1894 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



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water was struck; continuing' to a deptli of 400 feet, 

 H very strong flow was g-ained, equaling, probal)ly, 

 about half a million gallons per day. An eight- 

 inch bit liad been used to this depth. From there 

 the bit was olianged to 5'.i-inch, and drilling contin- 

 ued to a de|ith of 800 feet, tapping several veins of 

 inagnitloent water without any evidence of sulphur 

 in connection therewitli. 



Both wati'rs are now flowing tt)gether, and tlie 

 analj'sis herewith shows that, for certain diseases, 

 such as kidney and stomach ti'oiible, blood disease 

 :ind skin eruptions, these waters are a sovereign 

 remedy. The flow is estimated to be in excess of 

 1,000,01)0 gallons every 24 hours. It is largely used 

 in connection witii the citj* waterworks sj stem, as 

 well as for hot and cold bat lis, in bath-house proper, 

 for boating, lishing and swimming in tlie lake sup- 

 plied by the overflow from tlie well. 



The supply seemed to increase the further down 

 they went. The most of the distance wiis through a 

 very hard white flinty rock. By insetting a pipe, 

 the flow diminishes very rapidly, and at about 30 

 feet high it ceases altogether. 



The following analysis of the water has been fur- 

 nished by Mr. Arthur Winslow, State Geologist, 

 who has calculated both as parts per 1000 and as 

 grains per gallon of 131 cubic inches. 



SOLIDS. Grains per gal. of Parts 



131 cubic inches. per 1.000. 



Potassium chloride 1.8.5 .0317 



Sodium chloride 62.33 1.06.53 



Magnesium chloride 4.40 .0763 



Calcium chloride 08 .0014 



Magnesium carbouiite 6.45 .1103 



Calcium carbonate 10.36 .1754 



Calcium sulphate 9.12 .1561 



Silicia 68 .0117 



Total solids as found .... 95.61 1.6271 



GASES. 



Carbonic acid 1(1.23 .1741 



Hydrogen sulphide 34 .0048 



Now, unless I come across bee-keepers, or 

 somebody who knows of me, so I can get ac- 

 quainted a little, I often, in these travels of 

 mine, have a strange feeling of homesickness. 

 I, for one, do not enjoy the feeling of being a 

 stranger in a strange land, and somehow or 

 other 1 get to thinking at such times that I am 

 away off where nobody knows me or cares for 

 me ; and I get to wondering whether 1 am not, 

 in one sense, leading a sort of tramp life, leav- 

 ing the boys at home to bear the burdens, and 

 rambling about where I am not wanted or 

 needed or called. I had this feeling consider- 

 ably while at Clinton. I had seen all the wells, 

 and I felt in a hurry to get home, or to get to 

 Lebanon, where Mrs. Root and my relatives 

 Avere waiting and watching for me. I finally 

 ■decided this was an unmanly spirit, and a 

 wrong spirit. I shook oft' the feeling, and step- 

 ped into the door of the pumping-station 

 whence water was sent over the city. 1 did not 

 feel much like talking, but I felt it a duty to 

 make an effort, at least, to be sociable. 



" My friend, don't the people of Clinton ob- 

 ject to drinking water with this strong sul- 

 phurous taste and odor?" 



"Ohino, sir; for you must understand that 

 the water flows from the well into this large 

 high reservoir. After standing here a few 

 •days, e.xposed to the air, the taste and smell 

 are all gone,* and it is simply pure water, al- 

 most soft." 



♦The friends will remember that, while at the hot 

 springs in Arizona, I got hold of the theory that the 

 heat was caused by the waters of two or more 

 springs, containing diflerent chemicals, mixing to- 

 gether somewhere in the interior of the earth. 

 Well, this theory was considerably upset at San 

 Jacinto, where I found them running the hot water 

 into a large tank to lei it cool off so it could be used 

 for drinking, etc. Now, the hot water tastes strong- 

 ly of chemicals; but after it had been exposed to 

 the air, and had become cold, it was simply common 

 siiring water. NNell. here in Clinton, Mo., we find the 



After this we had quite an animated talk; 

 and wlien I found him .'■o willing to show me 

 his machinery and tell me all about it, and 

 these wonderful wells, I forgot my homesick- 

 ness, and really began to feel that I was not 

 only " A. I. Root," but that I was indeed 

 " Br other A. I. Root."* When 1 told him where 

 I lived, and my name, there was another of 

 those big surprises that so often startle me. 

 Said he: 



'■ Why, Mr. Root, you must surely stop a lit- 

 tle while and see my fath(;r. He lives right up 

 there by the great standpipe. He is not only a 

 bte-keeper, but he has a greenhouse, and is 

 quite a gardener. He used to take Gi.eaninos, 

 but I believe he does not just now; but not- 

 withstanding that, he will be very glad to see 

 you." 



Perhaps one thing that made me homesick 

 was, that I was needing one of my naps. So 

 many days wheeling over the hills and rocks 

 was beginning to tell; and after 1 had shaken 

 hands with friend Ronham I begged the privi- 

 ledge of lying down for fifteen or twenty min- 

 utes before I visited very much. In fact, at 

 such times it is almost impossible for me to 

 visit, even if I try. I wanted to make Deep- 

 water before dark, and so both nap and visit 

 were necessarily short. I found friend Bonham 

 not only a bee-keeper, florist, and gardener, but 

 a real Christian gentleman; and 1 was sorry to 

 be obliged to make my stay so brief. Of 

 course, I inquired about the bee keeper at 

 Deepwater, but he could not recall the name. 

 He said that, while 1 was taking my nap, he 

 would be sure to think of it; but I suppose he 

 was much like myself— names get away, and 

 sometimes they won't get back, no matter how 

 hard you beckon and call. I had to start oft" 

 on my wheel, without knowing the name of the 

 friend who had given me the courteous invita- 

 tion given in the letter at the commencement 

 of this. Before I reached Deepwater, night 

 came on; and in going down a hill, and across 

 one of the bridges mentioned in the letter, I 

 had another fall. But this was my last one on 

 the Missouri trip, for I decided I should have 

 to stop riding at night unless by moonlight. 



Deepwater looked very pretty and inviting to 

 me— especially the lights of the little town did, 

 after my wheelride in the thick darkness. 

 After supper I made inquiries for the bee-keep- 

 er whose name I could not recall; but nobody 

 seemed to know just such a man. Several kept 

 bees, but they did not take Gi>kanin-gs. Fi- 

 nally, when I heard church-bells ringing, I 

 gave a boy a nickel to show me the way, and I 

 was soon seated in a Presbyterian prayer- meet- 

 ing. The old feeling of loneliness came on. but 

 it quickly gave way when a young man who 

 sat beside me put out his hand and said a.friend 

 of his once induced him to read the A B C book 

 clear through. His name was Hess, and he 

 said it was a great pleasure to him to see face 

 to face the man who wrote that book. The 

 friend who loaned it to him was a member of 

 their church, and was very rarely absent dur- 

 ing the evening prayer- meetings. He offered 

 to take his horse and buggy, and go with me in 

 the morning to see him; but it was back in the 

 opposite way from which I wished to go; in 

 fact, I had passed his home in the darkness of 

 the night; and, besides, as nearly as I could 



strong sulphurous taste also disappears after the 

 water has been exposed for a sufticient time to the 

 air. Now, then, the chemicals that make the water 

 hot, as well as tliOse that give it the sulphurous 

 taste and odor, seem to be volatile gases that disap- 

 pear when exposed to tiie air. I wish somebody who 

 is versed in tiiis department of science would set us 

 right in regard to the matter. 

 *See page 918. 



