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1 Dr. P. H. ftawart, Of the board of
TO THR CITIZEN& OF PADUCAH.
Analyala.�—� -
health, yesterday morning made plb-
One United States wine gallon of III
± Ro tM lwnten;e of the docnme¢t eon•
Because of the tact of a taw oI our
eublo Inches contains of wlldm In solo-
I Walae result of the 'Merck laboratory
,�Itlxeas, who POsaeseed more meet that
lean, 0.92 gralna; wilds Ia suspensto�
amAlyse examination of the two Ireton
Judgment, undermining our city's rope-
separated by filtration, 17.80 a'41a.
Jug of vat" several weeka since for�r
tatlOa as bola( detrimentalto the
odor, 100, uegrws Fahrenheit,,'one;
lwarded to that spectatiet by the phy.
health Of any who might chance to'
appearancecloudy, yellow from sua-
clan as representative Of the Dowd
pare by, with certain death to any who
Doodad alas and alit, color, when fit
of Health, that has contended the euP.
endeavored to risk existence within It&
cuadues, dually winding up with a
tered and viewed In long cylinder, a
very faint straw color, free ammonia,
ply was not At for mae and to a terse
death blow to progress by attacking
0.0003 grains; alhumiaold ammoala.
measure eo¢trfbu:ory tr) the prevalent
the water supply u a disease breeding
,
•0.0026 (rains; nitrites, only a trace; Of.
alcknes . The hfelrh authorld" aho
pestilence. It appeared to be the duty
trales, 0.0227 gralur; calcium carbon.
thought the water detrimenW from a
of the city'& chill executive to have the I
ate, 6.1800 gralna;'magoeslum carbon.
health standpoint had their Jug ex-
valet quickly Inrae4galed, and If W
ate, 1.9020 (ratar, Dhomhates, moos;
prvowed to New York the Mme day
olalmod. suuuubeG the danger thereof',
chlorine, 0.689 gralur, crganlo molter,
'Mayor Lana gent him to the Louisville
to lhu people wa aro Oiliployed to serve,'
rutatlia At red float, 1,190 gralmsl John•,
chemist for sumluatiok.
Having prior to this data caused a'
oral matter, nom volatile, Y.7gl arahlG,
'Me result o ftelr own report d,s-
like analysis of our water taken wheal
"The uwlerlologlcal examination
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the river was very high and exceedingly
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was Confined exclusively to the deteo-
proves the vigorous contentions that
muddy, with an approval of Its whole-
tion Of typhold bacilli, slid after is �� - •
have continually been made by the
someuoss, It was argued by some that
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most exhaustive exaudn&tion of the
pbymicla¢s whole chendst reports kho
the harmful mattes therein was In such
!dent gelatine cutUuros, toe this
Game Y the one who analysed the
wide state of dllutlon bocause of the
pathogenlo organism"ol a ofrk(to germ
Gibe: Jug. This ..It probably now put
great vulumo of water In the river at
was detected." "Il b this Dart of the
galetus upon their dolma
that time, end that If an analy-,
examination that le An tedious and re -
The Match report is As follows.
sis were taken attar the city had
quires so much time." t
REPORT 0.\ EXA'MINATWN
been washed by recent rains, At
From the examination It will be seen, _
Or WATER.
Is time when the river was low, a
apart from the suspended clay and Gilt,
For Dr., P. H. S.Gwart, Paducah, Ky.
nlgereat result would be found and that
the typhoid germs, and other deleler-
In the Paducah water, that this water
compares favorably with the water
Origin of water—Not staled.
lour matter, would be present In alarm•
supply, not only of foreign cities, but
Sample rwelved--LLL 21st, 1901.
Ing proportion&, The samplo of water
also Of cities Of this country. "After,
Collor—Yelluwtsh. \Yater nut clear.
recently sent away was taken At a if as
rains water Is apt to contain suspended
Wur—Silghtly earthy.
when the water In the river was at
matter Insoluble washed oft from the
Reaction—A raltae.
Its very lowest stage and Immediately
..It, consisting In the case Of the Pa-'
Hardue.e—dotal 5.6 per cent Clark's
atter the city had been washed by the
ducah water of clay and milt." i
samle imp. Uall. SoAcuout Dissent.
recent down -pour of rains from center
"Of course this meehanlrally als-
Yf►.er Was allured before uslyss'
to circumference. Every old Stagnant
pended clay and milt will In time slow-
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
alley way had been macerated therein
fir subside by standing, Or IS rapldlyl
Mi-Coa.
and cleansed by the washing, sad irks
removed by filtration, or proclpltalaq
Palo pe:
river water was In Is highest possible
by a coagulate like alum In the prop.,.I
1 Total re+ldue ub:uhi ml by evapora•
state of conoentratiom of delatrrlous 'I
lion of two granas to Wu gallon, but.
tion up to 110 per cent C. 94.4.
substances, not only local, but along
,
sewage or soluble organic material Is
' f R. whine niter Ignition, 75. f.
Is entire length; bunco, the teat Juat)
not removed.
h L.O. of iguldom, 111.2.
made of water taken from the hydrant
"As I stated above, this water Is only
e Amount of chohrine, ealcu.ated V
In the American Laprem ol➢cu, ifeafed
unsightly by the lawful: clay sinal
a0dlum cbludds, lJ.b. •
and shipped to a competent chemist,
i slit mechanically Auapendcd In It, and
mParts of potas,lum permaa;;"Ate
was at & time when the hardest
' whell-removed to a good water for
rej. - by the oceanic mat,& w she
pomalble test of the water's fitness for
drluklug and ordinary household pur-
the ludbcrimlasto use of our peuple
comes. Your& truly,
water, 9.9 ."
could be made, because It Is well known
1. D. KASTENDINE, A. M. hl. 1),
7 Amount of free ammoala, 0.09.
that at the season of the year whom
To Jae. M. Lang, Mayor, Paducah, Ky.'
0 ,Amount of Albuminuld Ammonia
this water was taken from our water
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0106.
supply It in then that fevers of all kinds
0 Amount of nitrites, calculated M
dourlmh most, and It the water should
05trwee.
at any time contain typhoid baccllll
10 Amount Of mltrltm. calculated ale
or germs these would have been In tae
,N2 Ol. was.
Tni4 waver, from A chemical stand=
highest development at that time.
I am pleased to be able to may to you
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Int L of good WlAllty sad does not
that our water supply Is equal In
healthfulness to water obtained from
show evidences of pollution. At the
any other source,
pme of examlantlon It is cloudy, and
ease not of attrac.lve apsdceayen
the cloudy water m
e enough for domestic uses.
I�RCK ! Oil..
f New York Od. J:m. 1901.
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