Evening star., 1925-06-14

I> After an active life through the
year everybody should. II possible,
arrange for a Summer vacation where
business cares can be forgotten,
where good air, good food outdoor
exercise and plenty of rest and sleep
can be obtained, all of which are
helpful in restoring health.
In selecting a place to spend the
vacation careful inquiry should first
be made to ascertain if the water and
food supply and general surroundings
are safe and satisfactory. Places
where marshes, ponds of water, ac-
cumulation of refuse material or
other mosquito breeding places are,
should be avoided.
Be sure of the safety of the water
supply, and unless you are certain
of it's. purity, it is best to boil all
water used for drinking purposes
milk supply are also important
matters. ,...
Select Clean Hotel.
If YOUR vacation is. to be spent in
a country hotel, farmhouse, or SINH
lar place, select one that is clean, we'll
ventilated, and where proper and
adequate drainage facilities are pro-,
vided. The place should be well
screened against flies and insects and
the food should be of good quality and
properly protected against contami-
nation.
If your plans contemplate camping
out" a tent of adequate proportion
should be obtained. The site upon
which the tent is to be erected should
be high with sloping side and the soil
of a porous nature to facilitate drain
age. Trees are also very desirable
about the camp site. The best tent is
one with a wooden floor raised few
inches above the ground. A dltch
should be dug around the tent TO drain
off the surface water, thereby prevent
ing it's accumulation under the moor
and resulting dampness.
Food should be protected from nles
and insects.
A suitable number of covered metal
receptacles should be provided for the
reception of all garbage. The gar
bape can be disposed of daily by burn
ing and the eXcreta buried In shailo"
trenches some distance away from
the camp site.
Carry First-aid Kit.
Out.of door life is not infreauently
ACCOMPANIED by sickness and injuries
of various kinds, and medical aid may
he difficult to obtain. 1t is therefore
very desirable that every camp In
clude in its equipment an emergency
kit" to enable the campers to apply
first-aid treatment until medical aid
can be secured. Such a kit might
contain, to advantage, few small
gauZe bandages, small roll OIL al
hesive plaster, few safety pins, small
package each of absorbent cotton ana
sterile gauZe, small bottle each or tine
ture of iodine and aromatic spirits or
ammonia, one bottle of castor oil,
package each of epson salts, seldlitZ
powders and boric acid, few mustard
plasters, hot-water bottle, box talcum
powder, pair of scissors and clinical
thermometer.
In slight cuts or abrasions first
paint the wound with a light coat of
tincture of iodine and apply sterile
gauze, keeping in place by bandage or
strip of adhesive plaster. In more
serious cuts or injuries secure medical
aid at once. In the treatment of Sc
we're bruises relief may be obtained by
the application of cold water COM
presses of a size large enough to COM
pletely cover the injured part. This
compress can be held in position by
the use of a, bandage.
Sunburn may at times be very Sc
we're, and in persons with delicate
skin produces much discomfort and
pain. Such persons should protect
themselves when exposed to the direct