Arizona republican., 1910-01-05

ant things to consider but nevertheless
 we have them with us and we want to not only consider them but correct
 them. Besides all of these, we have
 the dirty back yeards and the spaces
 between buildings in the rear. You | know of some of them. You don't
 have to half look to find them Then
 again, gases from leaky vaults. cess
 pools and barns; these and many more
 similar conditions could be mentioned: i:
 but of this, enough.
 l We now come to the House Prop err
 l Probably no two men or women would ever build house, the one the ! counterpart of the other. We all have
 our own ideas on the subject The
 architect is usually called in and there are good. bad and indifferent archi- | tects. A good architect if left to him self will give you a building with prop CT ventilation and good plumbing, but | the trouble is he seldom if ever is all lowed to carry out his original plans.
 You want this changed and that put
 in. and so on. so that by the time you
 are pleased the ventilation and the
 
 they should be. Ventilation is a study
 of itself. so that if you are wise you will adopt the ventilation ideas of a competent man and build your house accordingly. The same could be said of plumbing, for while many architects have excellent ideas on plumbing, still many plumbers will give you more practical ideas than many architects. This question of plumbing is to be taken up today by a gentleman who is competent to give you some valuable ideas. l am sure.
 'I only wish to mention here a most important feature of the house proper. viz: a plentiful water supply wher- ever it is likely to be used about the house. This feature is worthy of paper by itself, but I believe we have a good water system and free from most impurities. It is well to have an analysis made at frequent intervals to make sure We are not in danger from any typhoid epidemics.
 Equally as important a feature as any is the question of Dust. Less at tention is given to the disposal of household dirt than to any other ques tion bearing upon the health of the occupants. Usually a broom is em- ployed to stir it up and set il float ing about the room to deposit itself on the furniture where it may be wiped off. or more likely it settles on the walls where it remains for weeks and months. What is gathered up is taken to the back door. more often than not. and set floating in the atmosphere to go to your neighbor In this way you get beautiful mixture. for your neighbours dust comes over to inter i view you. I don't need to tell you ! how to correct these evils. l don't be- | lieVe. for the mere mention would lead | us all to the one method. viz: burn | it up. Use canpet sweeper and l empty contents into the fire. There | are two kinds of dirt: the one mineral l and inoffensive. and the other refuse ! matter We do not feel our selves defiled by the one but contact l with the latter is abhorrent. Those | who suffer the dirt which is caused | by the perspiration of the body to lin | ger underneath ones clothing are es- sentially dirty. but we may have min eral dirt all over us and still be clean | speaking We cannot all | be rich but We can all be clean The | dust which accumulates en floors and | walls of house is composed of organic | and inorganic matter and would if sprinkled on the wounds of patients | produce conditions extremely danger | ous to life. |
 The cellar should be kept as clean as the parlor; no decaying vegetable matter allowed resting place; no dampness. no dust. no dirt If you have no cellars remember in building to leave proper openings for fresh air to circulate. but not large enough to allow animal life to get under. See to it that the rain leaders are kept clean and free and your roofs not eaky Defects in these matters are fruitful sources of moisture and mois- ture in a house or under it is most 
 '-I' you have furnaces for heating. see mat inc aIr heated ;s outside rc.E a,r brought =. t' the f'Ir1ace Gi ect a.ld "bt cellar air. If y''u lave e.. furnaces hen the fireplace nr the stoves uD the Work- The tenUellCN III 1 III houses heated is to keep the room ,r rooms too warm. A temperature of ] iS to 70 at the outside is warm enough. To keep a room to warm is O invite pulmonary troubles. for you tart an imperceptible precipitation which. if you have to go into tenn )erature much lower, will result in giving YOU a chill, as result of sud len congestion.
 We now come to Circulation
 Air as you know consists of oxygen md nitrogen, a mixture of these two ,ases. Oxygen forms 21 per cent by -olume of this gaseous mixture and his proportion is maintained in all ,arts of the atmosphere. The mat CTS occasionally or accidentally pres mt in the atmosphere are gaseous or olid Of the gases carbonic acid in xcess must be regarded as the most important. Its sources are organic de- as occurring in the soil, expiration and the combustion of fuel. Hence the examining of tine air of a usually resolves itself into a