Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-05

At no period has the question OF
cleaning up and painting up occupied
such prominence as it does today. It
| has become part of every careful
persons life, for every one is becom
| ing acqua tinted with the benefits which
come to those who obey hygienic laws
Painting up and cleaning up should
| be resorted to
"a For esthetic reasons.
(2) For the sake Of preservation, rem
| ovation and economy
CD As precaution. a sort of insur-
| ance for the protection of health.
| 90 For the sake of responsibility and
the moral effect upon ones character.
A community Is judged by the appear
ance Of its houses and lawns. Well
kept and painted. they give the impress
sion of thrift. Broom, paint brush and
flower seed will make an attractive
wishes to sell. it will add dollars to his
bank account to paint up and clean up
his property, for prospective buyer
looks for these signs. and is usually
| willing to pay for them Should man
have need of looking prosperous be-
cause of some big deal he must carry
| through, painting up and cleaning up
will help him out. Somehow folks
haven't much faith in the fellow with
the corners of his mouth turned down,
trousers not pressed and shoes not
shined. He is the product of the un-
tidy home. 1t is hard to care when one
sees the ''dont-care spirit" all around
him. Neat appearance for ourselves
and our property demands respect. and
when one ceases to care for that his
time as a useful citizen is about over.
Paint makes shabby houses, porches.
fences. window sashes and shutters
Il ia
against the wearing effects of the
weather RANT should be used that has
quality and body enough to stand
scrubbing. 1t should be mixed with
petent workmen. This method saves
money, for cheap work and cheap paint
simply mean new coat must be ap-
piled next year.
In regard to public health there are
no geographical or social boundaries,
so that in cleaning up each individual
| action will count for good or evil upon
the entire city. The law prevents a
| man from poisoning himself or his
neighbor with drugs, then why should
| it not prevent him from unclean ways
| which jeopardize the lives of every one
and depreciate the value of property?
Trash allowed to accumulate is often
| the cause of destructive fires. 1t is
| claimed by those in authority that the
removal of this iniammable rubbish
would have tendency to lower the in
surance rates in the District of Column
bia
The first sanitary law is the quick re-
moval of all waste products. This in
cludes trash. waste paper, dead leaves,
grass and especially tin cans and emp
ty bottles which will hold stagnant
water and become a welcome breeding
place for the mosquitoes. for it is these
sorrowful songsters and not the night
air that brings malaria. Flies breed in
dirt. the doing away with their incu-
batting places will lessen their number
A flyless and mosquitoes Washington
would greatly decrease typhoid and
other hot weather diseases.
A clean home is every child's birth
right Imagine the result of being
reared in place where no flowers ever
bloom. where the sun rarely gets a
chance to peep in, where garbage is
seldom removed, yards not cleaned and
dust and bugs are given open house. If
by some miracle he escapes the de-
structive disease germs, he cannot hope
to escape the immoral influence.
What is needed is that each resident
of the District of Columbia shall take
an all-round survey of his property,
having eyes and ears open for every
thing suggestive of Improvement, then
the National Capital will be the most
beautiful as well as the most sanitary
city in the country.