Marble Hill press., 1920-01-08
Sewage Disposal

p.-r.fra .s.E. .Tfr.un.. fa the effective disposal
Of sewage has cyigtel So hong aud So universally
.E.. ..r.s tElu comparatively recent years has
h been r,alisr,' 'haI th.s waste product ot hn
man life is poisonous and must boz kept from On"
fnod and drink ~ muu From the specific germs
ar unlsuu Ihni muy BE- carried sa sewage az any
time thrr, may result typhoid fever fuh"rrul"-
sis hook disease. rhorrh. dy~"htrrt daf'
rhea, or otLer ailments. unl It Ia not impr"hah'"
that certain obscure maindics may b" traced "''n''
ually tn the poisonous effects ~ drainage 'f"m hu'
man waste The poison Is invisible to the naked
eye and Il mnv be- curricd by many agencies. ny
devious routes and BE- unsuspectingiy received
into the human body. Typhoid fever Is peculiarly
A rurt,l disease and many Instances clearly ihdt'
cate serious neglect Of responsibility with regard
To sanitation by people who live In the country
Not to dispose OF sewage promptly invites nut
sancc but not TO dispose Of sewage cteahlS anu
completely invites disease II is not enough tha;
human filth Is taken -, 70. lo or 100 fee'
away from well spring, or that II II
taken merely to lower ground. Given loose or
open suhsoll seamy ledge. or lonescontinued poiu'
don Of one plat OF ground, the zone or contahhh'
! ton il likely 10 extend and readily may reaSh
| quite distant wells. especially at such times ~
! well waters are lowered by drought or heavy
/ puuping Whatever the system of sewage dis-
/ nnsal IL should be entirely and widely Sfpa-
! rated from the water supply. and, II possible
IN. surface of the sewage In any leaky rrtvy
y,u,, or c,sspool should be lower than the low.
est water in any nearby well. The lnlted
! States department Of agriculture has prepared
! hru.,ln No TIE from It's 1916 Yearbook enti-
,,ed ~scvacc Disposal on the Farm" which gives
I details regarding various types OF outhouses, sug-
gestlons regarding plumbing cesspoos, sefuc
tanks, and related subjects This pamphlet viii
he mailed free on request.
Pure Water the Need.
| One OF the first and obvious needs of Ameri-
rap farms IL pure water supply From the
stapdpont of the housewife second only in in-
n,rtancc TO purity Is the installation OF water
system In the farm house that will save labor.
Continued pumping will not improve water In
A well if the sources which feed 1t are permanent
ly Mt fault Wells cannot be located In all cases
IN he wholly free from pollution, but the great
cat safeguards are clean ground and as wide sep
arnttons MS possible from the probable channels
OF impure drainage.
Water for domestic use should he clean. ius
irons otorless colorless. wholesome SOFT neither
strongly acid nor alkaline, and It's temperature
for general farm purposes should be about oo de
yrees These characteristics, however, are never
. proof of purity, for glass of water may pos
s.ss them nj, and vet contain millions of disease
; producing germs. -,
cr,und water is the ideal supply for tn
t.rm Apy farmer who Is about to have dee
v,u anJ who Is uncertain of the depth and anat
t,tv or ouality OF the water likely to ne encoan
tar.d should describe fully the location and con
s,.tan ,f his nro,ect to national or state geo'og
, ., .,,,,r,ties and ask for advice The use o
tho willow hazel. or peach stick Tor iocat'hs ai