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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Notes on Health and Sanitation
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PA C K ETS.
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of th em selv es year a fte r y ear m akes
them very chi ap and the busy house­
h o ld e r Is assu red of splendid resu lts
w ith o u t th e tim e and ¡ro u b le of a n ­
n u al p la n tin g aud the necessary cave
co n n ected th e re w ith .
They may be grown in alm ost any
location w here plants a re w anted,
u n d er tre e s, am ong sh ru b s, along
b o rd e rs, by them selves, in shade or
su n . D u rin g r e e c r t years th e re has
been a g rea tly increasing tendency
to w ard th e m ore general use of these
m a te ria ls, w hich should be iiu n m en d -
ed and encouraged.
OW is th e lim e to begin th e fly
IRST aid p ack ets, in th e p resen t
cam paign.
J u s t because th e
E u ro p ean conflict, as in th e Span-
h o u se fly d isap p eared w ith th e a d ­ | ish-A m eriean
an d
R u sso -Ja p an e se
v en t of cold w eath er, do n o t consider w ars, h av e played a very im p o rta n t
him gone fo r good.
p art.
G erm an physicians w ritin g
M aggots hatch ed la te in th e season from th e fro n t, com m ent very fav o r­
may h ib e rn a te in m a n u re , and th e ably on firs t aid p ack ets wijdh^which
a d u lt fly m ay hide in crevices. All the G erm an so ld iers a r e provided. T he
possible b reeding places, such as man- packets a re fasten ed on th e fro n t of
(C on clud ed N ext W eek .)
n re piles, g arb a g e and refu se dum ps th e coat in stead of being ca rrie d in
an
in
n
e
r
pocket,
as
th
e
F
ren
ch
sol­
S pen d in g your tim e callin g a tte n ­
sh o u ld , t h e n ' re, he elim in ated at all
tim e s of the ea r, w hile a th o ro u g h d iers ca rry th e irs, so th a t th ey a re tion to o th e r people's m istak es is a
quickly
an
d
easily
accessible
to
th
e
b ig g er m istak e than any of th eirs.
house-clean in g and fum ig atio n is as
n ecessary in th e F ail as in the Spring, G erm an b ea rers of th ese packets. T he
U
nited
S
ta
te
s
soldier
c
a
rrie
s
his
fas­
so as to kill th e fly in his hiding
place, w h eth e r crevice, a ttic o r base­ tened to his c a rtrid g e belt o r w aist
m ent. Big flies show a preference b elt, w hich too, is very h andy for
fo r u n d istu rb e d w arm places d u rin g quick use. T he firs t aid packet is
su rp assin g all ex p ectations. One phy­
th e cold w eather.
T he m o re flies sh e lte re d d u rin g th e sician m entioned a typical Instance of
W in te r, th e m o re you will have to p erito n itis in a case of ab d o m in al
s ta r t w ith in th e S pring. D o n 't th in k wound w ith p ro tru sio n of th e liver.
you a re exem pt, fo r no house b r stab le T hese or sim ila r pack ets sh o u ld be
ready a t all tim es In every household. P h o e n i x - like be
is now e n tire ly fre e from flies.
rises front the ash­
D on’t fo rg e t th a t th e com mon
es.
Since the bis
U nder P e n a lty of Disease.
h o u se fly lays over 100 eggs a t a
fire
thou san ds of
S
p
ittin
g
on
sid
tw
a
llts,
stre
e
tc
a
rs
tim e, d u rin g th e lay in g season in the
m e n h a v e K een
w
o
r
k
i n g day and
and
o
th
e
r
public
conveyances
as
well
S p rin g ; th e se eggs h atch in abou t
nigh t rebuilding the
e ig h t h o u rs in to la rv a e (m ag g o ts) as th e flo o rs n o t only is p ro h ib ited V. d i s t> n factories.
an d in a b o u t 10 d ays in to full-fledged by law’, u n d er penalty of fine an d im ­ They are m a k i n g
p riso n m en t, b u t also u n d er p en alty t a l k i n g m achines
flies.
, - d records again.
D on't fail to do y o u r sh a re tow ard of disease.
