Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-02
British Scientists Have Found
a Way to Use Chlorine
Product.
SAVES THOUSANDS OF LIVES
Wster-sorne Disease Practically Ban
ished From Western Front--MedI. .
cal Corps Keeps Close Super.
vision Over Food Fur.
nlshed Troops.


Germans brought into the Geld of bat
tie as a means OF poisoning their Cd.
ponents. is now largely used for puri.
lying the water supply OF the British
army. That Is one OF the strange an.
utheses OF this war. Socrates In prIs.
ON, noting the pleasure which he had
when the letters were taken of his
legs, specialized as to how pain and
pleasure. though opposite. were so
closely linked that the one seemed al
ways to follow on the heels of the 9TH
er. In the same way what Is poison.
Gus In one use Is a means OF whole
s0neness In another, and divine proyi-
dence turns even to good what wicked.
ness designed for evil. The Germans
rarely get a chance to kill anyone
with chlorine gas now. but chlorine gas
Is daily In the British lines making
water wholesome and safe.
Saves Thousands Of Lives.
The effort TO secure pure winter for !
the British armies In the field makes |
one OF the fine stories Of the war.
II ms saved very many thousands OF
lives by practically banishlng water.
borne disease from our principal front.
Al the outset OF the war the British
Royal Army Medical Corps declared in
Its mind all water supplies to be sus.
pect. They were heldtguilty OF infec.
uon until they were proved 20 be In
nocent. A fool proof" system of max.
ing unwholesome water safe by chlor.
nation was designed. Then all that
remained to be done was 10 Drovide
ne machinery and chemicals and 10
lafeguard against carelessness. The
irst was a matter OF supplies. the
second OF discipline. Both were equal
% the demand made upon them. and
N every front now the general rule
$ That the men are drinking safe wa.
er.
Chloride OF lime was at first the
'tandby for water publication. II is
'Hcacons, but water chlorinated with
Is not very nice. Now chlorine gas
has taken Its place at big water SUD-
ply points. II Is Just as efficncious and
I does not taste the water to the same
'xtent A simple test, in which a non. ,
officer OF every unit IL
rained. tells how much chiorinntion
'ater VIII need to make Il safe. N
cry heavy chlorinatlOn Is needed. the
'ater after treatment Gun be dechlorl.
ated and Is left pure. The units wa.
er cart with Its trained sanitary or.
erly has all the means Of making wa.
II wholesome. But the system is fol- d
wed where possible OF purifying a
ain supply and Issuing from that. In =
use or small Isolated bodies OF men.
cans OF water publication are proyid- y
Ia the shape OF tablets Of acid sui. :.
Iate OF soda. All the old troublesome {
iter purifying schemes, such as can -
which used to be constantly
eaking down. have been scrapped. q,
alter precautiOn now is simple as well -
effective. ~
Food Is as carefully looked after by al
British Royal Army Medical CORPS pll
water. Food has to be not only -
re but appetizing and scientific. II
feed is not pure Il causes sickness.
II Is not appetizlng IL causes dis
ltent. II Il is not scientific, has not ma
proper proportion of protelns and All
5 and carbohydrates, II does not Or
'p up the strength Of the fighting "
n.