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examined. Even though chemically pure water does 

 not exist in nature, analysis will readily determine 

 its constituent parts. The* feeling of safety resulting 

 will be well worth the slight expense involved. When 

 there is an extra well at the barn, for supplying the 

 stock with water, the water of this should also be 

 carefully analyzed, as it is important to have this 

 well equally free from impurities. 



It is generally supposed that a well of great depth 

 is always an advantage, as there is no danger of pol- 

 lution from surface water or drainage. Frequently, 

 however, these deep wells that are free from objec- 

 tionable matter of an organic nature may become sub- 

 ject to the introduction of mineral elements. We 

 often hear the complaint of the housewife that the 

 water is "hard." It should be remembered that 

 while the mineral elements that make it "hard" 

 may be entirely healthful, there is a possibility that 

 they will prove otherwise. When an artesian well 

 situated on high ground has been drilled down to a 

 good source of water that has been pronounced de- 

 pendably pure, the owner will be free from further 

 anxiety, and can proceed to set up his well curb or 

 pump, with a rustic shelter or any other form of 

 decorative convenience that his fancy may dictate or 

 his purse allow. 



Probably the greatest danger of impure water 



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