Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-11-26
sANITARY MAkEsHlErs
simple Means of Preserving Health I'm


Simple Means of Preserving Health I'm
the Home.
Whatever the model housekeeper NAV
or may not be, she must first, last and
all OF the time be first-cIass sanitarian.
'On her vigilance in this particular de-
-Pends not alone the health but perhaps
the life of the family. Kitchen SANTA
ton means more than most housekeep-
zers realize, and whether it Is good or
bad has much to do with the keeping
qualities of food as well as their whole
someness and nutrition.
A bad odor means decaying matter
somewhere, and il 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-
flal steps in this direction she should
know something about plumbing, drain
age, the general principles of hydraulics,
and good deal about germicides and
'dlslnfectants. She should know that
nlnefeen-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 luIled into
faneied security by the possession of
the very latest and 1nost-approyed sani-
tary devices.
One of the first principles of plumbing
rs 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 the world are full of
more or less complicated contrivances
held at more or less high prices, none of
which possess any special merit, as far
las genuine utility is concerned. Some
sof 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.
1t is very simple matter to learn to
put in or take out 2 trap or to open and
clean it whenever required. All plumb
ing should be so arranged as to be easily
accessible, and no nails should ever be
used about lead pipes. There is danger
of the nails striking the pipe, and in
that case it is the work of but n short
time for the pipes to be rusted through
when leak begins which may do no
lend of damage. All woodwork which
covers 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 ones eyes, and fire.
@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 loose faucet. In most
cases all that is necessary is leather.
rubber or metal washer and n pipe
wrench. This wrench should be a
part of every household equipment. anu
will be found one of the most useful ar
ticles in the tool box.
Where there is not sufficient slope for
good drainage all waste water should
flow into a tank into which lime, wood
ashes and potash may be thrown. At
intervals this should be removed and
dumped onto the manure heap. If COW
erred with earth it speedily decomposes,
and by the action of the lime and potash
eall odors are destroyed, and the whole
is converted into an excellent fertilizer.
All loose garbage, such as potato peel
ings, corn husks, the debris from veg
-etables and the refuse from the table,
makes excellent fuel. It is a good plan
to have garbage pan with perforated
bottom. Let all scraps be dumped into
this, then when the meal is over and
there is no need of n quick fire, burn
the entire mass. 1t will keep the fire
and prevent the accumulation of the
malodorous mass with which most
neighborhoods find themselves an
noyed. Even if there is a regular street
cleaning force and all garbage is car
ried away, it is very much better to
have the green stuff and bones burned.
They all make fuel, and as coal fire
is u great sanitary agent, much illness
might be avoided, to say nothing OF the
pleasure of freedom from disagreeable
sights and smells.-N. y. Ledger.