The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-21

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in their design as subsequent cor
rection is often impossible because of
the expense entailed
Those who do not care to board
| rats or be annoyed with trou blesor1e
| insects will have to pay particular
attention to the foundation. This
| much to be desired result is effected
in small buildings by elevating them
two feet above the ground AMI b,
keeping the space beneath the build
ing free from the accumulation OF
trash and rubbish, so that this era
! will also be free of rat harbors.
In addition to the elevation of the
building, the tops of the piers should
; be given steep slope and the spaces
between the floor beams, floor and
sills, should be closed by mailing over
, it galvanized iron sheeting
Buildings which rest on the ground
should have marginal walls not less
than six inches thick, of brick or
stone, laid in cement mortar. The
walls should extend from two fee
below the ground to prevent the rats
from burrowing under them, ana
should be fitted flush with the floor
above, and not carried merely w to
the joists or supporting timbers Be
| tween the walls there should be q
rat proof concrete floor have
mentioned these points not because
worth of food products a yea. but
because of their activity in spread
ing the bubonic plague \ disease
! which you will recall is primarily Q
| tension to the hum"n Will mor, CT
less accidental is due to the bite Of a
fl "a which had previously bitten a
TT sick with 2l1sur.
In the constrt;: " 'uu of the home
| il is most desirah!. that the create st
number Of rOomeS he 50 arranged as
/ TO secure the maximum ariount Of
day light and Ina every ono Of them
! Rave an abundant supply Of flesh
air at all times che porch, dnnrs,
windows and all Other opc'iin1s Into
the house should be thoroughly
81 recned with coopgr or bronze wire
netting. eighteen meshes to the inch
Complete rests fIon this prot. tive
measure are only obtained Wnen The
Scretn frames ere strong and SAB
slantial. so mlrn SD that they don't
warp out of posi,:ol wheDthcy are
equipped with durable netting, as
that just mentioned and which Won t
soon rust out. and lastly when they
are snugly fitted to the OPENING .
Failure to observe these precautions
and see that the screens are being
operated properly, always convert,
The house into trap for flies and
mosquitoes.
AS an economic measure for the
protection of health. screenir% is
most important 1t has been stated
that one third of all cases of ma
laria could be prevented by it. in
this state the effective protection OF
food and drink from the pollution OF
germ laden flies would almost climi-
nate typhoid fever, infectious dyson
terry, besides decreasing the prevail
ence of many other troubles.
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much necessity as nutritious food
or fresh air. Prof Whipple states
that the requisite qualities of a water
: supply are. first, wholesome'less
second, cleanliness, and third. free,
dom from excessive naturalization
BY wholesome is understood free
) dom from disease producing germs
Typhoid fever. infectious dysehtry
cholera. etc, are water born maladies
i, or in other words are due to the
pollution of drinking water with the
intestional discharges of those snf-
FERNS with these COMPLAINTS.
To be enjoyable water must he
palatable and attractive. To be
clean it must be clear. bright and
sparkling. People will not drink
a water that is offensive to any OF
the physical senses.
Freedom from excessive or undue
quantities of poisonous minerals is
lust as essential Lead is the most
Objectionable of these substances
Its presence is due generally 20 the
dissolving action of water charged
with carhonic acid upon the leaC
pipe of the plumbing.
As practically all of us who do mo-
, reside i'll municipalities where water
plants are in operation, are usins
, digresS for few minutes andshrd
water from shallow depths, want I;
dieress for few minutes and dis
cusS some of the causes of the pollu
| tion CT this water, as is quite Otter
, determined by the laboratories of tn,
. state Board of Health.
The average soil under ordiuar.
/ anditions. whore there are no sur
! face communications is practically
! sterile At a depth OF about twe,v'
= feet. So that rainfall after filter
: thickness and which eontainSshrdll
inc fhrnYInh a bed nf sand nf thi.