uuruK l AK til U DISINFECTING Spring-Cleaning
ArlER OUTBREAK OF DISEASE
Practice Not Entirely Appreciated by Stockman and Farmer
A Here la Also Lack of Information Concerning
Practical and Economical Methods of
.Procedure of Cleaning.
(By GEORGE W. POPE.)
! It has been found that the average
stockman and farmer does not real
ize the importance of thoroughly dis
infecting his premises following an
outbreak of contagious disease. There
1" apparently a widespread lack of
Information regarding the germicidal
Power of various substances, com
monly termed disinfectants. There Is
also a lack of knowledge concerning
practical and economical methods of
proceeding with the work of disinfec
tion. Moreover, the reappearance of
a contagious disease on premises from
which It was believed to have been
eradicated may frequently be traced
to careless or Imperfect work In con
nection with the cleaning and disin
fection of the place.
' It Is but natural to acknowledge the
presence of only such objects as can
le seen with the unaided eye. Sci
ence, however, by means of the high
power microscope, has clearly proved
the existence of numerous minute ani
mal and vegetable organisms and it
Is a matter of common knowledge
that many of these organisms fre
quently And their way Into the ani
mal body and produce disease. It is
also well known that these germs
vary in form and other characteristics
and that for each disease of an in
fectious nature there Is a specific
germ.
If these germs could be confined to
the animal body and die with It there
would be no such thing as an infec
tious disease. Unfortunately, how
ever, they are thrown off by the ani
mal through the excretions and He In
the earth, In the litter of stables, up
on the floor and walls, and In cracks
and crevices. Here they may remain
and maintain their virulence for an
indefinite period, ready at any time to
be gathered up by an animal In its
feed or to be blown about In dust and
drawn Into the lungs.
The work of disinfection Is based
upon our recognition of the presence
of disease germs, and disinfection
means the act of destroying the
cause of the Infection. In other words,
disinfection Is a removal of the cause,
and it will be clear to any practical
man that In dealing with disease any
effort which stops short of a com
plete removal of the cause is most
unwise and unprofitable. To those un-
Such drugs are known aa dlsln
fectants, and, fortunately, we have at
hand a number that possess the pow
er of destroying bacteria.
Blchlorld of mercury also known at
corrosive sublimate and mercuric
chlorid, chlorld of lime, formalde
hyde, carbolic acid, crude carbolic
acid, cresol, and compound solution ol
cresol, are such drugs. They have
only to be brought In contact with
the bacteria in order to destroy them.
Before either of the above ar
used, however, the farmer should
study their peculiar characteristics
and use the one best suited to hli
purpose. Violent poison should not
be used unless the user of the dis
infectant is familiar with it and its
results.
In the practical work of disinfec
tion there are three essentials:
1. A preparation of the building
that will facilitate reaching organisms
of disease.
2. A disinfectant which upon con
tact can be depended upon to destroy
such organisms.
3. A method of annlvine the dl
I lnfectant that will assure the most
thorough contact with the bacteria.
Applying Disinfectant
accustomed to the work, disinfection
may seem a most complicated proc
ess. Any approved method, however,
Is comparatively simple when carried
out carefully, although like many
another procedure it Is one In which
attention to details counts for much.
It is important to bear in mind that
the causative agents of many -diseases
are extremely small and may
remain for an indefinite time In dust,
cracks, and crevices of buildings, so
that efforts aiming at the eradication
of disease from contaminated prem
ises must be thorough in order to be
effective.
In the work of disinfection nature
has provided man with a most valu
able ally sunlight. It is well known
that the direct rays of the sun are
destructive to many forms of bac
teria, in some cases destroying them
and In others lessening their Influ
ence. Thus the Importance of well
lighted stables is evident, The dark
and sunless building will be a favor
able breeding place for bacteria, and
the structure which admits the great
est amount of sunlight will be the
least favorable for their development
Again, heat will destroy the bacteria
of disease. By this is not meant the
ordinary heat of the sun, but heat as
developed In boiling water or In
flame. It is upon this principle that
' the surgeon before operating renders
his Instruments free from the possi
ble presence of bacteria by boiling,
and It is heat which renders a jet of
live steam destructive to bacteria.
Sunlight, however, cannot be consid
ered more than an accessory In the
destruction of bacteria, while the ap
plication of heat In the form of steam
or flame la seldom possible. The re
sult Is that in the practical work of
disinfection we - are dependent upon
certain drugs, whloh have power to
destroy the organisms of disease.
