ORNAMENTAL WELLS 



tive, but are seldom so highly prized as the rare 

 old types. 



In country districts, where the well with its pump 

 is depended upon for the entire water supply of the 

 home without windmill or water-tower tanks, or 

 engine-pumped reservoirs, kept filled for a conveni- 

 ent and continuous supply the garden wells, placed 

 as near to the house and the barn as possible, become 

 important adjuncts to health and comfort. The 

 decorative features become a secondary considera- 

 tion. Although rustic well houses are built to shelter 

 the pump, or pergola and arbors connect the well 

 house with the kitchen, these forms of decoration 

 count but little in the real issue, until a well of pure 

 dependable water has been dug and walled up, free 

 from contamination, or an artesian well driven to 

 a good deep source of supply. 



Although it is generally realized that this matter 

 of establishing the source of the water used in the 

 house is a matter of the gravest concern, many peo- 

 ple seem satisfied to dig or bore a well, and use the 

 water without making any attempt to discover 

 whether it is pure and uncontaminated. 



We frequently hear the owners of a new home in 

 the country boast of their deep well of pure cold 

 water. In all probability, they have not for one 

 moment considered it necessary to have the water 



