The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-04-22
HOME DEPARTMENT
ucted by Margaret Dizney Director Of Home Science

use for IL because IL would not pro-
duce crops and who therefore re-
fused TO cxpend money upon II 10
make IL safe for travellers who came
that way. The rich gentleman had
many friends Nld they came to-
gcthcr and objected TO the propa-
ganda Of the Sanilarian that mos
quitocs carried the bacteria into the
bodies Of human beings. They called
hun Disiurbcr Of Vested Rights
and cried out against him because
he sought 10 make the road-a safe
place for travellers and residents
nearby. And there was great Juror
in that place.
Then IL happened that a mosquito
carried the bacteria into the home
Of the rich man and they attacked
his little girl and she lay III for
many weeks and finally died. And
the rich mans heart was melted and
Ice gave ear TO the Sanitarian. And
the neighbors NJ the rich man gave
ear also and the Sanitarian was en-
couragcd io fight the germs and the
mosquitoes in whose blood the
germs lived. And 10 came 10 pass
that the marshes were drained anil
the pools dried mp in the sun.
Then the rule was made in that
IhuN ttHhnpAtrnp
collected in pools or other places IL
should be covered with oil so that
the larvae Of the mosquitoes would
be- imprisoned beneath the film on
the surface Of the water and could
prt develop into mosquitoes TO carry
germs into the bodies OF human be-
iugs. And the disease Of malaria
vas no longer known in that place.
Not long after that IL happened
iaat the bacteria Of typhoid fever fell
upon one Of the residents Of that
community and upon his wife and
children and slew them. And in
quick succession many other fami-
lies Of that place were likewise at
tackled by the typhoid germs and
many ~ them were killed. The
Sanitarian went forth 10 give battle
to the germs and found that they
came from number OF shallow
wells which received their supply OF
water from a place near the sewers
which carried away the refuse from
many ouihouses in that community.
The germs Of typhoid in this way
got into the drinking water Of
many families and was taken into
the bodies Of the people and made
t,cm sick. The Sanitarian called
a meeting of the people OF that
place and explained 10 them the
Il, niger from allowing drinking wa
Ter TO be polluted with germs from
the sewers and suggested that the
sewage from the outhouses be
drained into certain place away
from the water supply and that
v ellis be made deeper to tap streams
NJ pure water.
AZ this there was much cutlery.
Sons Of the people said that II
would cost too much money 20 do
these things and that the Sanitarian
vas a crank. And the typhoid germs
COZ tinued 10 work havoc among the
people Of that community. But the
Sanilarian persisted and was finally
able to secure a ruling from the peo-
pie that sewage should be carried
far away from the water which the
people drank And there was no
more typhoid in that place.
When the inhabitants Of that
place had learned that 10 be clean
Is the beginning Of being we'll and
that many Of the germs that set up
on human beings have their living
place in filth and dirt. the Santa
rian instituted a general cleanup
day on which all the people who
lived there cleaned their homes and
the surrounding grounds and the
place was made beautiful as well as
healthful TO live in. II turned out
that when all these things had been
done there were fewer sick persons
in the community hospital 20 be
ca"ed for because many Of the germs
which had lived by the road had
been destroyed. And the commune
ty saved the money il had formerly
expended TO care for those who had
been attacked by the germs. II
happened also that the people Of
that community took accounting OF
the valuable time which had for
merly been lost by the residents who
had been attacked by germs and
made i'll and found that the value
Of this time at business and the
other pursuits Of life was very
much greater than the expense OF
cleaning up the place where the
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