INCREASING THE
YIELD OF GRASS
Amons Four Chief Essentials are
Smooth Surface, Prepara
tion, Good Seed and
Fertility.
(By R. B. RUSHING.)
Farmers who content themselves
with two tons or less cannot under
stand how yields of three or four tons
even more are obtained. There are,
however, four chief essentials; a
smooth surface, with even, steady
grade, thorough preparation of the
soil, and abundance of good, healthy
seed and plenty of fertility and to
which might be added the proper
amount of moisture.
Where land is stumpy or rocky, it
may be considerable expense to re
move them, but to obtain the greatest
amount of grass It must be done. The
rocks must either be sunk or hauled
away and the surface smoothed so as
to give a gentle grade. A little de
pression where the water can stand
may cause a patch of grahss to die
out and a few patches will kill a
hundred pounds of hay.
After this thorough grading the
land Is thoroughly fitted. This does
not mean just plowed and harrowed
In the ordinary way. I prefer the use
of a cut-away disc, which does the
work just the opposite to the turning
plow.
The continued working of the soil
with the cut-away clears the soil of
foul stuff and gives the new seeding
a chance. The soil should be worked
over with the cut-away and the
smoothing harrow many times, not
all at once, but continued throueh
July and August In this way, when
ready to seed the soil Is certainly as
One as an ash heap.
The seed then should be put on
carefully and accurately, so as to have
every square inch of surface covered,
thus having two blades of grass where
one formerly was.
, The question frequently asked Is:
Why Is this large amount of potash
necessary? ' No one who has ever
used fertilizers on grass need be told
that nitrogen gives the grass a rich,
green color, and makes it grow very
rapidly. -.
Care oil the Brooder.
Brush out the brooders every othe
day, changing the - material used In
floor covering. This may be of bran,
sand, sawdust or paper, but must be
dry. Damp bedding induces disease
every time. When it Is necessary to
wash the brooder choose a warm. mm.
ny day, so that the chicks will not need
it, and 1- can be thoroughly dried be
fore returning them at night If these
conditions cannot be compiled with a
temporary brooder may be used for the
day by means of a box and one or
tWO jugs Of hot water Well wrnrmarl
in flannel, the latter serving the double
purpose of holding in the heat and
preventing a chick being crowded up
and burnt.
Drinking Vessels.'
A good way to prevent hens from
overturning their drinking vessels Is
to punch a hole In the side near the
top of a tin pall or old tomato can
and hang It up on a nail driven into the
woodwork of the chicken house, about
lx Inches from the ground. Be sure
there are no sharp edges to the can
or that the head of the nail does not
protrude more than half an inch.
The Human System Needs It
Mrs. M. Morgan. 411 4th Ave., E..
Bralnerd, Minn., writes: "I take from
one to two bottles of Hood's Sarsapa
rllla In the spring to purify the blood
just as regularly as I do my house
cleaning, and go around light-footed
and light-hearted. I believe It is the
best blood purifier known."
Hood's Sarsa par 111a so combines the
curative principles of roots, barks and
herbs as to raise them to their highest
efficiency; hence Its unequaled cures.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
tablets called Sarsatabs.
Took an Unfair Advantage.
Doctor Graham, a widely known
physician In London, once conceived
the plan of burying; persons up to
their necks In the earth and leaving
them there for some hours as a cure
for some diseases. George Dyer, it 1b
said, in despair of anyone listening tc
him read his own Doetry. took ndvnn.
tage of the situation of Doctor Gra.
ham's patients and read to them all
the while they were stuck In th
earth.
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DAISY FLY
Importance of Physiognomy.
"Do you believe a man with a reced
ing chin is likely to get along as well
in tnis world as a man with a chin
that projects?" "It all depends UDon
tircumstances. If the man with the.
weeding chin is a son of the presi
dent of the company and the man with
the chin that projects Is merely work
ing his way up from the bottom I
should be Inclined to feel that physiog
nomy would not be of vast Importance."
EVERYBODYDOING IT!
TAKING
Hostetter's Stomach
For all troubles of the di
gestive organs Biliousness,
Constipation, Headaches and
to drive out the blues.
60 YEARS DOING IT
Competition.'
"Royalty has its difficulties," re
marked the Lord High Keeper of the
Buttonhook. "Yes," replied the un
easy monarch. "It has gotten so that
a court function finds it hard to com
pete with the scenery and costumm
of a big musicnl show."
Fundamental Truth.
