The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-24
Hygiene.

The purpose of all human ply
sicians is to prevent disease, Il posi-
bic, as well as cure il when de-
veloped. Now if | can, by a few
words, induce my people to shun dis
ease, | shall be amply rewarded
This brief paper is especially adj
dressed to the people of Maury
County and as cholera is now in
Russia, France aud Germany, it ia
reasonable to expect its advent to.
this country during this year, as this
is the time, above all Others, that we
will have visitOrs to this country
from all the civilized world. At our
exposition at Chicago, among the in
telligent physicians Of thi. day, there
is but one opinion of Hygiene as re-
CARDS disease. II your Hygiene is
perfect, disease, TO great degree,
will be mitigated.
II your Hygiene is bad, the NOR
tality will be. largely increased.
Then in view of these facts | appeal
to every householder in Marry
COun' Y to look we'll to bis sanitary
Surroundings, and If unsanitary, to
correct it at once. All dampness be-
meath your honses should be made.
dry by lime and sun sbine. Cellars
with poultry in them, whether be-
meath business house or dwelling,
and pig pens near dw' liings, and
coops on the streets, are az abomina-
ton to sanitary cleanliness and
should not be tolerated an hour.
A. stables and out houses should
be thOrC ughly cleansed and lined
aud kept in n pure state during the
warm months.
LoCk. well to the purity OF your
water supply. III from cistern, see
that there is no leak in iC from with
out. If from r shallow well, see that
there is no filthy surface pc collation..
Or If you have doubts of the parity
Of your water supply from there or
any other source-boil your alter for
use and strain it through charcoal
A contaminated water supply il q
fruitful source of disease and pure
water supply may be mace such BY
neglect. In the warm months DO
not drink water that has been stand
ing in open vessels longer than
three hours, as the water may iE-
bibe from the atmosphere. MANY
| BOI luS anu iuuCu CdTDOElC AClU,
Milk left in open vessels is sObject
to like charge aud may become q
fruitful source of disease. Raw and
rare meats arr sorces of much trouble.
and should never be INDUCED. Let
your food be plain and well-6Ooked
But II plain food is not palitable the
APPETITE must be cOaXed with Iuxn-.
ries. This year all should look we'll
to the approach of diarrheas and
check them at once to prevent
cholera. For this purpose you
should keep on hand a bottle Of equal
portions If Ether, SandOnum and
Lavender; to be taken in teaspoonfuI
doses for adults, in sweet water, every
two hours until relieved,
For children Ia like manner, the
dose being three drops for each year
That is, for child three years old,
nine drops, Every public and pris
vate house should be ventilated st
least two hours each dsy. And be-
careful 10 avoid the draughts from
door to door or from window TO win
dow. Many diseases have their
origin in these draugh's. Let your
habits Of life bs temperate and reSu-
lar. Retire early and rise between
day-bTeak and sun-rise this being
the coolest hour OF the twenty-Hour,
the system attains its greatest
tonicity. ]. II. WILLIAMS, M. D.,
Health Officer.