Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-07-09
AGRICULTURAL,
The CeIlars..-the Cellars!

IL is said that the summer Of 1873 will
be greatly productive Of epidemic diseases
Now it is a practice Of many farmers in
the Northern States to bank up their eel.
lars tightly IN the autumn, leaving no ven.
tilation aud no chance for the eliluvia arts.
ing from decayng vegetables TO escape, ex-
cepting through the cracks in the rooms
above. Is it any wonder that scarlet fever,
diphtheria, measles and small pox prevail
where such is the practice7 If the chill
drcn are sick and die, do not call it dis
pcnsatiou Of Providence, or lay the blame
upon the cold winter, but look to the cellar
whence the trouble springs If there are
rotten fruit bins or dccaying potatoes,
turuips, caboages, musty barrels, and all
manner Of disagrecablc 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 ioulncss which lies under your feet.
] Take the barrels out Of doors wash them
and let them dry; bury in the barnyard
all decaying vegetable matter Look to
the pork aud beef barrels; keep them sweet
and clean. Commence the work in the
morning, when the sun shines warm and
bright remove all the banking, take out
oil the windows throw open the hatch
way, and let the fresh air blow through
every part Garry out every box, barrel
and movable thing and swooten the bottom
thoroughly aud not only the bottom but
the sides aud rafiers. DO you think they
are clean The foul air, the highest air is
settled there, pressing its way upward into
your rooms, and sowing the seeds Of diph-
iberia and typhoid pneumonia, aud feyers
Of all kinds. So take a thick broom and
scrub down every part give the sides a
similar treatment and clean the whole eel.
lar thoroughly ; do not leave one sprout-
ing potatoc or onion all the vegetables
are better in the barn than in the cellar
now. To be sure, it is not easy work, but
neither is it easy to watch by the sick bed
to see our loved ones suffer, to have no rest
night or day, and finally robe them for the
grave. Science teaches us that we sow the
seeds Of epidemic feyers-sow them ignorant
ly, and then weep over the destruction that
ensues, and call it Gods doing. When the
Prince Of Wales lay at the point Of &c tn,
was ascer'aihed that his disease was con-
'facted from sleeping IN an elegant apart
,nen'' FOisoneu win mephitic ar issuing
rom uisuseu uraln' lis youth and the
goou nursing ne received, joined to the
prayers OIL MS ianily ana the nation, saved
ms me- C ms yalet' however lost his, and
i l.or Onesterheld was also victim to the
u'sease' III 6lsn ana low places mephitic
gascs spread diseases ana the heSh shrlnks
anu winners unGer their herce' oaneiul hres.
wake wni'ewash with onepeek oil unslaeked
l' I1 ana VV''lng water enough to thn 1t;
aau 70 II ~ pounds OF copperas and three
pints OF hour starch make 1t thin enough
10 spread well ana yellow with the copperas.
WASH every rai'er' stone and crack or
creVlce al the siaes and overhead, and see
no" sweet the pace VIII become ana what
y ~. scam crlng OF mice ana rats VIII follow.
nio" DIS OF copperas IN the corners,-lay
'hein on the shelyes,--and purity every