St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-31

toes. turnips. cahbages, musty barrels.
and all manner of disagrecable odorS.
do not forget that they breed disease.
and do not wonder whence the scarlet
fever and measles can come from: but
set to work and root out all the foulne>s
which lies under your feet.
Take the barrels out of doors: wash
them and let them dry: bury in the,
harnyard all dccayimg vegetable mat
ter Look To the pork and the beef
barrels: keep them clean and sweet.
Commence the work III the morning.
when the sun shines warm and bright
remove all the banking. take ont the
windows. throw open the hatchway.
and let the fresh air blow through eV-
cry part. Carry ont every box, barrel
and movable thing. and sweep IN"
bottom thoroughly and not only the
bottom, hut the sides and the r;ifttF>;
DO You think they are clean ne t""l
air. the lighte>t ain. l. settled thtfe'
urcs>iur l., WAY upwards INTO Nour
rooms. and sowing the seeds of dup
th,rca and typhoid pneumonia aud tc-
lcr> of all kinds. 80 take thick
broom and scrub down every part give
tI,, sides Il similar treatment. and clean
the whole cellar Thoroughly: do not
leave one >prouting potato or onion: all
the vegetables are better in the barn
than in the cellar now. To he sure. it
i not easy work: hut neither i it easy
to watch 10y the sick he'd. to sec 0lu
loved ones suffer. to have no rest night
or daV. and finally to robe them for the
crave.
Science teaches H. that we SOW the
seeds of epidemic teverS-Sow them ig
uoIHmtlN. and then sweep over th. tie
>trUCtium that eu~IIcS. and call il God :
doing, When the Prince of Wales lay
ut the point OF death, Il few months ago,
/ It WAS aSceltained that his disease was
contracted from sleeping il an elegant
apartment. poisoned with mrphitic aiI
issuing from IL di>uscd drain. His Youth
and the good nursing lr received, join
cd 10 the prayers of his family ana III,
nation. saved his life his valet. howe n
ca. lost his. and Lord Chesterfield WAS
also Il victim to the disease. la high
and low places. mCpiltlr gases >ihc"d
diseases. aud the flesh ~hriuk> and with
cr> under their fierce, hanrful fires.
Make WhitrWaSh with one peek al
mn>lackcd lime and hollin" water
enough To thin it add To- it tuIu pounds
al r"ppcr;,> and three pint "f lt"uu
starch make il thin enough to spread
we'll. and yellow with the c"pprra~
. Wash every raft"I. stone. and crack "I
/ crcEIcc at the sides or overhead. and
sec how sweet the place will hcc"utc.
and what Il Scampcrim" of mice and rat
| will follow. Throw hits of c"rpcri~ il
the corners. lay them on the shelves.
and purify every pant of the ccllal witt
this cheap di>iuiectdnt. which i ais
diSaglrrahlc 20 the rndcutia.
Don't hesitate tn 1t" this hccall>,
yuur own health and The health al NnIIl
" tc aud children dclrud upon it. \
family living over - t"ul cellar j. Nor,
liable 10 lc afflicted with illness than /.
city family living in Il tenement hGild
Ing. With plenty of pure ali. Water,
and exercise. farmers ought 1" keep III,
evil imp. disease. from then midst hur
tui!l cellars. iron stoves, small sleeping
rooms. are, fast making country villa
gc> IL unhealthy a. the crow deed city
. DlpthCrca has been more fatal III the
country than in the city. kmuW ~
one family where it carried Ia the gray,
. five of the members in less than tul
/ weeks: and in another family. four died
in three weeks. The attending phN 81
elan traced the disease t" foul drains,
but the parents >cntlcd at the idea. aud
/ bitterly h"Wailcd the severe stroke re-
ccivrd from thr hi, me hand. lgn"l-
ancc of sanitary laNS iiIle our grave
yards. amj this Summer death will hc Il
successful reaper if farmers forget that
perfect cleanliness in their cellars and
naru~ j. essential tn the lives of thcil
families. s. o. j. in CoHnt,p GcnHc-
man.