San Francisco water (1922) (14597158919)

Identifier: sanfrancwat4192581930spri (find matches)
Title: San Francisco water
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Spring Valley Water Company (San Francisco, Calif.)
Subjects: Water-supply
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Spring Valley Water Co.
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant



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The Garden of the Water Surprise in the Alcazar at Seville. The jets were not released until the garden was full of guests, thus providing for everybody an unexpected drenching. That was a form of Moorish humor worthy of the royal jesters who romp through the Arabian Nights. The joke is sometimes played in American gardens, but is not greatly relished. SAN FRANCISCO WATER U
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This little garden of a Spanish gentleman in the famous university town of Salamanca has a lovelyfountain, which, though quite modern, was designed in the best traditions of Old Spain. Water heremust be used thriftily, but that it is used with judgment may be inferred from the sweet profusion of growing things. 14 SAN FRANCISCO WATER July, 1927- fountains dispersed abroad (Continued from page 1) plague. But finallythe fountain Arethusa made intercession withCeres, telling her how unwillingly the earthhad opened for Pluto; and Ceres revokedher curse. Stories like these indicate how profoundlythe Greeks venerated their fountains. Wateris best, sang Pindar in his famous ode, andthe water of rivers, springs, and artificialfountains was personified—nay, deified—bythe early myth-making poets. Greece wasalways a land of song and story, and onecan easily picture the women and childrenclustered at the fountain to fill their pitchers,telling and retelling the lovely legends thathad come dow