PURIFYING RAIN WATER FOR DRINKING.

PURIFYING RAIN WATER FOR DRINKING.

A probably unique system of water supply for drinking purposes is employed in the public schools of Cleveland, Ohio. There is no difference in the various pieces of apparatus used from those common to all plumbers. The difference lies only in their application. The rain water from the roof is conducted to a cistern in the school yard, which is arranged with an overflow, allowing the surplus water to flow directly into the sewer. In the bottom of this tank are three large patent filters, and the water, after passing through these, is led to a tank placed below the cellar floor, which serves to cool it. In the basement is a tank containing compressed air, which, by means of suitable connections, raises the water to all the floors of the building. The results of this plan will be closely watched by those interested in the supply of pure drinking water in schools and other places.

At Stamford, Conn., Mary Weber, the daughter of a wealthy railway contractor, performed an act the other day which most expert mechanics skilled in climbing would not attempt. She was dared by a school companion to climb a water tower ninety feet high, in her father's grounds. The wind was blowing a gale, and. though the plucky girl was without gloves, she did not hesitate. In a second she was climbing the narrow iron ladder. She reached the top, and descended without mishap.