C onsum ption g erm s left in public
th is g re a t w ork of p re v e n tin g n ea rly
“REAL MUSIC
a ll fo rm s of co n tag io u s and infectiou s • places are alm o st su re to he ca rrie d
AT LAST”
diseas°, viz: d ip h th e ria , sm allpox, on shoes and tra ilin g s k irts into
sc a rle t fever, tu b e rc u lo sis (consum p ­ p riv ate b u ild in g s and hom es; th ey T h i s w a s Thomas
>.
K dison’s first re­
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may
be
ca
rrie
d
by
flies,
blow
n
ab
o
u
t
tio n ) , typhoid fever, all form s of dys­
ark w hen he heard th is »«test. Instru­
en tery and o th e r in te stin a l diseases. f In th e a ir, in d u st and in many o th e r m
A NATION’S H KEAKFAST
! ways sp read w h ere th ey may cause m ent, th at he had spent four years to
B V E R 1W HKIIE IS«.
perfect.
I sickness an d d eath.
I t your d ealer does n o t handle,
W rapped B rea d B e tte r.
ten
d
15c
etam p s fo r reg u la r slse
Xot m any people who have tu b e r-
T he K ansas S tate R oard of H ealth ' cle bacilli (co n su m p tio n germs» in
p ack age by P arcel P o st to
h as recen tly m ade som e in te restin g ’ th e ir m o u th s know It. You may have
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ex p e rim en ts in te stin g b rea d w rapped I them in your own m o u th , hence do
U O i.D R N D A L B . W IS H .
and unw rapped.
T he te sts w ere not en d an g er y o u r fellow iuan by th e
m ade for th e p u rpose of asc e rta in in g vicious au d filthy h a b it of pernicious
th e co rrec tn ess of claim s m ade by expecto ratio n .
b a k e rs th a t the w rapped b rea d did
T h is o n e »ent
n o t keep, sou red sooner, becam e
H ea lth N otes.
m ouldy, lost m o istu re , and finally
o n F ree Trial
W
a
r's
g
rea
test
ally
is
disease.
cost too ntueb. S um m arizing th e re­
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MODEL
Ago, Ulus-
su lts o b tain ed , th e re p o rt says, "W e
P ublic h ea lth is p u rch asab le ' and
ir a t e d
h e re .
In
fo u n d th a t th e loss in w eight for the it is th e best bargain ever offered.
oak or m ahogany,
u n w ra p p ed loaf w as a b o u t tw ice as
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•sa
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g re a t as for the w rapped loaf; the
The key n o te of th e present, cam ­
acid ity (o r sourin g q u a lity ) rem ained paign for public h ealth is ed u cation.
T erm s t . j 0 week.
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a
a
p rac tica lly th e sam e; th e salab ility
More th a n 150 cities in (he U nited
was prolonged to tw ice th e ord in ary
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period.
W rap p in g im proves th e S tate s now have b ac te ria l sta n d a rd s
300
PRICE
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of m ilk.
fla v o r.”
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Table Lamp
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T h e C ancer P ro b lem .
C ancer is one of th e chief causes
of d ea th .
It claim s ab o u t 75,000
lives every y ear in th e U nited S tates.
A t ages over 40 th e disease causes
one d e a fli in eig h t am ong wom en,
an d one d eath in I t am ong men. At
ag es over 40 it is a g re a te r m enace
th a n tu b e rc u lo sis or pneum onia.
Much is know n ab o u t cancer, b u t
th e p re se n t k n o w ledge is not s u ffi­
cien tly utilized. C ancer is not a con ­
s titu tio n a l or blood disease, b u t is a t
firs t a local g ro w th w hich can, at
th a t tim e, b e easily rem oved by
p ro m p t su rg ical o peration.
H ousing F acts.
Som e in te re stin g
fig u re s have
been p re p a re d by Dr. B uchan, th e
M edical O fficer of H ea lth fo r B rad ­
fo rd , E n g la n d . T he d e a th ra te last
v e a r In one and tw o-room ed hom es
w as a b o u t 25 p er 1000, th ree-room ed
h o u ses 20, fo ur-room ed houses 12.4,
an d in houses of m ore th an fo u r
room s only 8.6 p er 1000.
