The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-09
,,RE OF THE HOME.
ralk @ the House.W Wives q

in+ended in THIS aFI1c16 VI
i is n nood housewives how 20 con-
the ~ bones when they have SO
ct tneaI nersonal experience i'm
pc . matters than has the VII can v ~.
lch ltsntion is merely 70 al YOU
inIe ~ a few sanitary conditions
tentlOn sCihly are too frequently
bich tod It is with the idea in view
rrlOOhgu1 a few hints, which II fol-
dr 10 ont, will guarantee better neaitn
the larry out these few suggestions
70 csit entail an added expense upon
ID mo- keeper, and most OF them,
nOu0U will curtail expense. Certain
fsct ho long run, by the preven-
ID 10 will be tremendous saw
on' ynu will find there will be little
lG SiAiculty in carrying them Out
no o. is a plea that you give sert-
u~a Federation to these sugges-
Ons' first place there are two
IN tne nature which are more bene-
iDgS mankind than all other things
cal W they are sun shine and
bnDlnG The former, sun shine, costs
per- Thing. and it is the greatest pro-
ogsinst disease that exists.
clOn fhe curtains and let the sin
oil uiI, soon disinfect your rooms
wake them healthy living apart
You had better have faded
sl d. rngs and potiers, than be q
siS' from one of the many house
lneio- which man is heir to. Re-
Pss ssbor the floors of your rooms are
4n;n1v infected with some one or
A disease germs, and il you do not
Forg = snn in to destroy the life OF
u sooner or later, some
p@e, more members Of your family
~ Uning to be sick. And no matter
: sa S recover or not, there is going
l" oxnense which has been needA
ond all because you did got
ourselves Of the prevention
s ~ has been hourly asking for adj
ksSiOn. -. er.ov ond
,.n}ifully. In the first place, you
7 mt drink too much of it; and re-
.nbor If is the best medicine in the
Nd And as a preventive for dis
DDa # has no equal. Battle fire.
n0ntIv, better every day; but be
rsrded in the use of soap. A bath
m soap once a week is often enough
u then you should protect the body.
rsinst drafts and cold for at least
: hour afterwards. Soap desovles
II the oil off the skin, leaving the
o,es open and unprotected, and you
i in the best possible condition 20
rntract colds, and to have your ~cir+
rIation disturbed. If you take a
dd spong bath each morning with
HI soap, with a hot bath once a week
ih soap, you will keep the body
Besn and the skin healthy.
Don't tack carpets down on your
Ors, They are unsanftary and un-
snly. 1t is impossible to keep
lem clean, and they are a refuge for
any disease germs, which become
Eum time to time, stirred up in the
ir of the room to be breathed in by
be occupants. Use at most, portable
ug, which should always be removed
rom the house for cleaning. Having
.mUVed them, subject them to the
n shine for several hours. and you
by feel assured that they have been
isinfected.
There should be no place in the
ell regulated house hold for the
room. They are a certain menace
public health, more especially to
occupants Of those homes In
Fhieh they are used. Discard them
I'd use the mop. The mop not only
cans your floor, but 1t takes the dirt
ut with it. The broom removes a
crtiOn Of the dirt, but 1t stirs up most
what it does not remove In the form
dust in which one or more disease
HrmS can almost certainly be found.
teathing such dust laden air is one
the largest sources Of disease.
Also discard the dry buster, and sub
1tute for it the moist cloth. The
eOSt cloth, like the mop, not only
Heans, but it takes the dirt out with
Keep your yards clean. Allow no &C
mutation Of waste organic matter
where about your home. Waste
Sanic matter is a sure breeding
Eace for disease germs. which will
ION be taken into the house on shoes
"a clothes, there to produce disease
one or more members OF your fam
! Not only that. such accumu1a-
0as of filth T unsightly; and Of
EasHe doors are frequently Gilman
ed from them.
cultivate flowers and shrubbery
SOut your home. Vegetation is an
! purifyer, one of the very best
rO"n to exist. But be sure to avoid
sS n shrubbery to the extent OF
Eluoing sun shine. Flowers, shrub
and trees not only serve such,
apOses, but they add So much to
lOme, in that they give an attrac-.
" which pleases the eye and apealS
every sentiment which nature has