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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION 13 Notes on Health and Sanitation GET KID OV FLIES. NOW Is the time to begin the fly campaign. Just because the house fly disappeared with the ad Teut of cold leather, do not consider klin .gone for good. Maggots hatched late In the season may hibernate in manure, and the adult fly may hide in crevices. All possible breeding places, such as man ure piles, garbage and refuse dumps should, therefore, be eliminated at all times of the year, while a thorough house-cleaning and fumigation is as necessary In the Fall as in the Spring, so as to kill the fly In his hiding place, whether crevice, attic or base ment. Big flies show a preference for undisturbed warm places during the cold weather. The more files sheltered during the Winter, the more you will have to start with in the Spring. Don't think you are exempt, for no house or stable Is now entirely free from flies. Don't forget that the common house, fly lays over 100 eggs at a time, during the laying season In the Spring; these eggs hatch in about eight hours into larvae ( maggots) and In about 10 days into full-fledged files. Don't fall to do your share toward this ereaf U'nrb nf nrevemline uearlv all forms of contagious and Infectious) dieas, vii: diphtheria, smallpox, scarlet fever, tuberculosis (consuinp- ton), typhoid fever, all forms of dys-( ?ntery and other intestinal diseases. Wrapped Bread Hotter. The Kansas Slate Board of Health has recently made some interesting experiments-Ill testing bread wrapped and unwrapped. The te3ta were made for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of claims made by bakers that the wrapped bread did not keep, soured sooner, became mouldy, lost moisture, and finally cost too much. Summarizing the re sults obtained, the report sas, "We found that the loss in weight for the unwrapped lonf was about twice as great as for the wrapped loaf; the acidity (or souring quallty remained practically the same; the salablliiy was prolonged to twice the ordinary period. Wrapping improves the flavor." Tlio Cancer Problem. Cancer Is one of the chief causes of death. It. claims about 75,000 lives every year in the United States. At ages over 40 the disease causae one death in eight among women, and one death In 14 among men. At ages over 40 it is a greater menace than tuberculosis or pneumonia. Much Is known about cancer, but, the present knowledge is not suffi ciently utilized. Cancer Is not a con stitutional or blood disease, but is at first a local growth which enn, at that time, be easily removed by! prompt Biirgical operation. HotiftiiiK Facts. Some Interesting figures have been prepared by Dr. Buchnn, the Medical Officer of Health for Brad ford, England. The death rato last year in one and two-roomed homes was about 25 per 1000, three-roomed houses 20, four-roomed houses 12. 4. and In houses of more than four rooms only 8.6 per 1000. Thus the mortality rate where peo ple are crowded together is throe times what it Is In other places. "Common Cold" Hints. Prevention Is easier than cure. Keep away from those who have colds. If you havo a cold keep away from others. , Frequently enter the outside, air during the day. Compel yourself to breRthe plenty of fresh air at night. Clothe yourself properly; lightly indoors, and more heavily when out doors. .... It perspiring don t go into the out side air. If mother has a cold she should cover her nose and mouth when nurs ing baby. pinir utensils of one afflicted with a cold should be sterilized be fore being used by another member of the family. Avoid draughts. Tweniy-fnur hours in bod breath ing pure, fresh air is the best treat ment for a cold. FIRST-AID PACKETS. FIRST aid packets, in the present European conflict, as In the Spanish-American and Kusso-Japanese wars, have played a very Important part. German' physicians writing from the front, comment very favor ably on first aid packets with which the German soldiers are provided. The packets are fastened on the front of the coat instead of being carried In au inner pocket, as the French sol diers carry theirs, so that they are quickly and easily accessible to the ikrman bearers of these packets. The United States soldier carries his fas tened to his cartridge belt or walet belt, which too, Is very handy for quick use. The first aid packet is surpassing all expectations. One phy sician mentioned a typical Instance of peritonitis In a case of abdominal wound with protrusion of the liver. These or similar packets should be ready at all times In every household. Under Penalty of Disease. Spitting on sidewalks, streetcars and other public conveyances as well as the floors not only Is prohibited by law, under penalty of fine and im prisonment, but also under penalty of disease. Consumption cerms left in public places are almost sure to be carried on shoes and trailing skirts Into private buildings and homes; they may be carried by flies, blown about in the air, In dust and In many other ways spread where they may cause sickness and death. Not many people who have tuber cle bacilli (consumption germs! In their mouths know It. ou may have them in your own mouth, hence do not. endanger your fellowraan by the vicious and filthy habit of pernicious expectoration. Health Xotes. War's greatest ally is disease. Public health is purchasable and it Is the best bargain ever offered. The kcynolc of the present oam palgn for public health is education. More than 150 cities in the United States now have bacterial standards of milk. New York City is sending 2,000,000 units of tetanus antitoxin a month to the warring nations of Europe. Venereal diweases constitute prob ably the most important factor in the degeneration and depopulation of the world. There are 4,000,000, or four out of evefy 100, In the United States, who are victims of morphine, opium on cocaine. The aggregate cost of illness, due to occupations alone, in the United States amounts to ?772,S92,860 and this Is for the most part preventable. In New York City It was found that 30 per cent of the children liv ing with tuberculous parents were also affected with the disease. The people of the United States and Canada spend over $110,000,000 on patent medicine every year. Most of this patent medicine contains nar cotic drugs and many contain alcohol to develop the liquor habit. Inspection of housing conditions should never be neglected by a wide awake health department; this should be done no matter what siie the city Is; it Is one of the greatest oppor tunities a health officer has at his command to bring better health to the community. The following is a warning from Buffalo, N. Y.; A state law should he passed compelling parents to consent to the use of antitoxin for their chil dren even though thy doat wish It used upon themselves. If the chil dren were of age they would prob ably demand it. If a child commits a crime the parents non t nave any thing to say about Its punishment; the courts take charge. Planning for Home Garden fOratlnued Front Pag .) selves. Here they are likely to re ceive better culture and more fer tiliser and to correspondingly larger crops of finer blossoms. the hardy perennials as a class arc far easier to manage than the annuals and are cheaper and more natural In the effects they Rive. Once planted they are always planted and in most cases need little or no fur ther care. Their ability to take $ re of themselves year after year makes them very cheap and the busy house holder Is assured of splendid results without the time and trouble of an nual planting and the necessary care connected therewith. They may be grown in almost any location where plants are wanted, under trees, among shrubs, along borders, by themselves, in shade or sun. During recent years there has been a greatly Increasing tendency toward the more general use of these materials, which should be commend ed and encouraged. . (Concluded Jext eek.) Spending your time calling atten tion to other people's mistakes is a bigger mistake than any of theirs. EDISON A MARVEL r h e n i - like h rises from the sn es. Since the blc fire thousands of men have fceen wo r kins day and night rebuilding the Edison factories. They are making talking machines and records again. "REAL MUSIC AT LAST" This was Thomas A. 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