| Show TESTING WELL WATER As there are many wells in this city which are open to the euspicio i of having been contaminated by imperi more or less unwholesome a chmand convenient mode of testing fi their waters way nay prove useful to a portion adf Q our readers A medical jo unal following follo ia jl book ook at the holding a clear sul lul of it up to lo the taste it tak taeng ug care that the mouth is free from an athing else swell smell of it shaking a p portion 0 artion in a closed close d can then wes smelling u g L aie ke air of the cau can by placing your nose lt s t its mouth pure i is tree free froni from cb coor lor taste or odor to be sure aure tills this test get ge t at a drug drag store a sc solution lution of three grains 0 of ail permanganate of potash and twelve vrains of caustic potash in aa ounce of f distilled water add one drop of this to a glassful of the water avater to be tested it if the pink color produced remains for hall BB an hour the water is pure if not it is open to suspicion water not known to be pure should be boiled and filtered filter bd bet before ore using many savage tribes escape it injury atry under most conditions by invariably boiling their water before drinking it impure water is fl A prolific source of dismay disease though often entirely unsuspected p acted at the present season of the beares year especially ally when thirst leads to the copious drinking of water it if the latter is impure its unhealthy effects are likely to be more marked than in the cooler mouths months take care that 1 ue tie water you drink is pule |
