The morning news., 1889-03-11
uealth on the Farm.

AZ the Aiken Sounoy 20 AAoAS A0oAOAOo
Iot Aiken, Prof. B. NJ. Bolton, of the
1.h Carolina College, read valuable
- sor on Farm Hygiene" in which he
IN the first place, in selecting the seat for
&c II should be chosen on top of rising
IND and if possible have a slope on all
Sas around. This insures against moisture. =.
"a dasirable to uuderdrain the foundation
s,,oughlv in every case, but it becomes
.,.Sssrv where the land does not slope
-.von all sides. The house should be
'r-rounded by trees, not only as a protec-
", AGAINST the sun in summer, but also
=. vind-break in winter. These are not
'ss onlv advantages of a grove, for it adds
! much so the beauty of home, and this
.Iould always be taken into account.
secondly, in regard to the construction
the house itself. This can be left largely
!, the taste of the owner; but all dark cor
,.rs and closets built into the walls should
+. avoided. Some modern structures do
mt even have sharp angels where adjacent
w,lls come together. The corners Of the
r,orns and the angles of the walls with the
c.1ipg are rounded off. This prevents the
..nmulation of dust, and rooms 80 con-
sructed are much more easily kept clean.
There should be large windows on both
Sdes of every room, and they should reach
m TO the ceiling. The cracks between the
,lanks of the floor should be filed with
wax or paraine. Where there are carpets
hev should be often removed and beat out
and the floors secured and waxed. 1t may
b thought that this is exaggerated, but it
d the regular custom in some places. The
windows should be open from top and bot
tom, and every room thoroughly aired in
this way every day. Heavy window cur
nns should not be used, or at least they
huld be often taken down and beat out
Bed rooms especially should be aired for
nsny hours. Except where there are
Young children and old people, one window
1t least should be pulled down from the top
partly every night.
Thirdly, in regard to heating. Houses
should be heated uniformly all through. 1t
is too often the case that one room is kept
warm and all the family sit crowded to-
gether in it the whole day; in some cases
this room is even used as a bed chamber,
and is almost always overheated; whereas
tho rest of the house is as cold as the out
side air. Persons coming from the over
heated sitting room out into the cold pas
nge are very liable to catch cold. 1t would
would not add greatly to the first cost and
would save in the end if all the inside doors
we're left open, and in addition to the open
fires in the rooms, stove kept burning in
the hall In this way all parts of the house
would have q uniform temperature. But
where this plan Is resorted to it often hap
pens that the house becomes overhsated
Ihis should be carfully guarded against.
Some persons have thermometers in their
houses and carefully regulate the heat,
which should not muce exceed 75'. Over
ieating is very undesirable. 1t lowers the
Vitality of the whole body. Even the
healthiest man, sooner or later. will become
dslcate and weak if he is much confined
70 over heated apartments. Only very young
children and inflrm old people should be al
bwed higher temperature than that al
sady mentioned. Avoiding a high tenn
perature is not with a view to harden or
Nughen the body, but merely to keep from
snervating it. Infirm old people and very
young children have feeble circulation of
the blood and require more outside warmth
han strong person, and moreover, they
do not have to expose themselves as others
DO.
Fourth, in regard to disposal Of night
nll and erection of privies Earth closets
should be used. Several other plans have
been tried, but the earth closets is the best.
All waste should be removed and spread
out on the fields, remote from the dwelling.
Filth, in regard to waiter supply. 1t is
generally not difficult matter to get an
aOundant supply of wholesome water in
the country. But cne or two points should
be looked to. The spring or well from
which water is obtained should be deep and
ne water should have constant tempera-
'ure 1t should not vary in temperature all
'he year round. The water should be clear
snd colorless, even after the heaviest rains.
And lastly, it should not be too hard. II
me well is deep and the water shown no
aoudlness after rain, and the temperature
smains constant it is sign that the water
zones from deep ground water, and has
"uSequently filtered through a thick layer
Of earth.
olAth' In regard to food. 1t Is not worth
'nile to dwell upon this subject, as every
'us Knows that country fare is whole
Nne
seventh, as regards clothing. 1t seems
iui'e a prevalent belief among persons in
ne country that it is not necessary to dress
arm That the body will be weakened by
'Iner clothing. This is very great mis-
Ae lhe farmer, before all others, should
-eiuliy protect his body against inclem-
s''os oi weather. And the best way to do
TO have flannel underclothing.
,4nnel should be worn next to the skin in
rn'er' This is the most important item.
I] ''o1nlng should be made comfortably
.'''s' socks should have broad toes and
y' W narrowed as is usually the case !;
"ue persons even have socks made with
n.y. bpa,a'e Toes. Shoes should also be broad,
J-' 'nls alone is not sufficient. The soles
,uil oe turned in from where they are
,S-4ea 10 the hollow Of the foot, They
~ .'Su not lie in a straight line with the
lai,. in many OF the shop windows are ex-
r.T snoes made on this plan. "The
.Nenpnast" shoes seem to have about the
S. 4' .nape' From my own experience, and
m VI otherS, should say that this twist
.ue Soie makes the shoes much more COM