The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-24
SUMMER CAMP SANITATION.
Select High Points Where Breezes Blow
and Drainage Is Good.

ana drainage IL JOou.
A summer camp il device for seekin
health and pleasure without modern con
veniences. Campers are persons who o
their own yoltion, or through the entice
ment Of others, revert to primitive mode
OF existence and ostensibly obtain enjoy
ment therefrom Both place and person
then favor the development Of Irregular
ties, encourage more or less Irresponsible
ity and lead to immediate wildness. ii
this there is no harm and often mucl
good However, one thing should not b.
forgotten-the arrangements. Allow thu
animals" to break loose once more fol
the seasonal enjoyment, but by all means
have lie camp sanitary, SO tlat in Their
wildness they will do no harm.
For, be it remembered that he who Sc
lects a suitable site, pitches his tent OF
builds his hut in a proper manner, ex-
amines his food and protects himself
from his natural enemies, is wise camp
er indeed.
The camp site is important. Select
high ground where the breezes blow and
the drainage is good. Only veritable
amateur will occupy the space where an
other camp has been, for tine filth, the
flies and the food remnants are probably
still there. Seek another location. LII
you arc not satisfied, move; you probably
haven't leased the premises and you
ought not to put up with faulty condi-
tions.
/ Tie water supply should be pure. The
source should be known and proved to be
lunconsaminated and if there is the slight
est suspicion of its quality it should not
be used without boiling. This is prac
| ticable and easy method of rendering any
water safe for consumption. A second
method is by the use of bleaching pow
der. Add a teaspoonful of chloride of
lime to one pint of water and keep in a
well stoppered bottle. A teaspoonful of
this solution should be placed in two
gallons Of water to be treated and after
standing for 30 minutes it is then abso
lutely safe for consumption.
Guard against insects of all varieties
many are not alone tormenting but dis
ease carriers as WE'LL Screen the cabin,
the tent or the hut--even the most prim-
tive people protect themselves in this
manner. Flies frequently spoil an other
wise successful camping trip. Remember |
that they breed@t manure and filth and |
that the camper himself is therefore |
often responsible for their presence.
Make the handy man clean up and keep |
the grounds policed. A little borax added |
to the manure or filth inhibits the de- /
yelopment of the Larvae and should be
in every outfit. Watch the mosquitoes.
They carry in their sting more than a
temporary annoyance. See that the
conveys little smudge at
night. Oil the pools and screen the sleep
ing place If you have not forgotten to
put few yards OF netting in your kit.
Anoint yourself. There are really few
which mosquitoes do not
like. One is castor oil and pine tar, equal
parts, and another is oil OF citronella.
Dispose of all human and animal
wastes in proper manner. Burn what
ever is destruetible, bury deeply what
you cannot burn, and protect that which
you cannot bury. If your site is more
Or less permanent handle garbage in
properly covered cans and then inciner.
tie. just as tin cans have marked the
pathways to the West, so they indicate
amp sites for all time to come They
nave no other usefulness except as breed.
ng places for mosquitoes. Why not con.
ign them to their grave while they are
till in the heyday OF existeneeY Do not ..
permit the cook to scatter dishwater i'm
about; it attracts flies.
lecomposes and Is otherwise objection
bile. Fasten a sign 10 this effect upon
he nearest tree, or il YOU have your !
ouraee with you emulate Luther and
all it to the kitchen door.
Provide a suitable toilet. Remember
hat soil pollution is one of the great r
auses OF disease in our country to-day.
10 this then not alone for your own pro-
ection and convenience but for the well
are OF others. The pail system may be- !
sed or trench dug, utilizing dry earth s
r chloride of lime for covering. BE sure a
o protect from insects by fcreening.
When abandoned make il your business O
0 see that il is not objectionable in any '
tanner and Of no danger 10 those who 1
blow in your footsteps. DO not polute 4
be streams. That man should lessen n
he charm Of the wayside brooks. the
cry voices which called him from affair, !,
inconceiyable. !,
BE careful Of the provender. Select :
ily proper foodstufTs, those whose quail I
known. and properly preserve them. =
Sc the stream for cooling and that =
ord old device Of lowering temperature
' The evaporation Of water. secure ice a
possible, keeping IL in the camp re- o.
igerstor made placing one box with y
another with hay between and caring o.
y all perishable food products in this Il
amer. DO not forget that tne news Of n
,ns coming has been waited abroad bv
Vulnerable winged aud other malevoleui ID
sects and that they are gathering for a.
feast unhesrd Of IN al the DAYS Of n
eir existence; therefore screen your :,
Cd. hang Il high and guard il zeslously. =,
Interest Yourself in your own welfare
moderate. Beware 81 the farmers
IN and cueumhers. eat spRuarlv Of the ~
neoetions - which YOU are unaccus- n
med and glance AZ the wen Of boyhood
" only With suspicion. Don't allow
> weathCT or the children 10 annoy You.
4 a. wall ~ Won csu. show the Young p,
srs what father can 10 when ~ has ~
? proper environment. and imagine =.