The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-15
WILL NOT GIVE UP WELLS
Wells Condemned BY State Board Of
Health Show Good Analysis.
Time To Scotch The Water Snake

Time To Scotch The Water Snake
Notices have been sent to more than
a hundred citizens by Harry L. Blohm,
secretary of Pennsgrove Board of
Health, stating that the water in
their wells was polluted" Inclosed
with notices Is a copy of the Board
of Health SAM airy Code calling at
tention to section 5 which reads as
Sec. 5. Whenever this board shall
have satisfactory evidence that any
well, the water of which is used for
domestic purposes, has become pollut-
ed and rendered unsafe for potable
use, notice to discontinue the use of
said polluted water shall be sent to
the owner or party in charge of said
we'll, and, at the discretion of this
board, the owner or the party in
charge of said we'll may be ordered
in writing to close, fill up or with
draw from the ground the said we'll.
If the said order is not complied with
Within the time therein specified, this
section shall be deemed violated and
the board may proceed to cause the
said well to be closed, filled UP or
withdrawn from the ground. Every
we'll which is used for domestic pur-
poses shall be at least thirty feet
distant from every priyy vault, catch
basin, cesspool, manure vault and
horse stable.
ANY person or persons offending
against any of the provisions of this
section shall forfeit and pay a PEN
atty of fifty dollars"
Four persons whose wells were con-
demned have taken from haR to n
gallon of water to an analytic chemist
in Wilmington, DIR. Frank Roop Smith
and Notwithstanding these wells are
from a mile to half a. mile a part the
analysis shows very nearly the same
as to deleterious matters.
WATER ANALYSIS
The analysis of water from one Of the
wells condemned is as follyw
In 1000, 900. parts
Total solids $685.
Chlorine so
Equal to table salt 1873
Free Ammonia IT'S
Albuminaid Ammonia .l45
Oxygen consumed 0
Salt and albnminoid ammonia are con-
sidered injurious il in large quantities.
The other three samples contain salt 27.l,
1876 s and SO. l. and albuminoid ammonia,
.2l, 225, and %.
DR.. Smiths comments on the four
are nearly the same. He says
THE solids contained consisted of
calcium and magnessia with chloride
sulphates, b~icarbonates and nitrates of
of sodium (salt) previously men,
toned.
THE analysis shows the water to
be very good drinking water. 1t con-
tains a large percentage of mineral
matter, consisting of salts of lime and
magnesia and also a large percentage
of table salt. Neither of these are
harmful. While a great amount OF
salt sometimes indicates sewage, 1t rs
( Just as likely in this case to indicate
that the water is the river water
(which has filtered through the sandy
soil and thus been purified. Tine
presence of free ammonia in consid-
cradle quantities in water, While
harmless itself, usually indicates
sewage, while albuminoid ammonia
can come alone from decomposed or
ganic matter. The small percentage
of these in your sample and also the
very small amount of oxygen required
to oxidize proves that this water con-
tains the most minute traces of harm
full impurities and that it is even
better than our filtered Brandywine
water. The fact that you n your
who have used this water
for years have never had n sickness
is the best of evidence that 1t is
wholesome"
The comments on the three other
samples are similar.
This water was taken from a well
in the oldest and most closely Dullt
up portions and from a low place
filled in. The persons are past Sixty
wears old and never have been SICK
for years.
The residents where the most salt is
9 are 70 and 60 years of age, Wen
and hardy, and have never had a feVer
In the family for twenty-five years.
The residence with 69.1 OF salt mas
not had a fever in the family after
drinking it for twenty-five years and
the mother died a few months ago at
the age of 80.
The other residence, 27.1 of salt has
never beer known to have a serious
illness. The former residents died at
the age of "A and 80 and the present
resident is rs.
jeremiah 2:11 remarks will a nation
change their gods for that which dotn
NOT profit by forsaking the fountain OF
living water.
TYPHOID FEVER WHERE!
The most serious case of typhoid
foyer which kept Smith Davenport
from work March until September was
Of iii Penn Street. The we'll has been
closed more than two years and only
Comnany water is used. h most re-
cont a mild case, IN South Broad
Street at l. D. Hillman's residence a
well water which has not been con
demned, but adjacent wells have been
declared polluted" -
Polluted with what. Has the state
11oa1tb ~Jnspector and Chemist shown !