San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-09-20
What To Do To Prev ent Cholera.
HYGIENE OF THE DWELLING.


l. Remove all dirt and rubbish
from the house, cellar, yard, alleys
and cutters. Do not allow any more
dirt to be deposited about the premi-
SEES. Keep the cellar doors and win
dows open as much as possible. See
that the cellar is kept dry. Mend all
broken pavenents. Do not keep any
live animals; or, II you must keep
them. remove every bit of their excre-
ia, and clean them and their homes
twice day. Keep the alleys and
cutters washed out clean. Sprinkle
dry copperas over t he cellar, yard
alley and gutter, every two days,
using pound, in small Jumps, each
time. DO not let dirt gather in bro
ken paving about the hydrant. The
greatest danger is from decaying ami
NAL OF vegetable substances, especi-
ally when damp, and in badly venti.
lated places, like cellars.
2. Have the prlvy we'll emptied, II
1t is full to within three feet from the
surface of the ground. This is r.quir.
ed by law, and il the landlord does
not do 1t. report to the Board of
Health. If the we'll not so full but
smells badly, have it disinfected
do 1T yourself with chloride of lime.
1t will require about twenty pounds
at first, or more, If the bad odor con-
tinues. Then have box with twenty
pounds of copperas in the privy, and
tell every one who uses it to throw
down a handful of the dry eopperas.
This is better than dissolving the dis
iDfectant in water.
8 The greatest danger of all is
where privy well leaks into q cel-
lar. This must be remedied at once,
by emptying the well to the bottom
and cementing the sides, digging out
the foul earth and filling In with
clean material. If this cannot be
done, move out.
4 Take look to your neig h bors'
yards and houses after your own
have been rut in order, and if any
thing is needed, ask them to see to 1t:
If they do not, 60 to the Board of
Health and report.
5. Report to the Board of Health
IL the streets, cutters and alleys are
not kept clean. But do not wait for
the city officials to move-it takes too
long; for there are many to see to,
and each must take his turn. Get
the neigh bors together, and clean up
things yourselves. Lst this be done
regularly, so that the neighborhood
Is kept clean.
6. Stagnant pools should be drain
ed; all piles of rubbish on vacant lots
removed, or else well sprinkled with
gazoline and set on fire. This is the
only way TO disinfect the refuse heaps
in the outskirts, the dumping
grounds. 1t should be done by men
who understand gasoline, or fright
full accidents may occur. After burn
ing, the vacant lots should be fenced
in, in such q way as to prevent any
more dumping of rubbish.
Z. Garbage should be burnt when.
ever 1t Is possible. II not, the gar
bage boxes should be kept clean and
emptied every day. Report to the
Board of Health every day the gar.
bage is not collected and In the N can
time. drench it with chloride of lime
solution, one ounce to the gallon of
water.
s. Plenty Of washing. plenty of air
and light, plenty of whitewash,
wherever these can be used.
WHEN CHOLERA is IN THE CITY.
Healthy persons "catchn cholera
by taking into their systems through
the mouth, as in their food or drink,
or from their hands, knives, forks,
plates, tumblers, clothing, ETC., the
germs of the disease; which are al
ways present In the discharges from
the stomach and bowels of those sick
with cholera.
Thorough cooking destroys the
cholera germs; therefore, If cholera
appears in the city the following rules
should be observed:
]. Eat or drink nothing except in
your own home, and eat and drink
your food as hot as possible. Trust
no restaurant or saloon. Wash your
hands and mouth thoroughly before
eating. Wear gloves. DON'T put
your hands or anything else In to |
your mouth uselessly. Use cigar
holder il you smoke.
2. Drink no water that has not |
been boiled at least half an hour. Hot |
ea is a good, safe drink.
3. Eat no raw fruit, meat or vege- |
ables. Eat or drink nothing that |
las not been thoroughly and recent
y cooked or boiled.
4. Especially all unripe or spoiled |
ruit, decayed, wilted or fermenting
vegetables, decomposing meats, fish
# fowls. Vegetables must be abso.
utely fresh, or must be let alone.
Touch no fruit or other food ex-
'osed on public street stands.
5. The safest foods are such as keep
'est; sailed or dry meats, and the
ereals; wheat, oats, rice, barley,
we. tapioca, sage, and their pro-
ucts.
6. Use no milk that has not been
oiled for an halt an hour. Use no
ream at all.
7. See that all dishes and drinking