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for animals, — one horse, three cows, two calves and thirty- 

 eight hogs have a picnic together. Situated on land under 

 water five months in the year. Sickness in the family with 

 typhoid fever existed during the year. 



The well is a few rods distant on the other side of the 

 barn, and an analysis of the water, while showing contami- 

 nation, is far better than would at first be supposed. This 

 is due to the character of the soil through which the water 



runs. 



Figure No. 5. 



Figure No. 5 shows another case in which the water was 

 found to be badly contaminated. The well (under tree in 

 foreground) is so situated that it receives the drainage from 

 the barn, which contains fourteen cattle. The water is ob- 

 tained from a pump in the barn behind the horse stall, the 

 pipe from which runs through the manure heap in the barn 

 cellar. This water comes from the well shown in the picture, 

 and contamination is present in a marked degree, as shown 

 by chemical analysis. 



