The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-11
GOOD ADVICE
Things that Should Be Done to
Help Along the
FIGHT ON HOOK WORM

Es0nE UN nUUh NUHM
4 Physic;sa Reports That Cases Re
Has Treated Have Responded TO
His Method Worse Case
Can Be Cured in Several Weeks.
Several Cases Cited.
From what has been said on this
poiEt by an eminent physician. it
is clear that the discharges OF per-
son affected with hookworms are
very dangerous 10 himself and TO
ali persons his immediate v!cini-
ty. i, is equally clear that IL these
stools are properly disposed OF. the
spread OF hookworm disease will be
prevented. In speaking further on
this subject this physician says:
II 36s farm houses which ! haze
recently seen IN four Southern
States. only lis houses. or SIS per
cen: were provided with any sort
OF p-ivy. while PSI houses. or SIS
per cent had 20 privy.
OF 73 houses occupied by whites.
$50 per cent. or ~ houses. had
privies. while 43s per cent. or 80
houses. had no privy OF any sort
OF IS houses occupied by whites.
s6.2 per cent. II houses. had priv
les. while 1873 per cent. or 80 hous-
es. had no privy OF any sort
OF So negro houses only 2o.+ Pc.
cent. 0. u houses. had privies.
while 1916 pc. cent. or IS houses.
had no privy.
Right here. IN this c.!ghttul
amoua, OF sol! pollution. We have the
great source OF hookworm disease
and tie consequent snenia among
the farm hands OF the South.
II you wish TO prevent hookvo7m
! disease and thereby to better the
health and Increase the efficiency OF
your family and your farm hanrs.
pu, a stop 70 this frightsul soil po.-
luton. Build good privies. Keep
them clean. Compel every person
OF your farm 70 use them. Insist
upon laws against soil pollution. In
sist that such laws BE- risidly en-
forced.
I II farmers in the South will carry
ou. this principle. the death rate
| will be decreased. the health will he
improved. and an important cont:i-
button will be made toward decreas-
lag the labor scarcity. Further. the
typhoid death rate also will be great
~ reduced.
Even on the farms on which priv
les are found. some OF these outhcus-
es are in frightfu! condition and
aoe much better than no privy a,
all In many cases they are open
3, the back and the chickens and
swine scat,e. the soil pollu'
Recall that this means sickness E u
death. especially 10 women and
children.
II fact rot only thousands. but
actually the majority Of priyies in
the South are OF POO, style and
should be rebuilt. or burned up. Soil
pollution occures here. and chick
ems. dogs. and swine have access
20 the discharges. In no case should
this be possible.
A much better privy which will
practically eliminate the soil pol
luton and thus greatly reduce hook
worm disease and typhoid fever.
II Is best to put itno the tub or buck
ct some cheap nuid dis!n.ectant. in
order to sepel the dies. decrease
the odor and kill the disease germs.
Crude crbolic acid will do. or any
standard sheep dip. used IN double
strength. will answe. the purpose
70 great or less degree.
The tub should be emptied resu-
| larly every week and a layer OF
.asd sprinkled on the bottom be-
fore Is put bacn for use; then all
the tub. say one-four to oae-thi-d
full. with the disinfectaat or sheep
dip.
| The night sol: best be buried some
distance from the well or spring
ESQ that the drinking water will not
be contaninated). or It can be
burned
II night soil US used as fertilizer.
It should frst be thoroughly disin-
sected o. should be put into a
wate--tight tub o. vault and should
oe allowed 20 fermeut thoroughly
before Il IS used.
To use night sol! as fertilizer
means to run tho risk OF sickness and
death. especially on the part Of the
women aad children.
Every boy and every girl on every
Southern farm should be taught tho
following three elementary principles
Of preventing disease:
First. DO nos spit on the aoor.
tor this habit spreads tuberculosis
and dip,ne.is.
Second. Do not poliute the soil
for this habit spreads tuberculosis
and ground itch with its resulting
hookxcr-n disease
Third. Protect against mosau!-
toes. 20. mosquitoes spread malacia
yellow fever, deugue and elephant
foot