The Mena weekly star., 1896-12-09
SANITARY MAKESHlFTS.
s,.,n,e Means of Preserving Health In the Home.


 xubateyer the model hougekeeper may = may not be, she must first, last and el the time be first-class sanitarian. nn her vigilance in this particular de- ',onds not alone the health but perhaps 1he life of the family. Kitchen sanita- 4;on means more than most housekeep- are realize, and whether it is good or hod has much to do with the keeping opalities of food as we'll as their whole someness and nutrition.
 had odor means decaying matter somewhere, and it is the business of the housewife to know the cause, it is also her duty to understand the remedy and how to apply it; and as one of the ini- +ial steps in this direction she should know something about plumbing, drain- noe. the general priciples of hydraulics, and a good deal about germicides and 5;sinfectants. She should know that nipeteen-twentieths of the traps and seats and checks and shut-offs are in- vented and designed primarily for the glory and profit of the inventor, and secondarily for the taking-in of the members of the human family, who pay their good money and are lulled into fancied security by the possession of ahe very latest and most-approved sani- tary devices.
 One of the first principles of plumbing is that sewer or pipe trap without ample ventilation is scarcely better than no trap at all. The common Strap. with yentilating pipe running to the roof, is the simplest, cleanest and most effective of all inventions, designed to keep sewer gas from our dwellings. But the markets of tue world are full of more or less complicated contriyances held at more or less high prices, none oi which possess any special merit, us far as genuine utility is concerned. Some of them are ornamental, but there are many things in the line of ornament for which most women would rather spend their money, and which would show much more for the cost.
 It is very simple matter to learn to put in or take out trap or to open and clean it whenever required. All plumb E llk oIOdl0 bC SO kAA S0 tlc bO bt tdSIly Z accessible, and no nails should ever be \ used about lead pipes. There is danger of the nails striking the pipe, and in q that case it is the work of but short E time for the pipes to be rusted through E when leak begins which may do no end of damage. All woodwork which eovers pipes in the wall should be put #on with screws, and may be so carefully #arranged and fitted that it will not be at all objectionable as far as appear #ance goes. If this is done there is but little trouble in keeping the plumbing #continually under one's eyes, and ire #quent inspection and constant watch fulness will not only save dollars but #much annoyance and hard work. Every Householder should be able to solder leak or repair n loose faucet. In most 9zcases all that is necessary is leather, zFubber or metal washer and a pipe #Wreneh. This wrench should be a part of every household equipment, and PSill be found one of the most useful ar- flces in the tool box.
 # Where there is not sufficient slope for good drainage all waste water should
 low into tank into which lime, wood Rshes and potash may be thrown. At 2ntervals this should be removed and ENumped onto the manure heap. If GOV Ekred with earth it speedily decomposes, Rnd by the action of the lime and potash " odors are destroyed, and the whole converted into an excellent fertilizer. SAil loose garbage, such as potato peel- hss, corn husks, the debris from veg tables and the refuse from the table, elakes excellent fuel. It is a good plan nave garbage pan with perforated ottom. Let all scraps be dumped into ms, then when the meal is over and tnere is no need of quick fire, burn 1fe entire mass. It will keep the fire shu prevent the accumulation of the
 'aiodorous mass with which most
 elghborhoods find themselves an
 oyed. Even if there is regular street
 eanlng force and all garbage is car Feu away, it ia very much better to nse the green stuff and bones burned
 ney all make fuel, and as coal fire
 great sanitary agent, much illness
 gnt be avoided, to say nothing of the
 assure of freedom from disagreeable
 ghts and smells.--N. Y. Ledger.