The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-05-05
Cleanup Day

The following papers on "Clean-Up
Day" were written by pupils in the
Ward Schools Of Pennington, and are
given space in The Times not only on
account of their excellence, but also
| for the general edfication Of grown
ups" on this most important subject,
which is just now coming into pub
| lie appreciation. Read these papers
carefully and you will doubtless get
some valuable instruction.
(By Audell Cashon, pupil Of the
Fifth Grade, South Ward School.)
Cleanup day is a good time to stop
consumption and other sickness that
is often caused from filth.
The rain is caught in the tin cans,
which are breeding places for flies
and mosquitoes which hatch by thou
sands, and one Of the cans may be
placed where billion are Matched to
carry germs.
The cans and rubbish should be col
lected at least once year, but it is
better to do il twice.
We want to be sanitary, and have
clean town.
The dead cats, dogs, chickens, pigs
and things are sometimes thrown I'M
der the bridges. This is not a good
thing to do, as the water in the
branch might get into the well and
cistern, and | am sure you would not
want them to drink it after running
over those dead bodies.
Which are you going to do, keep
your smokehouse clean or dirty? Are
you going to leave the stalls full of
filth, throw the cans out any place, or
are you going TO have things clean and
sanitary?
hope you will not leave things like
| first said, or you will soon be sick.
When you do not clean up things,
thousands of germs fly around MAX
ing people sick. So hope and advise
you to clean up for "Clean-Up Day"
by Elizabeth F. Buck, pupil of
Sixth Grade, South Ward SCHOOL,
Cleanup Day should be observed
in every town and by every individ-
ual. If people once see, and realize,
how much nicer it is without the re-
fuse, they will be more apt to keep
it cleaned up. The best time to real
ize this. is just after Cleanup Day"
1t makes the town more beautiful
for who could call town, with beau
tiful buildings and houses, beautiful
if there were old tin cans and refuse
in the vacant lots, alleyways and back
yards. Clean and pretty yards and
streets are good advertisements for
your town. People will admire it and
want to live there, then there will be
more business, and you will have
larger, better town.
But more important than having the
city or town beautiful, is to have it
healthful The old tin cans ard re
fuse of that sort are some of the fin
est Of places for the breeding of mos
quitoes. If this refuse was hauled
away we would sleep much more com
fortably on hot nights, for not many
of us want the mosquitoes to sing US
to sleep. Worse than being kept
awake at night is the danger of ma
laria, caused by the infectious bite of
the mosquito. If these breeding
places were kept clean there would
be fewer deaths, and your own fam
lily may be in danger from the bite of
mosquito. It seems like a mighty
small thing, but it is very serious
when the person bitten gets malaria.
If all the outbuildings and the barn
were thoroughly disinfected as often
as necessary there would not be so
much danger from the flies, that car
ny such deadly germs
Some people keep their premises
neat and clean, but many are either
neglectful, Or else haven't the time
and money. When the city wagons
go around to each place it is no ex-
pense and not much trouble for the
individual, and yet his premises are
much more beautiful and healthful.
It also binds the officers and public
closer, because it shows that the Of
fcers are working for the good of each
person, as well as the good of the
town.
We ought to always observe "Clean-
up Day" because it makes the town
more beautiful and healthful