Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05

almost to perfection. The officer is fine
man, prominent in tho community, and
leads the life of naturally strong and
active farmer. After my somewhat un-
pleasant interference the water in the
leo pond was drawn off for the remain
der Of the summer.
| Previous to emptyng the pond the stencil
! of the drinking water at the owners
house had become Wbearable. and it was
only then that water from another sup
! ply was for n while substituted. My city
friends, however. had been for some time
supplied with water carried in pals from
] an open spring ard were entirely spared
| the illness affecting moro or less severely
all the other inmates OF the house though
| all were under quarantine. The same pond
| is still used as source of ice supplies for
several families and dalrics, though three
days work by four men and four horses
could easily construct very desirable
ice pond by using fine trout stream
Of pure, running spring water convenient
! ly located on the same farm.
WHY ALL ARE NOT SICK.
City people walder why it is if such
| hidden dangers exist in the country tina;
the natives enjoy good health The fac
|
stomach and certain blood disorders is
far greater in rural life than in city life,
The reasons why the Illnesses do not as
sumo more acute or serious forms in the
country undoubtedly are that country
people live far moro out of DOORS are
engaged in more hcalthful work and are
favored by air which so far as nature Is
concerned is furnished freely to them in
purity that cannot be hoped for in cities
| And this latte" is one reason also why
| city people stand the risks so we'll while
in the country and feel the i'll effects lily
after leaving the bracing atmosphere OF
! the hills and returning to their city
homes.
| In the country households cited in a
! locality by nature of unusual healthful-
ness, | have noticed that in every one
Of them, with the possible exception Of
one about which l am uncertain there Is
some case of chronic ai,rnent, most fire.
quenHy Of digestive organs. The fami-
lies | have taken for my iliuStra tons
are but few of many All of them ara
of the acknowledged best classes in the
community and among the largest tax
| payers. They are not degenerate for
eiguers, but are all New England born
and bred, and are living on old inherited
| family estates.
The quickest and most practical remedy
for these unsanitary evils lurking so COM
monty in country boarding places Is for
the city visitor to stir up his negligent
host and let him know that his negligence
and Indifference in these matters will
surely mean loss Of boarders and money.
Every place keeping summer boarders
should be rigidly inspected by competent
health ,fIi
dition of dairy, water supply and drain
age. The inspector should not be an easy.
going neighbOr of his friends, the farmer
host and hostess. Much Of tho so-callai
Inspection now being done in country
districts is the merest farce. Until san!-
tarY rules in some degree similar to those
established in the city are enforced in
sumnering places We shall continue TO
experience alarming outbreaks of typhoid
} fever and malarIal diseases among city
people returning from summer vacations.