The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-11
SOME TIMELY ADVICE.
Ihe Health Officer Makes Suggestion
for Carnival Wcck-SOme Health
Talk

vi every mercantile and industrial
establishment will cooperate with the
health and the public work DEPART
ments of the city government in
making Sumter look as clean, bright.
ana attractive as possible during
"Firemen's Week." He is going to
request the ladies Of the Civic
League to take an active part in the
success Of this undertaking. He saws
that While experience has shown that
the average Sumter citizen cleans
three times every week as the num-
Der of cart loads Of material hauled
by the city carts as we'll as ordinary
observation proves, nevertheless he
feels that when company comes to
town we may be excused for taking
the same extra pride in having the
entire entire city looking nice as the
average householder takes in out
ting on extra company style in her
house under similar circumstances.
The extraordinary cleaning will
not do any harm, but on the other
hand will surely do good
All merchants are particularly urg-
ed not to permit loose paper and
other refuse to be carelessly thrown
out of their back doors in the open
public lots to be blown around over
the lots and streets. Every yard,
private and public should present the
very best appearance to the visitors.
This is a custom in vogue in every
city or town in the country during
gala week o.casions, or other large
gatherings.
80 lar no complaints have been
made about mosquitoes. The health
officer with the poor equipment and
facilities at his disposal has been put
ting down quantities of oil and dis
lnfectants In every place likely to
produce mosquitoes. But if the citi-
zens will, each and every one, look
closely to the removal Of all tin cans.
and other water holding receptacles,
which hold water and breed mosquitoes,
examine their cess pool covers and
see that no holes, be they ever so
small are allowed whereby mosouitos
may enter and deposit their eggs, If
all warehouses, factories, depots,
mills, and other places where barrels
of water for fire protection are kept
Will keep the water covered with
kerosine or other oils. and will also
place about one peck of common
greasy salt in the barrels mosquitoes
Will be so scarce in Sumter that we
Will be delighted even though we do
not kill them all out.
Every cess pool should have at
least one pint Of kerosine oil poured
into it by flushing the oil through the
pipes at least once every ten days. one
quart as a starter, mixed with dis
infectants.
If we can possibly avoid MOSQUITOES
during the firemen's tournament it
will be a splendid "Ad" for Sumter
and we will also have inaugurated a
systematic fight against these pesti-
ferrous and malarial spreading in
sects as well. The Health Officer is
doing all that any one human being
can possibly do to maintain sanitary
conditions. Health is an individual
matter as we'll as a public matter of
| interest and individuals must COOP
crate with the city authorities.
The plan adopted by the city Civic
League last spring to bring about a
Spring cleaning day" in which a
few ladies on every block interested
themselves in interesting their neigh
bors in the united efforts to make the
city look so bright and clean during
the meeting of the State Federation
of Womens Clubs can again be adopt
ed with little trouble to the ladies on
each block, and will give magnificent
AOSuito do Was demonstrated last
spring.
A liberal use of lime will do a lot
towards eliminating foul odors and
will guarantee better health as we'll
The public works department and the
board of health will look after the
cleaning of the streets and public
lots and tho mayor and city council
can DE depended upon to do their
full duty towards making Sumter
look attractive to the thousands Of
visitors during Firemens Week. BY
cleaning it is not meant in the least
to insinuate that Sumter is not in as
reasonable sanitary condition as any