, 1873-07-21
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.
The Onerous Duties Of the
Housekeeper.
Necessity OF Observation-Disclosures OF
Damp, Mouldy Cellars.
Living Outside Of the Scavengcred Dis
trict-..N0w Stn1I tho 0flal De
Disposed Of?

Disposed OF!
With tho possibility before ,ls that that tcrri-
bio scourge, tho cholera, may visit uB, 1t has
visited other cities, how onerous become tho
duties Of tho houBokecpor. Upon tho ohntela1no
of u household devolves zach especial procau-
xion TINT can DO usod to proyont TINT very un
pleasant guest from making us a fatal visit.
, That oleanlinoss which IL allied to godlineBs
H., Of course, tho first consideration and that
all parts Of tho promiaos over which abe proaides
shall DO puro, swoot, and hoaithy, 1t is my lady's
bounden duty to sec eifectuallY obtained. This,
Nvhoro the drainage iB perfect, tho sewage In
thorough repair, and wntor III abundance,
is no worry difficult matter. It will re-
Huiro certain nlnount Of watehfuuess to
prevent servants from allowing food to sour, or
Keeping 1t iii paiitries or atororooms after it has
,bocomo 80; but, II this duty is thoroughly dis
charged, and tho scavongora attend to their part
of tho work, thero is litt1o danger. Especially
il all tho hidden cornora prled into, the house
Bwo2t and garniehed, and mado roady for tho
bridegroom, or any othor moro desirable guest,
Then TINT "Wamsoring Jow" who trails Doath
bohin1 hin, will hardly cntor in.
hut
we do not all live in Boworcd streets; the scaven
gor docs not visit every house; and tho DWELL
ings are not all dry aud sweet; and this not
two milea from tho City Hull, and by no means
out Of tho city limits. Arc wo, therefore, to
heed tho admonition to "Eat, drink, aud
ibe merry, for tomorrow yo shall Buroly dle"2
May We indulge in unripe fruit and tho cooling
cucumber without hesitation, because NO arc
forcordained to destruction? II that wandoror
of nearly nineteen centuries is to bring his nc
cursed foot to orr doors aro re meokly to invite
.hin IN, bcoauso VIC live in city that, for very
wot one, il ma!igned as being 7ory thirsty ono,
End ths moisture OF which no must, at any ratio,
admit?
Take, for instance, person living
IN COTTAGE
which il fair to tho view outwardly, but inwardly
is snare and dolusion. The air blows sweetly
md balnlily when they arc not engaged In their
deliciously -odorous employment at bridgeport.
Then no oannot say that
The sweet south wind cones over tho rye,
And bronks ou tho lnttice-baFs.
It is not sweet, quito othorwiso. But the wind
does not always blow from tho south, aud thoy
nre, perhaps, not always perfuming Chicago
from that direction. Tho breezo then doos
occasionally blow softly, nweotly, and balmily.
There is abundant water In the house a bath
room; peripatotio range, which you own and
wish you didn't; gas-pipos, possibly fixtures,
which
YOU MAY LOOK Ar
and burn tho inexpensive, internal machine
yclept keroHone-lamp. It il such d comfort to
look at those gas-pipcs, but somehow they aro
not provocative OF peculiarly pious remarkB.
Uowevor, they arc thoro, aud indicate poBsi-
biity in somo dim and distant future, when
row, "The light Of other days has
faded" Farewell, kerosene! you were cheap,
nasty, and dangerous. There aro other modern
improvements, quite unavailable because the
streets are not scWercl, and you finl your cot
tago is not perfect. Dryness il considered as
wartlor-oT Of tho encroachmontH Of that wan-
derlng apo1tate, and ia dwelt on with much O. en-
80 down cellar. Hall Of 1t il boarded over, and
tho other hntf ia a
DAMP, Notwithstanding Doa.
It would hayo cost too much to have boarded
Or como material that would haso produced that
uluch-dcsirsd drynesa. Tho extra expenso
would have latractel somewhat FROM the owil-
ers percentage on his investment. Meau-
tho floors, inlects Tho Atmosphere, aud
house, NOT Tor tic bridegroom, but for lie gou-
tlcman who proverbially tahcshis equestrian OK
orciae Oh pale horse. His intimate friend and
herald is that same Wandering Jow. Walk in,
pedestrian Of agcs. We arc prepared for you.
We have done our best to entertain you Bnita~
bly,. We have bllildcd our houses OIL a bog, aud
ne have not excluded the dampness. We will
close ihem for day, and you shall SEQ. Smell
ed you ever d moro delicious,
pASK, cluRCN-YARDY oDoR
than that 4? Docs il uot remind you Of old
vaults and rotting bones And, apropoB Of
those, what We luye not done ourselves has boon
Fr-H 1Nu kV>Fx In ia
limita. Tho stroet iH well built up With small
houses and cottngas People 1ve here. They
eat and drink like other mortals who dwell In
grandcr houseB, Oh avenues noticeable as being
table III thoir shirt-sleovcs, and they dino na
fashonably late US their moro prosperous fol-
low-citixena. They aro MI fait III soup, and ara
not unacquninted with finger-bowls, not ,niBtak-
ing them for novsl sort Of 1ononado:glass, or
possible receptacle for weak cholera anti
dote, in which eBsefce Of peppermint IL the
THE TEMEN1TY TO LIVE.
It is quite probable that they have no right to
do 80 but, notwithstanding that fact, they con-
tlnue to cumbor tho earth. As before remarked,
thoy eat, possibly to prolong that Same mperti-
nent existence, while it may bo that somo OF
them live to indulge their appetitos. Which,
ever may be the caBc. she who caters to thoir
food she preparea. Sho learns that potatoes
lave m outer skin that is not edible; that, il
her fanily liko to indulge iu tint sanitary oscu-
1ont known al the fragrant onion, it also has
IN extra covering to be removed with tears that
string-beana are bound together with cord that
ia especially unpleasant If allowed to romain
aftor they arc cooked; corn has huska beets
and turnips require paring; cotres leaves q
taste}ess quantity Of grounds; and ten III the
result Of an Infusion Of leaves which arc not
particularly useful after tho beverage iH made.
Meat is usually attached to bones. while fruit liz
moro or loss bruised and requires careful as-
sorting. by tho close Of the day
QUITE LITTLE HEAP
OF unpleasant and uBoless vegetable and animal
you are quito near tho City Hall, only two milos
away, and that IN city that eurpaaaes Wash-
ington in magnificent distances, ia not to bo
considered as objectionable; really, only just
beyond tho noleo and tnmnlt; hut YOU are ono