xvi AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS May, 1909 
| *.)| THE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 
TOO OMB -F-Fe-1- em sCtaa and the material COUNT EA Mate 
' . @ it perfects 
By George E. Walsh 
HE water supply problem for the country 
home located beyond the range of any 
storage reservoir of town or city has 
been variously solved by individuals, and to 
the prospective builder it is important that 
proper consideration of the subject be given in 
advance. Hand pumps and wells are primitive 
methods of obtaining drinking water, but they 
have their use in thinly populated regions. 
The great drawback to these is the danger of 
contamination from surrounding sewage unless 
they are dug far down below the sub-stratum 
of soil-so that the sewage is purified before it 
reaches the springs. A well sunk through im- 
. ; 4 pervious strata to a depth of ten or more feet 
The ideal fixture must be pure white to be beautiful It must be hard as flint | should not be contaminated by surface water, 
to resist stains and scratches. It must be absolutely smooth in order to be easily | #"4 ‘f Properly inclosed by a protecting hood 
1 1 Eee ees he Bead d " dust and dirt will not drift in. A well sunk 
never successfully combined until the advent of Imperial porcelain ware. 
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apt to be of bad quality and very uncertain in 
the supply. 
The nature of the soil and the action of sur- 
face water should be understood before a well 
Mott’s Imperial and Vitreous Solid Porcelain bathroom fixtures are molded is located or’dug, Ram wate a 
by hand, then given twelve coats of china finish and glaze and finally placed 
in kilns that are fired to a temperature of 2,500 to 3,000 degrees. There 
they remain for 10 days, the body and glaze gradually uniting, and the 
surface developing a durable beauty that belongs to the ideal fixture. 
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HEN choosing bathroom fix. ¥ 
tures, study material as well as design. 
surface soil until it strikes an impervious 
stratum, and then it flows over this to a level, 
or, as is often the case, to a pocket, which it 
fills. In time it overflows from this pocket 
and forms a natural spring. Such water is 
apt to receive much impure drainage from sur- 
rounding watersheds. If a well in the country 
is dug only to such a well-filled pocket, the 
drainage from the barn and kitchen sink may 
be daily served up in the drinking water. 
Many so-called unfailing springs of pure, cold 
The china-white finish of Mott’s Plumbing fixtures will not stain or 
scratch, is non-absorbent and requires only light wiping with a cloth or 
sponge to keep it spotless. 
In addition to Imperial and Vitreous Porce- 
iain, a full line of Mott’s fixtures is also made in 
high-grade porcelain enameled iron. Our book 
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each of these wares and shows how they may be 
appropriately used. There are 24 illustrations of 
water are nothing but catch-basins for impure 
surface water and drainage. 
If we cut through this impervious stratum 
and strike the lower springs we have a pure, 
uncontaminated supply, provided the sides of 
the well passing through the impervious 
stratum are made tight. The walls of a well 
should be made perfectly tight so that the up- 
per springs cannot leak through. ‘The walls 
should be made of brick or stone, and the 
joints cemented carefully so that they are made 
water-tight. The importance of using good 
cement and plenty of it in the construction of 
the walls can not be overestimated. The ma- 
sonry work can not be intrusted to any except 
responsible men. It is a good plan to line the 
inside of the brick or stone walls with a good 
coat of cement so that a smooth surface can 
be had all the way up. This increases the pro- 
tection and makes cleaning easier. A well dug 
and fashioned in this manner is a good insur- 
ance against disease. 
The covering of the well is something that 
admits of considerable artistic treatment, but 
the protective feature should not be neglected 
for the artistic. A well hood and sides are 
primarily to keep out dirt and dust, and if the 
outside is to be covered with vines and plants 
the covering should be of such a character that 
leaves and flowers can not fall into the water. 
A good well may thus be made a most artistic 
feature of a country home, and on many estates 
we find the old-fashioned stone or brick well 
kept in prime condition for pure drinking 
water and for artistic treatment. 
A water supply for the house service can be 
arranged simply and economically by con- 
structing a tank to catch the rain water. In 
most parts of the country the rainfall is suff- 
cient to provide the average house with all the 
water needed for washing and for one flush 
closet. The size of the storage tank deter- 
mines the amount of supply always ready. It 
is not a satisfactory arrangement to put up a 
barrel to catch rain water, for the largest bar- 
model bathrooms ranging in costfrom $85 to $3,000. 
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