. Home and health; a household manual containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitory laws .. . or a drink of water. The resourceful but unscrupuloushousewife handed him a dipperful, into which she droppeda liberal supply of salt, explaining, as she did so, that thesalt seemed to improve the smell and taste of the water—which certainly needed improvement. However, after afew days the salt refused to have the desired effect, andit became evident that something more radical must bedone. As a last resort, thej^ decided to clean
. Home and health; a household manual containing two thousand recipes and helpful suggestions on the building and care of the home in harmony with sanitory laws .. . or a drink of water. The resourceful but unscrupuloushousewife handed him a dipperful, into which she droppeda liberal supply of salt, explaining, as she did so, that thesalt seemed to improve the smell and taste of the water—which certainly needed improvement. However, after afew days the salt refused to have the desired effect, andit became evident that something more radical must bedone. As a last resort, thej^ decided to clean the labor was rewarded by unearthing two or three deadfrogs and a putrid rabbit, the hair of which slipped offthe slimy carcass upon the slightest touch. The wonder is that there was any one left to tell thetale. 68 Home and Health Clear water is not always pure. Analysis is the surest test. THE SPRING The most desirable water supply is obtained from aflowing spring of soft, sweet water. The man who is sofortunate as to have such a spring as this should make it available for familyuse. Side Section of Spring • ** . ^ ff^m Aj 1k*3 * r?^:1 ?. ! A Protected Spring First, the springshould be stoned, bricked,or cemented, and theground raised highenough around it so thatsurface-water will runaw^ay. Make a good coverof wood or galvanizediron, with a screen venti-lator in the top, thuskeeping out insects andsmall animals, but , ad-mitting a free circulation ofair. Conduct the water tothe house through galvanizediron pipes. Put in sanitaryplumbing and proper sewer-age, and you have a treasureworth many times its cost. THE WELL—ITS LOCATION Do not dig a well in the cellar, nor in the barn-yard,nor within a hundred feet of a barn-yard or cesspool; andeven then it should be on higher ground than either, sothat natural drainage will be away from it. Some menhave sufficient foresight to dig the well first, and thenlocate other conveniences afterward, which enables themmore
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