The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-28

wrist and conducted out of the bed room
to the ante room, where the doctor was
obliged to remain while making his
diagnosis. For this fafciaI trea tment the
doctor received 500.
Aside from the nauseating order arts
ing from the swill bucket there are real
elements Of danger in 1t which threa ten
the health of the individual and the
community. Swill is usually dumped in
any out OF the way place in the back
yard during the summer, and is then
comparatively harmless owing to the OK
1dizauon Of the organic matter by the
air, but in the winter it Is often stored
Tor week or two In a corner of the
cellar, where it ferments and putrefies
to perfection. Hot-air furnaces dissent
nate the germs bred in this fostering
mass, and no doubt causes disease in the
members of the household. The most
satisfactory method of disposing Of all
such waste Is to burn it at once. True,
this may cause a disagreeable smell for
moment. but fire effectually kills all
elements of possible disease and the
smell, while it may be nauseaus, is in
noeuous. sCollectT.al all the waste In a
wire basket, allowing the fluid to drain
off into the waste pipe. Add this waste
little by little to the fire and open all
the drafts for a moment while it is
burning. When the first portion has
been disposed of add another, but do not
deaden 1t. In this way all bad doors
will be carried off UP the chimney and
the fire viii be clear.
: It is, commonly admitted that a de-.
ficiency in proper diet is the cause of
seurvy IN. children and. according to
Coolette, the lacking element is scitric
frin nf1 l. II
ent of milk in the form of a lime salt
calcium cftrate).' This salt is less SOL
uble in boiling water than in cold, and
as consequence during the progress
of sterHizing milk a portion of this es-
3ential ingredient. is eliminated. In
pasteurized milk, however, the heat re-
CURED Is less, and children fed on pas
teurized milk are less liable to scurvy
Other things being equal fresh milk is
the best for children, but if boiled milk
must be used lime juice should be given
at the same time. The water required
as a diluent should be added before the
milk is boiled; the milk should be re-
moved from the fire as soon as possible
after boiling, and it should be allowed
to become cold and be well stirred before
it is poured from the vessel in which it
is beiled.
A state of affairs has been shown up
by the mining strike which seems to be
little short of robbery. 1T is that of the
company doctor. According to the Phil
adelphia Medical Journal every miner
is charged Is cents a month, while the
single man escapes with 80 cents. TAX
ing the Markle operation as a basis and
averaging 2,40O employees. at 50 cents
each, a company would get $1,000 month
1y. At Jeddo there are three physicians
The chief of this staff receives about
5000 per. month. while the assistants
eeive $50 per month. This would leave
5000 reverting to the company as clear
profit on the medical service alone. One
of the demands of the miners Is that
each man be free to choose his own ply
stefan for himself and his family. Sew
eral of the companies deny that they
employ contract doctors, and state that
their employees are free to select their
own physicians and make no charge for
medical service, but they do not deny
that some of the smaller operators do
charge for medical service and employ
company doctors.
Even health officers are not always
wise in their rulings or actions. A few
months ago doctor from India arrived