Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-12-10
The CELLAR CAMPAIGN
Enc Season Has Arrived for Its Vigorova
Accomplishment.

Accomplishment.
AS the spring draws en- and .that
tired feeling" so graphically portrayed
by the vendors of various patent medi-
cines takes possession of us, our
thoughts, which fain would revel in
swelling bud and freshening green,
must, if we are housekeepers, be
brought to the depths of our habita-
tions, and the needs of the cellar-the
very source and inspiration of many
OF our corporeal woes-receive our
first attention.
In the large cities, where supplies
are bought in limited quantities, the
cellar debris is of different character
from that which litters the ground
apartment of farm or village residence.
Here repose in mute inglorious ease'
dismantled packing boxes, incapaci-
tated coal scuttles, punctured wash
boilers and dislocated boards, and all
too frequently n collection of "bones
and paylins that the cat has dragged
down unbeknownst to me, num-" and
which from all appearances should
long ago should have been relegated
TO oblivion. How, then, can the inter
ests of health be better conserved than
BY devoting the first bright sunshiny
spring morning to vigorous onslaught
upon this subterranean catch-all of our
dwellings?
We can all realize the danger that
lies in wait for those who neglect this
important stronghold of disease. From
an ill-kept cellar rise poisonous ex-
halations that permeate the house. Ma
laria here lies in wait for victims, and
from here diphtheria and typhoid fever
and rheumatism send out their i'm
palpable but deadly miasma. For,
although disease germs may originate
in the cellar, they are no stay-at-homes,
and soon make their way from cellar to
attic, leaving destruction and even
death in their wake.
| Aiming ourselves, therefore, for the
conflict in cap and jacket and old
gloves, let us head our light brigade
and proceed to fall upon the enemy
right valiantly.
The first attack should be in the ma
| ture of a rout, and no Quarter should
be shown.
If few potatoes are left, sprout
them, and lay in clean has ket or box;
then fall upon all other valetudinarian
vegetables that sllulk in corners and
behind boxes and barrels, and give
them decent sepulture in the ash re-
ceptacle. Then sweep down the cob
webs; send the most agile member OF
the corps with dustpan and brush int1
the bins, with instructions to "spart
not" empty barrels and boxes. Sweep
up the dirt, and let no tender senti
ment withhold the avengipg hand from
veteran and rusty foot tubs, teakettle.
and coffee mills.
Boxes and barrels that are not need
ed can be chopped up and added to thu
kindling pile; pork barrels can By
emptied and scalded; butter tub
scraped and washed. Brush off tn
swing shelves; wash out the cupboard
where the canned fruit is kept, ant
scrub the cellar stairs. Then. with
bucket of lime and an old broom,
you have no brush, give walls and cell
ing thorough coat of whitewasf
: That will sweeten the air and brin
cleansing and healing in its wake.
This being satisfactorily accom-
plished and half peck of upslake
E lime placed in an open box to absor
. the moisture from the atmosphere, tn
: troops may be Withdrawn for rest an
, refreshment, assured that their first vi
tory in the spring campaign is comfor
a ably perched upon their banners
: Y. Times.