A thing that Is morally right can
aever be economically wrong.
EYE
ACHES I
Reality Would Be Different
"De hymn goes dat you wants tei
be a angel, but ef you had wings
right now you'd hire yo'se'f out as a
curiosity In a sideshow." Atlanta
Constitution.
Eecret Revealed bv Face.
If you want to get at the real
strength and character of a person's
face, study the right side of It the
ugly side, as portrait painters some
times call It There you will find the
lines bold and harsh, with every de
fect accentuated. On the left side,
however, everything is softened down,
and the face is at its best. Whenever
you suspect a man of trickery or de
ceitand this rule applies equally to
the fair sex stand on hlB right and
watch his expression closely.
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Well-Ordered Life.
To do with as few things as we can,
and, as far as we can, to see to it that
these things are the work of freemen
and not of slaves; these two seem to
me to be the main duties to be fulfilled
by those who wish to live at once free
and refined, serviceable to others, and
pleasant to themselves. William Mor
ris. Red Cross Ball Blue srlves double value for your
money, goes twice as far as any other. Ask ybur
grocer.
Lifelong Eccentric Dresser.
An old man who recently passed
away in Whlttlnsvllle, Wash., during
all the 88 years of his life had never
worn stockings because he hated the
feeling of them; nor had be worn any
thing but a straw hat, summer and
winter alike, to keep, as be expressed
it, rain and snow from going down his
neck.
Windfall In Old Hat
There is something more than a Joke)
In inheriting an old hat from an uncle.
For the recent Mardl-Gras fete, in
Paris, a motor bus driver, wishing to
"dress up," borrowed from a restaur
ant keeper an old battered "top" hat,
Inherited from a deceased uncle. Dur
ing the festivities, the wearer, In at
tempting to adjust his wig, knocked
off the hat, and to his astonishment
out fell nine 100 franc notes ($180).
He hastened to put this unexpected
be'quest into the cafe keeper's
hands.
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Persian Lamb Skins.
The trade In Persian lamb or astra
khan skins centers In Turkestan, and
the traders of that country have the
entire monopoly of It. They pasture
the ewe lambs In immense flocks, and
it has been found useless to try to ac
custom these animals to any consid
erable change of climate. If they
survive elsewhere, the skin under
goes degeneration and the fur conse
quently becomes less valuable. Har
per's Weekly.
Mothers will find Mrs. Winnings Sonthtna
Syrup tho best remedy to use for their eUlldre j
luring f-.e teethlug period.
Shibboleth.
Shibboleth, now taken as meaning
the watchword or slogan of a particu
lar sect or party, had Its origin in
the Incident recorded In Judges 8:1-16,
wherein the word shibboleth was used
as a test by the Gileadites to detect
their foes, the Ephraimites. The
Ephraimltes were unable to pro
nounce the combination sh, and when
put to the test called the word "Hih.
boleth," thus betraylnir their breedJ
. . - '
ana giving away their case.
Be thriftv on llHlo thlnmt ItVo killing nm. -
copt water for bluing. Ank for KedCross Bull
Blue, the extra good value blue.
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Ifs the most de
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Drink you ever tasted
and the most wholesome and
invigorating. You cannot but
like its rich "grainy" flavor and
spicy aroma. Ask your grocer tor
Three G's
(GOLDEN GRAIN CRANULES)
If he hasn't got It he will get It for
you. It's good for you 3 timet a day.
And remember that there
is no substitute for 3 G's.
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best remedy for Kidnevs. Liver and nowrela.
Eradicates Pimples, Eruptions snd Disorders
of the Skin. Purifies the niood and gives
Tone, Strength and Vigor to the fcntlre system.
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'Hard.' , . '
When you lave aotMng to say It ta
bard to keep people from consider
ing it foolish if you say it
Not to Be Driven Away.
A little city miss was visiting In
the country and strayed out Into the
field one day where there were a few
lambs. Exasperated by the incessant
bleating of one of the lambs, she
stamped her foot and said: "You can
tell your ma-a and your pa-a and your
family; I've got as much right hert
as you, and I'm , going to stay
there I "Delineator.
WOMAN SICK
TWELVE YEARS
Wants Other Women to Know
How She Was Finally
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Louisiana, Mo.: "I think a woman
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1 A I - ,
Known to uiepuDiicv
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and was getting worse all the time. 1
would hardly get over one spell when I
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said I might die at one of those times,
but I took Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta
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Your valuable medicine is worth more
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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