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Analyses of the Mountain Spring
Author: Cheng, Zhe Min

        There are a lot of mountain springs in Taiwan. Most of these mountain springs are very clean. They have many advantages for our life. When there is so water, people in mountains can drink mountain springs. Actually, mountain springs are very important for people who live in mountains, for there is no running water there. That is the main reason why people who live in the mountain will drink mountain springs. As a result, mountain springs are very crucial for our Rui-Feng community as well.

        In Taiwan, we would observe many mountain springs on high mountain areas. There are many kinds of mountain springs. For examples, there are carbon water spring, carbon dioxide sodium spring, salt spring, simple spring, and sulphur spring. However, there’re still some kinds of mountain springs will do harm to our health, and some will not. Consequently, before drinking, we should confirm what kind of mountain springs would be helpful for our health. If we follow the correct step, we won’t drink those mountain springs, which would probably endanger our health.

        Because there is the disinfectant in the running water, if we don’t drink it without boiling it first, our health may be threatened. Compared with the running water, the mountain spring is better for our health, for most of it is unpolluted. Without jeopardizing our health, drinking mountain springs on the contrary could benefit our health. The only defect of it is that the mountain spring may contain a lot of mineral substances or microorganism. In fact, the mountain spring is a kind of very good water, since some mountain springs can be used for curing diseases. Even this, before drinking, one has better to boil it. Although most of the mountain spring will promote our health, there are still some mountain springs will be harmful to our physical condition. If someone observe the mountain spring which he has never seen, it’s better for him not to give it a try.