The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-28
PURE DRINKING WATER
Is of Great Value to Community, Says
Geological Survey.

The geologic resource OF greatest
value to the health of communities is a
supply of pure drinking water. II is
generally recognized that number of
diseases. prominent among which are ty-
Iphoid fever and amRbic dysentery-a
disease more common in tropical climates
but found also in the United States-are
contracted through contaminated water
or contaminated food. Therefore a sup
ply of pure water win eliminate one Of
the sources of such infection.
II is highly desirable to obtain supplies
of domestic water from sources other
than the shallow wells, some OF them
open, that are found near many houses.
The water obtained from deep wells has
percolated through sands and other ma
terial for 20 great distance that its
impurities have been removed by i'll
trstion, and il possesses a sanitary value
that cannot well be orer-estmated, for
such water is free from the bacteria
causing typhoid fever and the protocol
causing amPbie dyseptery, and its use
obyiates the necessity for shallow wells
that may serve as a breeding place for
anopheles. the mosquito to which mala-
rial infections is due.
Geological Surveys Work on Under
ground Waters.
The United States geological survey
for number OF years has been prose
cutting, largely In cooperation with the
state surveys, a systematic study Of the
ground water resources OF all the coastal
plain states. Reports have been issued.
either by the federal survey or by CO.
operating state geological surveys. for I
Virginia. North Carolina, Georgia, Flor. /
ida Alabama, Mississippi. eastern Ten. 4
nessee, Kentucky and southern. Illinois, /
southeastern Missouri, southeastern Ar /
kansas and Louisiana. northeastern Tex I
A., the Black and Grand prairie areas Of /
Texas. and the area underlain by Ter I
iiary formations IN Texas south Of the I
latitude Of jefferson and east Of Brazos |
river. The manuscripts Of papers on the l
ground water resources 81 Delaware and Il
Maryland. on The ground waters Of north Il
.astern Arkansas. and on the ground \
waters Of r. sale and McMullen coun- /
les. Tex. have been completed and win i
10 published during the next fiscal year
md additional studies 81 the ground va
ers Of Mississippi are In progress. Com
rehensire studies 81 the ground water
resources ~ the coastal plain 81 TeNas
vest Of Brazos river are also approach
Nc completion.
Hall Million Square Niles Covered.
With good health reoarnized 81 one Of
he great national asssts. the extent o.
bis study of underground water rc-
0urcrs furnishes Taedsurc Of Ia value
p tho puhlir Reports have bern pub
.shed covering a1e0a square niies in
Be Atiautie ard gulf states. reports On
9 Nl0 aguarb miles SIRE completed though 7
~ ~ ruhlisied bel8 wurk has tnfn
1urlstrf On 11W0 square miies end
.Urk b. rurteufiafea e. cover lGWn
1nnrr mira. IhHas nFe1s a raarir haF
million zrusre mias intiule ere Parts L
. the trtei s3atrs 81 uhbh impure h
nfer surrltss irfaitf the lrestrsf fnn-
-. The Value ~ eaEt surrprs in eon- K
irving uuhlr headh kas alrrafV tstr r
Unrestricted fas e tss tssr rutea tl,.t
leratar ar nharaats snFFs m harr L
tm wnter haa hsen n3HeansE trrhafa =
.tsf nneaa. trsrteFf sind malarin :
lff atntas