Health in home and town . ealth. THE CITY WATER AND ICE 195 Summary.— 1. Safe drinking water must be free from disease germsand injurious substances, and must be clean. 2. Water-supplies are obtained from rivers, lakes, springs, and wells. 3. The waters of most large rivers need to be purified before theyare suitable for drinking. 4. Drinking water may be purified in different ways, as by filteringand by standing in large settling basins. 5. The water-works of Albany consist of a settling basin, sand-filters,pure water-pipes, pumping-station, reservoir, and distributing pipes. 6. The four requ
Health in home and town . ealth. THE CITY WATER AND ICE 195 Summary.— 1. Safe drinking water must be free from disease germsand injurious substances, and must be clean. 2. Water-supplies are obtained from rivers, lakes, springs, and wells. 3. The waters of most large rivers need to be purified before theyare suitable for drinking. 4. Drinking water may be purified in different ways, as by filteringand by standing in large settling basins. 5. The water-works of Albany consist of a settling basin, sand-filters,pure water-pipes, pumping-station, reservoir, and distributing pipes. 6. The four requirements of safe, natural ice are: pure water for itsformation, scraping, storing, and clean distribution. Questions. — 1. What is the difference between pure and purifiedwater ? 2. Of what value is a pure water-supply ? 3. How is a water-supply filtered? 4. How does the city or town where you live obtain its water-supply ? 5. What protection should a water-supply have? 6. What precautions are necessary in using ice ?. A Household Filter XVI. THE CITY REFUSE A peoples healths a nations wealth. Benjamin Franklin. Health and Waste Material. — A safe water-supplyand a sanitary disposal of all waste material are amongthe most important questions of public hygiene. Insmall cities and rural communities the problem of wastedisposal causes the most trouble. Waste^ materialshould be removed quickly and regularly from odors due to neglect are a warning of unhealthfulconditions, which should be quickly remedied. Intimes of sickness and epidemics, such conditions abouthouses are a real danger in spreading disease. A badodor about a house is like a pain in the body, a dangersignal which should never be overlooked. Kinds of Waste Material.—The waste material ofa city may be divided into six classes: sewage, ashes,garbage, rubbish, street-sweepings, and snow. We littlethink what a problem it is to collect the city waste,and to dispose of it in a sanitary manner. The sewager
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