The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-19
FARMERS IN CONVENTION
FLEA FOR STATE AGRlCULTURl Y
 COLLEGE SUPPORT.

| of the Needs of the College Paper by Prof C. A. LinsIey of New Haven on ! "Fnrm msanitation"-Paper on Insect. Bridgeport, Dec 1S.-On the assem. bling of the mid winter session of the Connecticut board of agriculture yes
 terday afternoon the members gathered
 in the banquet hall of the Atlantic ho-
 tel. The first paper of the afternoon
 session was by Professor c. A. Linds
 ley, of New Haven, on Farm Sanita-
 tion." Professor Lindsley was unable
 to be present himself by reason of ill-
 ness, and his manuscript was read by
 Rev. John DePeu.
 Professor Llndsley wrote that it was
 an honor to address body of farmers
 and their wives-a body which repre-
 sents the intelligence of the state, and
 upon whose thrift and enterprise, more
 than upon any other single class, the best interest and prosperity of the state depends. Health is not an article of
 
 weight or measure. It was product to be protected, cultivated and thor oughly guarded. No one should under stand this fact in a, more practical way than the farmer because he knows that his live stock are vigorous and healthy under certain conditions and under oth- CTS are sickly and feeble. The health of ourselves and families are in like manner subject to the influences which surround us.
 Moses laid down a code of sanitary laws that have never been excelled at any subsequent period. It has formed the foundation of all modern sanitary legislation. 1t is due to the observance of these laws that the Jewish people. in all countries. under the most diverse conditions of climate and social rela- tions, broken, wandering, outcast na- tion, have maintained such wondrous health and vitality as to outlive. in the race of years all other nationalities in every part of the habitable globe It is also to be observed that the sanitary code of Moses is in no respect in conflict with the sanitary science of the present day.
 The topics upon which you expect me to speak relate more particularly to your homes, your house and its sur and to your domestic life. We think of the interior of the house as the home.
 The home of the farmer differs from that of the resident of the town, in be- ing almost wholly independent of the CO., -o~,era tive action of his neighbors. He is not taxed in common with them for any elaborate sewer system or pub lie water supply. His neighbours cess pool is too far away to contaminate his well--his hog pen too remote to offend his nostrils. In fact, the farm ar makes in large measure his own en- vironment He is, therefore, individu- ally more responsible for the sanitary situation about his dwelling than the occupant of a brick block on a city street. This fact has not been as gen ,rally appreciated as 1t deserved to be. The consideration which have control ed the farmer. in the arrangement and disposition of those appurtenances to lis house which have always been ound necessary, have been based upon convenience rather than upon just estimate of their relation to sani aton. The well is an absolute neces ,ity. and it's proximity to the kitchen an important matter. It matters not how lear if good water is available. Some | place for the waste discharges from the | titchen and laundry Is imperative. Ere luent observation assures me that a. lop puddle near the kitchen door, or A.. ,,,tf fpt -ides that accommodation A small | often called, as it is, 'neces- ary," cannot be too distant from the louse to serve its purpose satisfactori- V. The hogs must be fed and as their ood is largely from the refuse of the itchen and dairy the same idea of con- enience often locates the hog-pen in % close proximity to the executive of ice of the establishment the kitchen, nd the swill barrelI. which is com lissary department to the pie-stye. is % commonly beside the kitchen door. he barnyard and stables with their of polluting ma aterial, nay be more distant, but too often so ,cated that the drainage from them is lward the house and well.
 Tt is not many years ago that the con- itions I have described were not at all ommon and were not regarded as spe- tally objectionable. I am happy to tes- fy that they are growing less frequent [ippocrates. the father of medicine the cardinal requisites of ealthy situation to be pure air, pure ater and pure soil' No one since has entured to dispute his statement. , In speaking of fresh air in the house ? said there might be a doubt of the f anefit of the change of air we admit I om the outside if laden with unfra- rant odors of the sWil-barrel the ,sspool. the privy and the hog pen,
 is true that offensive smells are not
 themselves capable of causing small )x or diphtheria. or other infectious seases. unless they are associated ith the germs of those diseases But bad air of itself is depressing in it's :, feet: it lowers the standard of health {, minishes the powers of resistance to sease. causes headaches. sore throats ss of appetite and general feeling of alaise,
 The accumulation of dust filled with ing germs and bacteria was treated ,on. Pure soil and water were treat Il
 jointly Under this head he treated \
 pollution of wells and cellars by the A ainage from the barnyard and the i,
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