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at 20°-25°C for 3 days, were found to be 12, 25, 20, and 6
respectively per cubic centimetre.
The water is well known to be very pure in its freedom
from organic matter, and is bright and palatable for drinking,
but for washing, steam and industrial purposes generally, the
hardness is a serious objection.
The action on the skin in washing is rather drying and
astringent, and it is therefore not suitable for those people who
have a tendency to Eczema.
It was at one time considered that the drinking of calcareous
waters predisposed to Dyspepsia, Constipation, Rheumatism,
Gout, Gravel, and Urinary calculi.
Good evidence has lately been produced to show that this
opinion is not supported by the experience of medical men,
and that there are no scientific objections to the use of a hard
drinking water.
It is certain that the prejudice has always existed much
more strongly in the public than in the professional mind.
At any rate, the facts brought forward have certainly given
us grounds for revising our opinion as to the injurious effects
of a hard drinking water.
I have mentioned the subject as intending residents often
attach much importance to the character of the water supplied
in the Borough.