Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-05-17
cautionary measures against tubercu.
losis and other infectious maladies.


caused by high pressure living. over
eating, Independently condition
involving undue nerve strain. What
| may be done to guard against these
troubles? The most rational protec-
tive measure is to treat your body just
as you would treat your business or
your automobile or your yacht. Have
is overhauled and examined periodi-
cally. What would you think of a man
who put out to sea in a vessel that had
been used for years and never over
hauled or inspected for leaky boilers.
pipes or seams? Is it not obvious that
he invites shipwreck? But the average
mechanic. farmer or business man will
embark on life voyage and wait I'm
til something goes wrong before he
! consents to an overhauling. and then
too often in his conceit and foolish
egotism he derides the physician who
warns him and boasts that he will out
live the doctor or the insurance COM
pany that refuses to carry his risk.
Value of Periodical Examinations.
1t must be apparent that this human
machine should be periodically exam
ined for evidence of commencing
strain and Impairment. Many a val
liable life could be saved for years of
happy and useful existence If the early
symptoms of disease were detected and
the manner of living changed A
downward course may readily be
checked If the disease has not gone
too far. The wise man. therefore, will
consult his doctor at least once q year
and listen patiently to advice regard
ing the habits of eating. drinking and
housing. The periodical inspection of
| the whole family is also desirab BILE. Give
| the children a chance to be nodded
| and guided to health and strength in
| stead of permitting them to grow up
| like weeds or unframed vines. The
| correction of eye troubles. removal of
adenoids. tonsils. etc. proper habits
| of bathing. eating. etc. may COM
| pletely change the destiny of your chill
| dren.
These principles are coming to be
| recognized as of such extreme impor
lance that one large life insurance
company has arranged to give to it's pol
icy holders the privilege of free med
ical examinations once year. believ
ing that the saving of lives will more
than offset the expense involved
Care In Choice of Home.
In choosing u habitation remember
that sunlight. fresh air and dry soil are
money savers. By properly choosing
your location you may save the inter
est on the mortgage in doctors bills
See that your home is on firm. well
drained ground. Made ground. how
ever carefully packed and graded. is
very likely TO cause q dampnesS in the
cellar and around the foundations Do
not settle near a marShy pond or slug
gish streams if you can help it. A
southern exposure is desirable
Have plenty of window space, and
SO arrange your rooms that those most
constantly occupied-bedrooms living
rooms. etc.-are thoroughly ventilated
and we'll lighted. The best room in
the house should be used by the fam
lily. not by an occasional guest.
If the soil is damp the subSoil must
be drained below the foundation and
the cellar floors and walls thoroughly
cemented. Absolute dryness may be
attained by having hollow walls
Bricks are undesirable for cellar walls.
as they absorb moisture. Stone is
likewise porous and retains moisture
Slate or cement coatings will obviate
the danger.
Heating.
If you have a hot air furnace be sure
it is of good quality, gas proof and
that the air supply is drawn from out
side and not from the cellar or any
damp or dusty location. See that a
water reservoir is attached to the fur
mace and kept filled.
If other methods of heating by direct
radiation are employed some provision
should be made for changing the air
of the room. Many special ventilatinc
! systems have been invented. and if
means permit these should be inves-
tigated and desirable one installed
when the house is built. Stagnant.
Initiated. overheated. dusty or damp
air is Il menace to health Exclude
these conditions from your home 1t
, can he done.
Water Supply.
If there is no general water supply
system in your locality, beware OF
shallow wells. surface springs or wa
ter from any doubtful source A deem
driven well far removed from any
possible source of contamination.
should be secured. if possible; other
wise cistern water, held in a slate OF
cemented cistern, Is safer. Suspected
water should always be boiled
| have elsewhere dwelt upon the i'm.
portance of proper sewage disposal.
but it cannot be too often stated that
the old fashioned methods employed
in the country are barbarous and un
worthy of a civilized nation. Study
this question carefully and adopt a
system. whether surface irrigation or