St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-23
The Prlvy.

Every house has one. and only Il
morbid modc>tN will take offence IN
seeing ii mentioned III print.
With reference tie health. the pliNy
is generally the most neglected par, OF
the dwelling. In its neglect and bad
keeping it probably breeds disease and
gives wings To the pe>tilcncc more than
anything else. The typhoid fever j.
charge 10y good medical authority t"
/ the inhaled or imhihe,l prison of ami
NAL cXcrcti"n>. As Il mere tritlc Ia
homeopathic quantity of vaccine virus
80 alters the condition of the system Il,
/ for Years. perhaps for life, To insure
against the small p"X. 50 little poison
eel air or water taken into the lungs OF
stomach suliiccs To bring on more pest
ilent disease. The care for the priv is
care tor health. It should be located
at Il good distance from the living
rooms of the house. An clubhouse.
! standing conspi'uOuSly 10y Itself +, OUR
/ ing exposure to rains and SNOW to get
/ Ia it. may he no thing of beauty. but
/ it is un>pcakably better than an um-
! kept priv So close To the kitchen that
/ the odors of both rooms constantly
miugle.
All priricS should he frequently
cleaned. except i'll freezing weather ;
two OF three times Il mouth are none
too often. And the time to clean :,
privN is in the daylight. Ii is no ''evil
deed" wherefore darkness is to he chos-
en-. A. well ashamed of sweeping the
kitchen OF hopping il floor us for mod
esty to take the night to clean privv.
The night air is so different from noon
day air. that in disturbing the vault at
ter niyhtfall. offensive aud Sickeniny
odorS are given off much more freely.
Cleaning II privy after dark will fill the
whole ncighborhood with the stencil.
The sunshine is such di>infectant that
if the work be done in the day the
stencil will not extend So far or last So
long.
| Much is said about disinfectants and
deodorizers. But if people would not
hefoul and neglect their privieS 81
much. the rich trade in di>intrctants
would decline to little aud Legitimate
proportions. \ CARLOAD of them is not
/ worth Il modicum of common sense and
sensible care.
The privy should never he used for IA
>lop and swill hole. Some families
/ throw bushels of drcaying vegetables.
unpalatable food. and table waste OF
all sorts, into the privy every season.
Better hy far throw it all into the mid
die of the road.
Aud the urine should be taken Sepa-
ratcly. The stool alone is offensive
The water is the stenching and stencil
breeding part of the deposits. 1t may
require little extra steps daily, and
some folks may he disguised with the
idea as over-nice. but every privv
should have ii vessel for urine. to he
daily emptied on the ground.
Once or twice day dirt should be
thrown into the privy. This is the best
disintectant. In the summer it is con-
venient aS well As cheap. Aud in the
fall. before winter sets i'll. every family
should provide a supply of sand fol
this purpose. A privy so kept will not
he noticeably offensive when cleaned
In order to ease and convenience in
removing the deposits of the privy. a
strong box can be kept in the bottom
of the vault. In drawing the box away
to Il place for emptyimg. its contents
need not be at all disturbed Before
: replacing the box a few inches of dry
dirt should be thrown into it.-Freemdn