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Water
The most useful chemicals for purifying water for soldiers in Cairo or on the field are Alum Permanganate of Potash & the acid sulphate of Soda.
Alum 1 Teaspoonful to a bucket
Permanganate of Potash added to water to make it pink – also has mild actions on germs – Cholera germs are most readily killed by this – Gives no taste to water – harmless though pink.
Acid Sulphate of Soda – is generally supplied in tablet form that is Sulphuric Acid – sweetened with saxine & flavoured with oil of lemon – 1 Tablet to a water bottle – Thursday & Friday
& had a good feed. Had a lovely rest, I was too tired to look at the Hay even – Altho we never had things fixed up till 10.30 pm, it was then just getting dark. Nearly every – Town we passed, boasts of a Cathedral & some are very imposing – I was speaking to the Catholic Priest or Padre & he said we are 12 miles from nearest point firing line Ypres the guns can distinctly be heard – dozens of aeroplanes going overhead. We were disappointed at not going thro Paris – Bologne is a huge City & overlooking the wild English Channel Also came thro Amiens, the Germans were in possession a short while back.