Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-30
Health Notes.

The Sanitary News, published at |
Chicago, contains every week sani-
tary notes, which every seeker of
good health and long life will be
wise in regarding. The following
are from a recent issue:
DANGER IN WATER.-lt is gener-
ally conceded by the medical pro-
fession that polluted drinking water
produces more typhoid fever than
any other, yet there is scarcely any
one thing about which people are
more careless and. Indifferent. The
pollution commonly comes from the
drainage Of barnyards, privies, sink
drains, stagnant pools, and the like
INTO wells. The water from these nui-
sances being filtered through the soil,
the pollution is seldom detected by
the sight, taste, or smell The board of
health of one Of the Eastern States,
in late annual report, gives an ac-
count of a well of water containing
1879 grains Of solids per gallon, yet
the pollution could not be recognized
by the senses, and several persons
lost their lives by its use before the
cause vas discovered.
BAD AIR PROD BAD.
H.-If you find frosted
window panes, damp pillows
and walls, and feel languid,
with probably a slight headache
when you wake on a cold
morning, you can feel pretty sure
that the'ventiiation is imperfect. AT
this time of year the air is frequently
shut out to keep out the cold, and
many suffer from the i'll effects of an
insufficient supply of oxygen and the
breathing of air charged with car
bonic acid and other deleterious
substances thrown of by exhalation.
The evidences of bad ventilation
may not be decidedly marked, but
the silent and insidious injury to
health goes on. A family can be
comfortable with less heat and more
fresh air than is generally supposed,
and in rooms heated by furnace or
stoves and lighted by gas too much
care regarding ventilation cannot be
exercised. +
SUNS HINE.-Equally important
with pure air in living apartments is
sunshine. 1t carries with it radiance
and cheer and vigor and good health.
1t is purifier, warding off mould,
moisture, gloom, depression, and
disease. 1t should be admitted to
every apartment of the house, and
made welcome at all times. 1t is
strong preventive to the disorders
that visit shaded and musty places.
1t brings health and happiness that
cannot be obtained from any other
source. 1t is natures own health
giving agent, and nothing can be
substituted for it. 1t has no artificial
counterpart. 1t does not only touch
the physical body, but it reaches the
mind and soul and purifies the whole
existence of man. 1t may fade a
carpet or upholstery, but it will
bring color to the cheek, light to the
eye, and elasticity to the step. The
closed and shaded window may
throw a richness of color upon the
room, but it will bring paleness and
feebleness to the occupants. This
health agent is free to all, easily
obtained, and one of the most econo-
mic health preservers we have, and
ready to impart its efficacy at the
rise of the curtain.
DANGER IN NEWLY BUILT
HoUsEs.-There is too great haste in
occupying house after its compile
ton. In many places there is such
demand for dwellings, and often
business apartments, that, as soon as
finished, they are occupied. This is
especially true of small dwellings.
There is more danger in this than is
supposed. There is no health in
dampness and mould under any
circumstances, and in living apart
ments, where the tendency is toward
poor ventilation, the dampness OF
newly finished houses contributes
largely to ill-health. In the town OF
Basic, Switzerland, a regulation has
been adopted which prevents newly
built houses from being occupied
until four months after completion.
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