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y'ityw -. 10 The Commoner. VOLUME 12, NUMBER 58 , - F I v I' ff tt V. i ; f w l Beacon JIMJB' Burner THEE FITS YOUR OLD LAMP. 1100 Candle Pewar Ineanaeaeent pure ivulte light from (kerouono) coal loll. Beats either gas or electricity. COSTS ONLY 1 CENT FOR 6 HOURS I Wo want oiio person In each locality to I whom rro can rofor now custornern. ITake adranUfie ot our Special Ofir to Inccuroa Deacon DnrnerPHKC. Write today. AOENT8 WANTED. HOME SUPPLY CO., 75 BomeBldg., Kansas City, Me. CURED TOSTAYOURED No relapse. No return of choking bpoIIr or othor mmmmmmmmnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm aStnlnlltlO ByinptOtllR, Whetzol nytttotn of treatment approved bi best 11.8. mod loal authorities aRtho on lynyHtom known to pertna- SMfiFBEE TEST TREftTHENT aisonno. i m i ' lnolu(Un inedlolnoH.proparod foranyonoRlvinjfa fall dosorlntlonof thooa.iu and nn(llnfr nam of 'i asthma, tlo Buftoron.. Addrem FRANK WHETZEL, M. D. 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It's well worth your time whether you try my Appli ance or not. J7IUSE1 INFORMATION COUPON G. E. Brooks, 173D State Street. Marshall, Mich.' ' Please send me by mail in plain wrapper your illustrated book and full information about ydur Appli ance for the, cure of rupture. Namo Address , City Stato. CONSERVATION OF RURAL HEALTH (Continued from Pago 7.) members of tho family. It is that all wet clothing should bo replaced with dry garments as soon as. pos sible after the person comes indoors or is permitted to rest. It is gener ally agreed that wet clothing rarely hurts any one so long as he is actually- moving about. Exposure result's mainly from quick changes in weather. If the government weather reports had a more general . distribution in the homes and schools theso changes would bo known in time for use, and would be of value in so far as-;they are correct. Such information might be used more generally to enable the children to suitably prepare . for school and for the use of persons preparing for trips away from home. It is believed that most cases of harmful exposure are due to freaks of weather and to thoughtlessness, rather than to deliberate imposition. An examnle easv to classifv wns brought to our notice last winter. It was in the northern prtrt of the state, where a father and his son were in attendance at a farmers' in stitute and corn show. They bought a valuable pigeon to the show. It was the proud possession of tho father. Of course, this pigeon, with, its beautiful and symmetrically de veloped leg feathers, won the prize here as it had at other places. The day was stormy; the pigeon was kept indoors and not allowed to grow cold. The boy, whose shoe soles were worn .through, .exposing his feet lb the cold and ground,, was oatrsed xt6 drive seven Or eight miles "through the blizzard Xo his home. Happily he did not freeze. The rugged person can and BhoUl'd stand more or less hardship and ex posure if necessary. There .is.'a ten dency, however, to overdo the mat ter perhaps in both directions one in overanxiety and the other by ne glect. SANITARY HOMES Country homes vary greatly in their healthfulness between those that are sanitary and those that are extremely unhealthful. The nlrinr houses were, with few exceptions, Dune according to custom and for' size, without much concern for the health of the occupants. Tlie, newe,r houses evidence a marked change for the betterment of rural life. The latest advance ,in this line is an at tempt to plan for each agricultural district in the state such types of houses as will most nearly suit the various nOeds. The houses are to be sanitary or as nearly so as seems practicable. Due regard is triven to size and cost, to the number, size, and arrangement of rooms, and to ventilation, heating, illumination, water supply for drinking and bath ing, sewage and earbaee diannani The house is properly located in re lation to drainage, groves, outbuild ings and lots, the object beiner to nro- vide sunshine, protection against winds and dampness, and to avoid the otiors from stable and family sewage. Furthermore, the barns, sheds, and lots are grouped in a way that saves time and labor in feeding and in doing other work. It is plain, therefore, that health and labor con ditions are coming to receive more thought in planning new homes than to do mere art and so-called beauty. Tht first thing to do in making a new nome is to plan it in all its parts. The second is. to keep it clean. A clean liome, well planned, Is an in viting place. A dirty home with its darkness, dust, odors, and grease covered cupboards, is not home at all. It needs "fumigation, air, sun shine, hot water (boiling), soap, and scrubbing. Every house, whether pdorlyor well planned as to archi tecture, should be kept clean by daily attention, and systematic cleaning. The clean homo is necessary for public health, and rural communities should demand it of the few delin quents, even by law and inspection if necessary. Some houses, so called, are dark, damp, and gloomy. They cause sickness, crime and death. A real rural house is clean, light, and cheery. It causes health and pur poseful life. Garbage is principally waste food, usually in the form of scraps. In cluded therewith may be trash and ashes, which should be disposed of in separate places. In no case should tho garbage be .thrown indiscrimi nately from the kitchen door onto the back yard, there to decay. The better way is to place it in covered cans, the accumulation to be carried to the' pigs at regular times. The garbage disposal may include some kitchen waters and most of the slops. The pig pen should not be too close to the house for reasons known to all. Sewage Includes wash water, -animal manure, sputum, and the bowel and urinary discharges of people. Animal manure Is a nuisance be cause of Its odors, and in making breeding places for flies. Appar ently there is no good reason for storing the manure in piles at stables and barns. Sputum is not usually given much thought in the average house unless it is from an Infected person; it is then burned or should be. The habit of chewing- and spit ting on the part of men and hoys does not add to "the cleanness of the home. Bowel and urine eliminations are made at chance places about the farmstead, at the barn, in privies, enclosed closets,, -or fn vessels in the house. Such elimination should be at as nearly regular periods frojn every person as. possible. Lack, of ' regard for this- simple rule, of hygiene, which is better than cathar tics, leads to baddisodors. Human excreta' should not he allowed to stand uncovered in the, house. The safest way to dispose of the fecal matter from an infected person is to either disinfect It with chemicals or burn it. ptherwise its germs may be scattered by flies. About ninety per cent of our rural homes have privies or cesspools, and these are nearly all unsanitary, a very good way is to so place cans in the privy that they may be re moved and the matter taken there from and either disinfected and spread upon the ground, or, if not disinfected, buried in a safe place. Flies must be kept out of the privy for reasons yet to be given. The excreta of most country pri vies is freely exposed to flies. The flies move between privies, the dining-room, kitchen, and the bed-room without much hindrance, at places. Such a' situation is very dangerous because of the fact that flies deal principally in decaying matter, their feet being adapted for the carrying of such filth, including germs. In this way eliminations from the human body are carried to foods and consequently are eaten therewith. Tho fly is exceedingly dangerous in infected districts, where the excreta from tubercular patients, in the form of sputum, and of bowel discharge from typhoid patients, are not burned, treated by chemical disin fectants, or covered. From such places germs by the millions may be carried to the pantry or kitchen un less the food is shielded by cover or screen. The principal thing that assists y In checking the spread of disease by flies in Nebraska Is a lack of infection. It is evident that flies should be- shut out of-rural homes. 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