The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-21

= And here is sermonettc on the
I garbage pail Text. II Kings, ", A.:
"rhcre Is death In the pot"
Thcmc-An important factor in home
Z sanitation.
First Head-Bcwnre!
Second Head-Be warned!
Third Head-Be wise.
h Concl,son--"Watch out"' ETERNAL
= vigilance Is the price Of liberty
+ If anything has to be neglected dur
4 ing the summer, don't let 1t be the
= garbage pail. Dust on the piano Is
q bad. Spccks on the mirror or win
: dows are annoying. You can't always
= find time to make cake for tea nor pie
2 for dessert. Tho sheets and towels
2 may have to be folded and put under
. a weight to save ironing; the baby
4. wear colored slips to economize in
7, washing. All these limitations may be
\ grievous in measure, but they are
: not of vital Importance. Tho care of
7 the garbage pail is
Death and destruction sit on the
: rim of the neglected pail and bacteria
+ and microbes--malcvolent opes-multi-
+ ply apace. Decnying fruit and vege-
+ tables are Just AS poisonous as meat,
= only not quite so noticeable.
4 The best garbage can, from sanl-
= tary point of view. is of galvanized
= iron, with a cover of the same. If
= you live in the city, where the health
. department minions play "One old
= cat" with your pail. tossing it with
, infinite abandon from sidewalk TO cart
: and back again, 1t Is the only kind
4 that can "stand the racket" for any
4 length of time.
= er on broad acres, any whole recep-
tacle, tin or even wood, Will do, pro-
= vided 1t is frequently scaldcd disin-
U fected and dried out. One of the FIVE
gallon kerosene cans makes a very
: good pail. with a piece of baling wire
, fastened in for handle Keep an old
+ broom for cleaning out the pail. Take
{. 1t out on the grass, turn the hose or
{. teakettle on 1t and scrub.
{. Once a week n dislnfectant is in Or
. der A good one to keep on hand is
= prepared in this way: Dissolve q half
+ pint of washing soda in six quarts Of
! boiling water. A cupful of this add
+ ed to the cleaning water will be quite
T, sufficient.
= Do not throw the contents of your
4 pail, If 1t be trimmings and parings Of
. vegetables, etc, on the garden to de-
cay. If there are no animals on the
= place to eat them. either bury, and
: thus enrich the SOIL or burn.
, If the latter dry out first, so rs not
+ to crack the stove. Orange and lemon
+ peeling peach, apricot and cherry pits
:, make admirable kindlins when dried.
+. Bones burned, and pounded. are excel
q lent for making hens lay or for CIV
4 ing an impetus to your rose bushes or
y grape vines. If YOU have no drain and
= are forced to throw your dish water
+ out on the ground. solution of cop
+ peras "a pound and half to gallon
= of water is a good proportion), should
= be sprinkled around once or twice IL
= week. Lastly. remember that upon
q YOU. Madame Chatelaine, rests much
. of the responsibility for the comfort
: and health of your household. There
= Is occasionally servant who may be
+ depended upon to carry our your in
+ structons without your personal at
4 tcntion. but such an one is a rara
:, avis. The wise woman looketh well to
{. the ways of her household, and even
{. to the unromantic but essential garb-
:. age pail
= With cherries still in season try
+ cherry jelly for dessert.
+ Soak half a box of gelatine in half
= a cup Of cold water for an hour. Add
= a. scant pint of boiling water. and
: three-quarters Of a cup of sugar. and
= stir until dissolved. Add one cupful of
!. sherry and the juice of lemon.