Chemistry of the Farm And the Sea. With Other Familiar Chemical Essays
Chemistry of the Farm And the Sea. With Other Familiar Chemical Essays
James R James Robinson Nichols
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It was taken into the dwelling, through tin pipe, from a well in the immediate vicinity, and appeared to be perfectly pure and healthful. Analysis disclosed no salts of lead or copper, as indeed none could be expected, from the unusual precautions taken to prevent contact of the water with these metals. Abundant evidence was, however, OBSCURE SOURCES OF DISEASE. 93 afforded that, through some avenue, organic matters in unusual quantities were finding access to the water. Care- ful examination o...f the premises disclosed the fact that an outhouse on the grounds of a neighbor was so situated as to act as a receptacle for house drainings, and from thence, by subterranean passages, the liquids flowed into the well. Some cases of illness, of long standing in the family, disappeared upon abandoning the use of the water. A specimen of water was brought to me, for chemical examination, by a gentleman of Charlestown, who stated that his wife was afflicted with protracted illness of a somewhat unusual character.
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