The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-05-05

they should remain for subsequent fumi-
cation and treatment.
RULE Is. Fumigation with snIphnr
IL the only practical method for disin-
|fecting the house. For this purpose the
house TO be disinfected mnst be vacated.
Heavy clothing. blankets, bedding and
jother articles which can NOT be treated
with zinc solution. should be opened and
lexposcd during fumigation ae directed
below. Close the rooms as tightly as
possible, place the sulphur IL iron pans
-upported upon bricks placed in wash
tubs containing little water, set Il on
'.firc with hot Goals or with the aid Of .
spoonful or alcohol. and allow the room
Ito be closed for twenty-fonr hours. For
u room about ten feet square at least two
..pounds OF sulphur should be used for
larger rooms proportionately increased
quantities.
/, RULE ls. Premises - cellars. yards.
stables, cutters. privies, cess-pools, water
r,closets. drains. sewers. ETC., should be
I frequently and literally treated with
slcopperas solution. The copperas solu-
! |tion il easily prepared BY hanging .
aIhasket containing about sixty pounds ot
c|copperas in barrel Of water, or BY dis
c,solving in hot water . few pounds q
! -copperas. DRY EARTH on CLAY--Ihis
aIhas great power to oxidize decomposing
) e|matter, as i well illustrated IN onr ceme-
,,lteries. II can be applied in many cases
n|to privie': Heaps q manure, dead AMI
'-Imals. and gas-emifting matters from
eIdnmp-carts. Or or other kinds. con he
lowered with earth and their efiluvia
.ss|dcstroved. The action i both mechan-
',s|ical and chemical.
lo D-~~ ~ nocx - Nm N orusxr-
','Irrc. All articles which have been IN
'.,Icontact with persons sick with contagi-
...!ous or infections diseases (and especially
|. .sI;f the disease be small-pox) should be
:~|hurned. Articles too valuable 70 bo
"'7|destroyed. should be- treated q follows
al Cotton, linen. nanncls, blankets.
\. |etc.. should Be treated with bofIing-bot
|; ,|zinc solution, introducing piece by piece :
,e.|secure thorough wetting. and boil for e
4 rleast halfan hour.
S. Heavy woolen clothing. silks fnrs,
= s,lstuffed bed covers, beds, and other arti-
- Icles which can not be treated with the
Zinc solution. should be hung IN the
'.s|room during fumigation, their surfaces
\ . I.:S|thorouchIy exposed, and pockets being
..-r.Iturncd inside out. Afterward they
s,.should be hung IN the open air. heateu
-n.shnd shaken. PiIlows beds, stuffed mat
w. rtresscs. upholstered furniture. ETC., should
The cut open. the contents spread ont and
-sthorouchly fumigated. Carpets are besl
s|umjrated on The door, but should after.
edward Be removed TO the open air and
~ Thoroughly beaten.
To disinfecf any ordinary room will
eSajchlorine gas: Having tightly closed a
Ithe opcnincs Of the room. place in i ~
y. Iopeu carihcn dish containing four ounce
- .of pcroxidc ar manganese. Pour on thi
Lone pound OF strong muriatic acid, bcip'
scarefnl not to breathe the fumee- WhcI
-. certain that continuous evolution Q
l = i;' chlorine Is taking place, leave the room
\ and close the door.
,elo r The only safety against infections dil
49,, - eases is to avoid the special ccntagion 2
khe disease. and for smallpox 20 vaccl
,ere|nste, and especially when the disease
!, ~ 'ssprevalent-
. q, xox x-HuNAEIxsD VIRUS The only excel
4. stion 10 this rule that would b recognize
I. ~. .by the State Board. would be II the eveI
''s~a|that smallpox was prevalent u epIdem
Ss.|form. = and Che Health Odlccr should &C.
Scdtify q to the imposnbiIity q obtsinir
skuch virus n sufficient quantity. ana ~
c;nshs % The purity of the humanized vir'
~ nf|used.
'is.o = .datory. The Health Oficer Of each loc
~ sBoard Of Health should have these ruI
:. r.s ~. printed IN newspaper published in I
health precinct, or posts Or cause %
~lposted, at least flvc copies Of these rul
~. 49, and regulations, upon sheets not less th
~ |2l inches square, ID as many conspicuo
~ places within each voting precinct vi
IN The health limits q bic Board
Health.
-. The posting Of copies of such "rn
.I.>hnd regulations shall be deemed sum
er lent notice % each and every person
1Ion CORPORATION. And upon failure Of .
.s-pcrson OF corporation % comply ~
y S,y,n -. 1.-The provisions Of such rules and reKu
kz'n etiono, after they have thus been post
4 ~ y nsuch person OF corporation shall BE-
2 .neble, amer . written notice, q > flne
....|less than five 90, nor more than TWEEN
- ~ i've (25l dollars and each day such y
hcct Or refnsal continues, after witt
~ IN notice has been given, shall constltul
ais~'e ~ escpento ofFenso. Provided, howe'
AnssfThat n cases where the penalty for ~
1oule etion OF any rule or regulation r. proyi'
% s1u lfor By any laws Of the State of Indi!
49, they may b prosecuted under such
solu- and ne penalty for neglect Or reiusa
.|comply Herewith shall 10 that csso
cclved| |the penalties provided By such State
n.sj .uus9nj Dy order of tho Board
" sc,.. CAMDEN COX.
HENRY SCHNEIx]