T h u s th e m o rta lity ra te w h ere peo­
p le a re crow ded to g e th e r is th re e
tim e s w hat it is in o th e r places.
“ C ohitooh C old" H ints.
P re v e n tio n is e a sie r th a n cure.
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K eep aw ay from tho se w ho have
colds.
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If you h av e a cold keep away from
o th e rs.
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F re q u e n tly e n te r th e o utside a ir
d u r in g th e day.
a
a
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a
T h ere a re 4,000,000, or four out of
every 100, in th e U nited S tates, who
a re victim s of m orphine, opium or
cocaine.
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a
•
T h e a g g re g ate cost of illness, due
to occu p atio n s a lo ae , in th e United
S ta te s am o u n ts to $772,892,860 and
th is is for th e m ost p a rt p rev en tab le.
a
•
a
Iu New Y ork City it was found
th a t 30 per cen t o f th e ch ild ren liv­
ing w ith tu b e rc u lo u s p a re n ts w ere
also affected w ith th e disease.
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T he people of th e U nited S tate s
and C an ad a spend over $110,000,000
on p a te n t m edicine every year. Most
of th is p aten t m edicine co n tain s n a r­
cotic d ru g s an d m any co n tain alcohol
to develop th e liq u o r h abit.
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Inspection of h o u sin g co n d itio n s
sh o u ld n ev er be neglected by a w ide­
aw ak e h e a lth d e p a rtm e n t; th is sh o u ld
b e done no m a tte r w h at size th e city
is; it is one of th e g re a te st oppor­
tu n itie s a h ea lth o fficer h a s at his
com m and to b rin g b e tte r h ealth to
th e eo m m nnity.
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T h e follow ing is a w arn in g from
B u ffalo , N. Y .: A sta te law should be
passed com pelling p a re n ts to consent
to th e tiso of a n tito a in fo r th e ir ch il­
d ren even th o u g h they d o n 't wish it
used upon th em selv es. If th e c h il­
d ren w ere of age they w ould prob­
ably d em an d it. I f a child com m its
• crim e th e p a re n ts d o n ’t h av e an y ­
th in g t o say ab o u t its p u n ish m en t;
th e c o u rts ta k e charge.
Com pel y o u rself to b ro atb e plenty
©f fresli a ir a t n ig h t.
• • •
C lothe y o u rself properly; lightly
in d o o rs, an d m ore heavily w hen o u t­
doors.
If p ersp irin g d o n 't go in to th e o u t­
sid e air.
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I f m o th e r has a cold »ho should
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in g baby.
selves. Her© th ey a r e likely to re ­
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a
ceive b e tte r c u ltu re an d m o re fer­
E a tin g u te n si’s o r one a fflic te d tiliz e r an d to give co rresp o n d in g ly
w ith a cold should be sterilized be­ la rg e r cro p s of fin er blossom s.
fo re bein g used by a n o th e r m em ber
T h e h ard y p ere n n ials as a class
of th e fam ily.
a re fa r «M ier to m an ag e th a n th e
a n n u a ls an d a r e ch e ap e r and m ore
Avoid d rau g h ts.
n a tu ra l in th e effects th ey give. Once
• •
T w enty-four h o u rs hi bed b re a th ­ p lan ted th ey a re alw ays p lan ted and
in g p u re, fresh a ir is th e best tre a t- In m ost eases need little o r no f u r ­
th e r «are. T h eir ab ility to ta k e ca ie
m e a t for a void.
$6.50
Candle
•
New Y ork City is sen d in g 2,60«,«00
u n its of te ta n u s an tito x in a m onth to
th e w a rrin g n atio n s of E urope.
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V enereal diseases co n stitu te prob­
ably th e m ost Im p o rtan t facto r in th e
d egeneral ion and d epopulation of th e
w o rld ,
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PORTLAND, OREGON
DENTISTRY
Dr. J. H. S te v e n so n , o f th e .Majes­
tic T heater B u ild in g, o f P ortland.
Oregon, w ill u se th is sp a ce for 12
m onths in g iv in g you p la in , m odem ,
up -to-d ate facta r eg a r d in g d e n tis ­
try. E very s ta te m e n t be w ill m ake
can be proven by the t e s t den tal
a u th o rities in th e U n ited S tates.
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