Rock Island Daily Argus

A PORTABLE WATER FILTER,
A HANDY LITTLE CONTRIVANCE THAT MAY BE
CARRIED IN THE POCKET OR SATCHEL.

RAILROAD WATER BEING OFTEN VERY BAD, NOT
A FEW TRAVELERS WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW OF A
CONVENIENT PORTABLE FILTER THAT CAN BE CARRIED
IN THE POCKET OR TRAVELING SATCHEL, AND
SEEMS TO ACT AS A PERFECT CLEANSER. SUCH A
ONE, WHICH IS ALSO CONVENIENT FOR A VARIETY
OF USES, IS DESCRIBED BY POPULAR SCIENCE
NEWS AS FOLLOWS:

FOR FILTERING ORDINARY HYDRANT WATER IT
IS IMMERSED IN A VESSEL CONTAINING THE
WATER, AND ENOUGH SUCTION MADE ON THE
TUBE TO MAKE A SIPHON ACTION, AND, BY ALLOWING
THE VESSEL TO REMAIN UNDER THE
HYDRANT, AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY CAN BE OBTAINED,
THOUGH OF COURSE IN NOT A LARGE
STREAM. IT CAN BE USED BY DROPPING IT IN A
SPRING OR OTHER WATER, AND BY SUCTION A
FAIR DRINKING STREAM CAN BE OBTAINED.
A RATHER WIDE MOUTHED BOTTLE CONTAINING
AN OUNCE OR TWO IS THE BEST. A PIECE OF
GLASS TUBING SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO REACH THE
BOTTOM AND EXTEND TO THE TOP OR ABOVE
ABOUT ONE-HALF AN INCH. A PIECE OF BLACK
RUBBER TUBING SUCH AS IS USED ON NURSING
BOTTLES IS DRAWN OVER THE END AT THE MOUTH
OF THE BOTTLE. ABSORBENT COTTON IS THEN
TIGHTLY PACKED AROUND THE GLASS TUBE,
WHICH RESTS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE.
PACK THE BOTTLE TO THE TOP. IF DESIRED
WHEN ABOUT HALF FULL, A LAYER OF CHARCOAL
CAN BE PUT IN AND THE COTTON PACKING CONTINUED.
A SMALL PACKAGE OF COTTON WILL
LAST A LONG WHILE FOR REPACKING, AS ONLY THE
TOP LAYERS OF COTTON NEED BE REMOVED AND
REPLACED BY NEW FOR A CONSIDERABLE PERIOD.
ABOUT TWO FEET OF RUBBER TUBING IS ALL THAT
IS NECESSARY. THE VARIATIONS THAT CAN BE
MADE ARE OBVIOUS. A MUCH LARGER ONE,
CONTAINING COTTON, GRAVEL AND CHARCOAL, HAS
BEEN IN USE SUCCESSFULLY FOR SEVERAL
MONTHS. IT IS, FIRST OF ALL, CLEAN, FOR WE
CAN SEE WHEN IT BECOMES FOUL: ITS PORTABILITY
IS UNQUESTIONED AND ITS EASE OF RENEWING
IS QUITE APPARENT.