Ripley County democrat., 1918-05-10
POISON GAS NOW
PURIFIEs WATER
British Scientists Have Found
a Way to Use Chlorine
Product. a
SAVES THOUSANDS or LINES
Watsrsorns plseass Practically Ban
lshsd From Western Front---MedI.
cal Corps Keeps Close Super
vision Over Food Fur
nIshed Troopa "

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London. Chlorine gas, which the
Germans brought into the field Of bat
tie as means Of poisoning their op-
ponents, 10 now largely used for puri-
flying the water supply Of the British
army. That Is one Of the strange an.
titheses Of this war. Socrates In pris-
on, noting the pleasure which he had
when the fetters were taken or his
legs, speculated as to how pain and
pleasure, though opposite, were so
closely linked that the one seemed al
ways to follow oh the heels OF the 9TH
or. In the same way what is poison.
ous in one use is a means Of whole
someness in another, and divine provi-
dence turns even to good what wicked
ness designed for evil. The Germans
rarely get chance to Kill anyone
with chlorine gas now, but chlorine gas
is daily 10 the British lines making
water wholesome and safe.
savss Thousands Of Llvss.
The effort to secure pure water for
the British armies In the field makes
one Of the fine stories Of the war.
It has saved very many thousands OF
lives BY practically banishlng water
borne disease from our principal front.
AT the outset Of the war the British
Royal Army Medical Corps declared Id
its mind all water supplies to be sus-
psct Thsy were held guilty ofl infgcs
'tfon suntil they wsse proved ~ be- M
nocent. A~fooi PROOF system Of max.
Ing unwholesome water safe BY chlor-
inatiDn was designed. Then all that
remained to be done was to provide
the machinery and chemicals and to
safeguard against earelessness. The
first was Q matter Of supplies, the
second Of discipline. Both were equal
to the demand made upon them, and
on every front now the general rule
y that the men are drinking safe wa.
ter.
Chloride Of lime was at first the
standby for water publication. It IL
sficacious, but water cAlorinated with
4 is not very nice. Now chlorine gas
has taken Its place at big water sup.
ply points. It Is inst as eficacicus and
II does not taste the water to the same
extent. A simple test. in which nom
commissioned officer of every unit Is
trained, tells hoy much chlorihation
water viii need to. make It safe. II
very heavy chlofination Is needed, the
water after treatment can be dechlorf-
mated and is left pure. The units wa
ter cart with Its trained sanitary or
derly has all the means Of making wa
ter wholesome. But the system ls fol-
lowed where possible Of purifying
main supply and issuing from that. In
case Of small isolated bodies OF men,
means Of water publication are provid-
ed In the shape Of tablets Of acid sui
phate Of soda. All the old troublesome
water purifying schemes. such as can
dle-filters, which used to be constantly
breaking down. have been scrappcd.
Water precaution now Is simple as well
a. effective.
Food Is as carefully looked after by
the British Royal Army Medical Cofps
90 water. Food has to be not only
pure but appctixing and scientific. II
The food ID not pure It causes sickness.
y Il is not appetizing It causes dis
content II II Il not scientific, has hot
lts proper proportion Of proteins and
fats and carbohydrates. 1t does not
keep up the strength Of the fighting
men.
Has soIsnsInc saslA
Probably Thomas Atkins has no
that the VERY generous M
tion be enjoys has Z scientific basis
carefully calculated ID caiories; that
there Il distinct change made IN his
SUMMER and his winter ration, and
hat scientists hook up isothmma1 Ia
,les and 80 on when, he goes to a Tight
ng area to decide what his food should
Se. But that y 20. There are sum
11er food scales. There Is d ration for
he French front and another for the
italian 'front.' and another for Ealonica.
Ief another for Mesopotamia and an
,lhez for southwestern Africa. Some
>eople are accustomed tb talk as
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