Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-25

effect more than three oomnlete
changes Of atmosphere Der ho,,r A
simple but reliable test for dctsrmIn-
ling the presence or absence OF sun
clcntly pure air In q room il Inc i'm
precision received upon coming M from
outdoors. IL there Is sense az close
ness, very Injurious degree of i'm
purity exists,
The evils OF bud ventilation ana other
unsnnitary conditions fall most heavily
upon the tender bodies OF chlldron who,
as result Of tightly-olosed liuing and
slceping-ro0ma, become pale Ana sckly
and arc ready victims TO lurlslrg ais
ease poisons. II IL o crime Tor narents
10 permit such conditions IA NJ fre-
quonty found, In a land whAre soap
is cheap ana water plentiful az exist
ence OF filthy, lll-smelling, badly.yen-
tilbted llvlng-rooms are inexe6sable
And yet many children are onnneed
10 live In them, and from them Too Of
ten must go into overcrowded school.
rooms, where again they arc robbed
OF what was Intended by the Almighty
10 be a free and lnalIenabe rlpht-pure
air What wonder that they hecone o
weakly bodies and minds?
A word, In closing, on the subj Of
schools The recent inspection OF school
promises throughout the state. directed
by the board of health, disclose many
instances OF very faulty sanitation, the
most general OF which Is serIouay IN
adequate yentilatlon II Is the duty Of
local boards Of health TO take no the
matter and earnestly endeavOf No Grad
icate the evils, A vast amount nj good
along these lines may be Accumulated
By teachers. They should be guardians
Of the health Of those placed m their
charge. It 10 gratifying to know that
so many Of them arc alive TO this. The
best use should be made OF moor facil-
ties for ventilation. SchoolroOms should
be flushed with fresh air during inter-
missions by throwing open windows
and doors The first signs OF conta'
glous disease should be carefully
watched for, and upon the least suspl.
cion the child sent home and KEPT there
until the symptoms may have time 70
develop No child should DO allowed
TO use any pencil or other utensIl that
can be nut In the mouth, belonging TO
another child, and In places where
these articles are furnished by the
school authorities, FOR promscuous
daily distribution. the pernIcious Gus
tom should be abolished Too much
stress cannot be laid upon the Import
ance Of this, Unolean, dirty floor har-
Dor disease germs and are very COM
mon carriers OF contagion, For the pur-
pose Of disnfectlon they should be fire.
ouently preliminary to sweeplng, wet
down" With sawdust saturated with a
solution Of chloride Of lime Of a
strength az ounces TO one gallon, or
blchloylde OF mercury part ID 800 Of
water. Many Of the schools In the state
have been dlsinfected In connection
with the inspection above referred 70
but II Is advisable, where contagious
diseases are prevailing. 70 again scrub
the floors with one OF the Solutions
mentioned. The floors OF school rooms
should be scrubbed frequently az a
sanitary measure, and as The disln-
feciants are inexpensive, they mieht
with propriety be used each Tine For
n description Of the early symptoms Of
contagious diseases and details OF pre-
yenuye measures, teachers are, tefered
10 q circular being issued by the state
board OF health. e