The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-01-23

That convenieIlee dnu nfst cost, not safety
have been the deciding factors in such cases Is
made evident by the nearness of bar1yards pig
pens, pastures fortified fields sink drains priv
les cesspools. and rendered insanitary bv
chickens. Stops and other filth. Too frequently
the seepage from these and other sources, after
joining the ground water. moves to wells and
springs. imparing the water supply by mpurty,
and may be grossly poisonous.
Sewage Disposal
Popular indifference to the effective disposal
Of sewage has existed long and so universally
that only within comparatively recent years has
ii been realized that this waste product of hui
man life is poisonous aud must be kept from the
food and drink of man. From the specific germs
poison that may he carried In sewage mt any
time there may result typhoid fever, tuberculo-
sis. hookworm disease cholera dysentery. diar-
rhea, other ailments. and 1t is not improbable
that certain obscure malades may be traced event
ualy to the poisonous effects of drainage from hui
man waste The poison is invisible to the naked
eye. and it may he carried by many agencies by
devious routes. and be unsuspectingly received
INTO the human body. Typhoid fever is peculiarly
a rural disease. and many instances clearly indl-
cate serious neglect of responsibility with regard
to sanitation by people who live in the country.
Not to dispose of sewage promptly invites nui
sance but not TO dispose of sewage cleanly and
completely invites disease. II is not enough tina;
human filth Is taken 80. Is 100 $50 feet
taken merely to lower ground. Given loose
open subsoii, seamy ledge iong-continued pollu-
ton of one plat Of ground the zone of contamina-
ton Is likely to extend and readily may reach
quite distant wells. especially at such times
we'll waters lowered by drought heavy
pumping. Whatever the system of sewage dis
posal. 1t should be entirely and widely sepa-
rated from the water supply. and. II possible.
the surface OF the sewage In any leaky privy,
vault cesspool should be lower than the low
est wafer in any nearby WE'LL The United
States department Of agriculture has prepared
bulletin No. 10. from its 1916 Yearbook. emit
tied Sewage Disposal on the Farm" which gives
details regarding various types of outhouses. sug-
gestions regarding plumbing. cesspools s.:tfc
tanks. and related subjects This pamphlet VIII
be mailed free request.
Pure Water the Need
One Of the first and obvious needs of Amer.
can farms is pure water supply. From the
standpoint of the housewife. second only In i'm,
portance To purity. Is the installation of n water
system In the farm house that Will save labor
Continued pumping will not Improve water In
a well IL the sources which feed II are permanent,
ly at fault. Willis cannot be located In all cases
tn he wholly free from pollution but the great.
est safeguards clean ground and as wide SEP
arations as possible from the probable channels
of impure drainage.
Water for domestic shonld be clean ius-
irous ocorless. coiorless. wholesome soft neither
strongly acid nor alkaline and It's temperature
for general farm purposes should he about 50 de-
grees. These characteristics however never
proof of purity. for glass of water may pos
| sess them all and yet contain millions OF disease
producing germs
Ground water r. the ideal supply for tn.
arm ANY farmer Who is about To have deep
veil anil who is uncertain of the depth and guam
H,y or quality Of the water likely TO be encoun-
cred should describe fully the location and
iiton of his project ia national or state geoogi-
nj authorities and ask for advice. The use o.
ne willow hazel. or peach stick for locating un-