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or have the intakes far enough removed from any con- 

 tamination to insure comparative purity of water (Figure 

 367). If water is obtained from wells, they should be so 

 situated that they will not be contaminated by germ-laden 

 seepage water. 



Public Drinking Cups, Towels, etc. No matter 

 how many precautions are taken to provide pure water, 

 the purpose is largely defeated if we allow the diseased 

 and healthy to use 

 the same cup for 

 drinking. Nothing 

 is more dangerous 

 or disgusting than 

 the public drinking 

 cup as it has been 

 used in many pub- 

 lic places. Many 

 states now have 

 laws forbidding the 

 use of such cups. 

 City streets and 

 parks, schools, pub- 

 lic buildings, and 

 trains are equipped 



largely With Sani- FIG. 368. A Drinking Fountain. 



tary fountains and individual drinking cups (Figure 368). 

 Along with the drinking cup we are classing and abolish- 

 ing the public towel, comb, and cake of soap. Paper 

 towels and liquid soap are now well established public 

 toilet commodities. Dishes and glasses used promis- 

 cuously at soda fountains and improperly washed are 

 also coming under the ban and are being replaced by 

 paper substitutes. 



