PART I
Reading edition
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Country Sources of Water Supply 19
Relation of Water to Health—Collection of Rain Water—Cisterns—Springs—Various Kinds of Wells—Laws Regulating Supply.
II. Appliances for Distributing Water 39
Pumping Machines—The Hydraulic Ram—Use of Windmills—Engines—Steam and Electric Pumps—Reservoirs and Tanks—Appliances for Country Houses.
III. Purifying Water by Copper Sulphate 52
Clear Water Often Dangerous—Pollution Due to Plants—Copper Sulphate Method—Directions for the Copper Cure.
IV. Ridding Stagnant Water of Mosquitoes 70
Malaria Due to Mosquitoes—Cause of Yellow Fever—Effect of a Mosquito Bite—Destruction of Larvæ—Best Preventive Measures—Use of Kerosene.