Diagram No. 1.
The following description and history of a well in Newport (although I published the same in the last report of the State Board of Health) is of such a remarkable character that it will bear republication.
The attention of Dr. D. M. Currier was directed to this well in the investigation of the cause of sickness in the family that used this water, and the analysis which is given of the water was made by Prof. Edmund R. Angell of Derry.
ANALYSIS OF THE NEWPORT WELL.
| Odor, | slight. |
| Color, | a little yellowish. |
| Total solids, grains per gallon, | 49.2 |
| Soluble solids, | 34.7 |
| Ignition of residue, | it blackens. |
| Combustible and volatile matter, grains per gal., | 9.24 |
| Hardness, equivalent to grains of CaCo₃ per gal., | 11.00 |
| Alkalinity, ” ” ” ” | 15.00 |
| Chlorine, grains per gallon, | 12.00 |
| Ammonia, parts per million,— | |
| Free ammonia, | 0.0666 |
| Albuminoid ammonia, | 0.3100 |
| Nitric acid, grains per gallon, | 2.69 |
| Nitrous acid, | none. |
| Iodine, | none. |
| Bromine, | none. |
| Iron, | very slight trace. |
| Copper and lead, | none. |
Microscopic examination of sediment shows,—
- Bacteria:
- Bacteria Bacillus.
- Bacteria Vibrio.
- Infusoria:
- Flagellata Monadina.
- Flagellata Euglenia.
- Ciliata Enchelia.
- Ciliata Bursarina.
- Ciliata Parmecia.
- Silicious granules.
- Small pieces of decaying wood.
ADDITIONAL FACTS.
| Free carbonic acid, | grains per gallon, | 11.9504 |
| Combined Co₂, | ” ” ” | 6.6528 |
| Total Co₂, | ” ” ” | 18.6032 |