Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-06-07
Burn or bury all garbage


hot soapsudS solution Zone ounce COM
mon soda to twelve quarts soft soar
and water,. Manure heaps or vaults
should be disinfected with powdered
chloride of lime.
Flies find d splendid breeding ground
in a stable. Sewage vaults should be
cleaned frequently and disinfected and
| protected from flies by chloride of
lime or milk of lime A filthy pigpen
is also a fine breeding place for flies
! Pigpens should be so built that they
may be flushed out and cleaned. The
manure is valuable fertilizer and may
be stored, but should be covered with
dry earth, chloride of lime or crude oil
The task of keeping flies out of the
house is a difficult one. Screens and a
fly beaten, fly paper, etc. only mitigate
the evil The rational method is to
| prevent breeding.
The mosquito does not carry the
germ of malaria on his feet. as the
| houSefy carries the typhoid bacillus.
but in his salivary gland.
The mosquito is known as the lin
| termediate hosto of the maIarial para
site In other words. the parasite is
received into the digestive tract of the
mosquito and Hospitality entertained
and developed until it passes into the
salivary gland, from which it is in
| jected into the next human that the
! mosquito bites.
The mosquito must go and is going
The hospitality he has extended to the
| plasmOdium of malaria has downed
him, But the "anOpheles" mosquito is
| the genial host and the one which we
must especially seek to destroy. The
| common mosquito, "culex.' which flies
in the daytime. is harmless so far as
we know. AnOpheles may be known
by it's attitude on a fat surface-hind
legs and body are elevated at an angle.
while culex keeps the body parallel
with the surface. AnOpheles has spot
ted wings, culex not. Anopheles bites
in the early evening culex at any time
How to Avoid Malaria.
Avoid the anOphees mosquito and
you will avoid malaria. Bad air has
positively nothing to do with malaria.
Particularly avoid being bitten by
mosquitoes in the early evening
Screen your house and also screen
your bed with netting if you live in a
malarial locality. Best of all. do not
let mosquitoes breed around your
home. A small pail of standing water
will produce thousands. | have seen
countless swarms Of mosquitoes on a
golf course where the sole breeding
washing golf balls.
Allow no standing water around
your place. Screen your water barrel
or cistern. Pour coal oil along the
margin of swamps or slow running
streams. Drain all stagnant water
Deprive the mosquito of a place tC
breed and the fever and ague" will
not get you.
Pneum onia, Grip, Etc.
Every one fears scarlet fever, mea
sizes. whooping cough and diphtheria
for they are we'll known to be commu
nicable or contagious. 1t is not sc
generally known that pneumonia is at
infectious general disease with loca
manifestation in the lungs The pneu
lnonia germ, rejoicing in several beau
tiful names. of which "Diplococcu>
pneumonia" is the most commonly
used, Is rather short lived and easily
killed by sunlight and fresh air. In
the modern treatment Of pneumonis
these agencies are utilized, and the pa
tient is treated so far as possible il
the open air. Every precaution shout.
be taken to destroy the sputum Of
pneumonia patients. Strong I've is {;
. good disinfectant for this purpose. bu
burning is better. People in attend
ance on pneumonia patients shoull
protect themselves from infection.
Home Disinfectants.
. Heat.-Boiling is the most effectiv'
. way of sterilizing clothing. handker
Chiefs or other articles that can b
, treated in this way. Useless infeete,
articles should be burned.
> Soapsuds.-One ounce Of common
e soda to twelve quarts Of hot soapsud
r soft soap and water) is an excellen
! cleanser for floor. refrigerators. etc. =.
t Chloride of Lime.-Powdered chic
! ride of lime Is strong disinfectan
d and deodorizer. 1t should have pun
g gent. penetrating odor and an extreme
ly Irritating effect on the eyes and al
n passages, otherwise it is inert and US,
J. less.
e Milk of Lime.-One quart of dr..
r freshly Stacked lime to four or iiy
y quarts of water; useful for the san
h purpose as chloride Of lime in dish
a. fecting stables. drains. sewage vault
l. sinks, all places where putrefactio
8, foul odors or infection may exist
a. Carboic Acid Solution.-Six ounce
20 to one gallon Of water This is da
IN gerous to have around the house ar
must be used with care. Useful f
. wiping floor. washing utensils al
,s pouring down drain when infection