. Health in home and town. <* isM. Aeration of Missouri River WaterIn passing from one settling basin to another at Omaha, Neb. fit to drink. Refuse of all kinds finds its way finallyinto a river. The waste from manufacturing plantsand sewage are the most dangerous, and often kill fishin the river in the vicinity of the works. Sewage is themost dangerous of all, as it often carries the germs ofdisease. So much sickness and death have resultedfrom drinking water taken directly from rivers, thatmany cities purify such water before distributing it. Filtering the Water-Supply. — The method of p
. Health in home and town. <* isM. Aeration of Missouri River WaterIn passing from one settling basin to another at Omaha, Neb. fit to drink. Refuse of all kinds finds its way finallyinto a river. The waste from manufacturing plantsand sewage are the most dangerous, and often kill fishin the river in the vicinity of the works. Sewage is themost dangerous of all, as it often carries the germs ofdisease. So much sickness and death have resultedfrom drinking water taken directly from rivers, thatmany cities purify such water before distributing it. Filtering the Water-Supply. — The method of purify-ing drinking water most commonly in use is filtering. THE CITY WATER AND ICE 181 A supply of muddy water may beproperly filtered and thus madeclear and colorless. Consequentlymany cities have built large water-works and filter through sand allthe water used. Millions of dollarshave been spent in building theworks? and millions more are re-quired each year for the runningexpenses. Among the large citiesthat filter their drinki
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