Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-02-22

hence to bury garbage in holes in the
earth about our houses, as has been
ST ggested by some, is but - h,,,a
SO many ir -.,upation boxes in which
the germs may be developed nquan-
tity to be washed out into the wells
and streams by the spring rains.
It is destroyed by boiling.
1t is killed by alternate freezing
and tlawing.
It dies when exposed to direct sun
light.
When once ensconced within the
digestive organs OF man. it is beyond
the direct reach of medicines which
would not destroy it's host.
1t causes the substance upon which
it grows to become immune to it's
own attacks; hence after a time if the
host has great powers OF resistance
to torture the disease desists OF it's
own accord.
Sanitation: Keeping these points
in view, the methods OF sanitation
will, it is plain, need to be OF a pre-
ventive nature. Work m ust be done,
which if we'll accomplished, will leave
no knowledge of the fact OF it's value
except that which is told by the alb
sence OF the disease. need not 90
into the details of this work other
than to re affirm; first, the oft stat
ed principle that cleanliness about the
home premises is the first essential,
that the germs may not be constant
~ on hand; second, avoid the use of
water liable to contamination; third,
in time Of epidemic and Immediately
following that time boil and cook or
thoroughly cleanse all substances
taken into the stomach, or which
may come in contact with the
mouth.
A few points are worthy OF special
note; because they will be thought
lessly violated: First, do not put
ice from contaminated source into
drinking water; second, do not use
water from private we'll or cistern
which are open to the entrance of
surface waters. There are probably
no dug wells in Fargo to which this
will not apply. Third, do not after
carefully boiling your drinking water
destroy all the validity OF your ef-
fort by allowing the dishes to be
washed or rinsed in unsterilized wa
ter, from the common contaminated
source.
The practice OF banking mp houses
and cellars with stable manures is
not only disreputably filthy and
offensive one, but very dangerous
proceeding; not that the manure or
the odor which arises from it is in it,
self in any way harmful, but because
saturated stable manures furnish
one OF the most nourishing pabu-
lums for the growth OF nearly all
sorts OF disease germs that nav
chance to fall upon it. From these
breeding grounds they may be read
lily carried by winds, waters, insects
or various other agencies to places
where they should not be-as the
family cistern, to the milk and vari-
Gus articles OF food in the cellar or
pantry,
City conncils could not do a more
iudicious act than to abolish this
sort OF house warming.
Finally, city governments will have
done their duty when they have pro-
vided a complete method OF dispos-
ing OF all garbage and sewerage.
In this point the White City atChi-
cago set an example worthy OF the
plaudits OF all peoples; for there,
though perhaps few realize it, not
only all garbage but all solid natter
which passed through that entire
sewerage system during the six
months OF the fair went up AS smoke
and vapor from one continuous, sue
cessful cremation Are.
H. l.. BoLLEY.