one does not
know what to eat or to drink. BY
the way, I have not heard thare were
any germs in the beer in spiritus fru-
menti-oh, pshaw, have forgotten all
my Latin, but you know what I
mean-but hen I believe they are
distilled and I suppose one will be
safe in continuing the morning toddv
or the evening glass of beer But to
get back to the vaporized spring wat
er-well, I will wager my last years
panama-that is all have-that If
there were two ice plants in NeWberry
each would vie with the other to make
the patrons believe that they used
only the pure artesian water in the
manufacture of ice, and if not tie
one who did use that water would get
the business even the spring water
with it's coli-bacilli were forty times
distilled and double vaporized. But
what's the use to discuss it now, for
now it is purely al academic question,
inasmuch as the board Of health has
ordered the spring supply of water cut
off, and we are getting ice from pure
artesian water. So far as I am con-
cerned continued to use the milk and
the ice regardless of coli-bacilli, and
did not fear the germs. I am coun-
try raised and used7to dig salt out OF
dirt in the bottom Of the meat house
and still live.
hope everybody in Newberry read
that editorial in Wednesday after
Moons Record On Beauty and Busi-
ness" If you did not, get the paper
and read it. Or better still, Mr.. Edi-
tor, suppose you print it. It is worth