The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11


near wells. Buckets and all open
water receptacles are condemned
and forbidden, for such furnish
most excellent opportunities for
transmitting disease germs which
which occur in saliva. When
water is not supplied at the
pump or from water faucets, or
from sanitary flowing drinking
fountains, then covered tanks or
covered coolers with free flow
ing faucets shall be supplied.
Drinking vessels shall be straight
smooth glass or of pressed met
al. Individual drinking glasses
or cups are recommended.
Rule 7.-Water Closets and Priv
les.
Water closets, dry closets and
outhOuses shall be kept clean
and sanitary at all times, and pu-
pills should be taught decency
and promptly punished for any
indecency. Water closets or dry
closets, when provided, shall be
efficient in every particular; and
when said closets are not provid-
ed. then good fiy-tight, well-ven-
tiated out-houses for the sexes,
separated by closely-built fences,
shall be provided. Good, dry
walks shall lead to all outhouses
and clOsely4built screens or
shields shall be built in front OF
them. Outhouses for males shall
have ur7inals arranged with stalls
and with conduits of galvanized
iron or other impervious mater
ial draining into a sewer, vault
or other suitable place.
Rule 8.-Health Officers Shall
Enforce.
Health officers shall enforce
these rules and promptly enter
prosecution for any violation
thereof.
Rule 9-Repeal.
All former rules relating to
his subject are repealed.
If nlan were to deliberately
gradually starve his child. there
is law which would punish him.
But food starvation is no. the
only kind of starvation. There is
air starvation, and its victims
fall everywhere like autumn
leaves. There is no law against
the killing OF children, MOI
against the killing of anyone by
slow air starvation. We may live
for forty days without food, and
for five to ten days without vat
er, but we can not live FIVE min
ties without air. The diseases
which follow gradual air starva-
ton are: Influenza, coughs colds
catarrh, pneumonia, consumption
and the whole list known as dis
eases OF the respiratory trac-. All
starvation also frequently mas
following it, mal-nutrition, head
aches. nervousness and other dis
eases or ills. Air is free. We
do not have to buy it at the gro
Gerry. Unlike many foods, it il
not colored with coal tar DIVES,
nor preserved with boric acid OF
other chemicals, nor can it be
cornered by taIe trusts. Why,
then. suffer from air starvation
Why not always keep your lungs
full of pure air, and thus always
have our blood thoroughly oxy-
died? If we will do so, the mi
crobes of influenza, coughs, cold:
catarr1, pneumonia and con.
sumption will knock in vain fol
admittance. This is not a theory
1t is a proven fact. Even aftel
we have acquired the worst O
the above diseases, consumption
it may be routed, provided it i.
not far advanced, by continuou:
life in the open air. School au
thorities and teachers should Sc,
that the pupils are not starved
for air during the day, and par
ents should see that they hav,
plenty of fresh air in the sleepin,
rooms and yet not be draughty
Since the greatest OF our ma
tional assets is the health anC
yigor of the American people
our efficiency must depend on ma
tional vitality even more than OF
the resources of the minerals
lands, forests and waters" 9TH
average length OF human life il
different countries varies from
less than 25 to more than s.
years. This span OF life is in
creasing wherever sanitary sci
ences and preventive medicin
are applied. 1t may be greatl
extended. There are constant,
about 100000 persons seriousl
i'll in the United States, OF WHOM
100000 are consumptives. Nor
than half this illness is prevent
able" How? By right living. b,
lplenty OF pure air and sunshine
Remember air and sunshine ar
free, take all you can. Tn
more you take, the more you vii
want and the more your capacit
for taking increases. Air! Air
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