The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-07
HOW TO KEEP WELL

BY the Educational Committee of the Med

The "old Swimming Hole as a
time honored place Tor play ana
recreation, has found defender.
| Neglected because OF its murky waters'
condemned because 1t might De
breeding spot of bacteria, the educa-
tional committee of the Minnesota
State Medical Association this week
announces that If the place is FED by
constant waters it is probably as good
| place to battle in as some OF the
modern cement pools
"The things which make any SWIM
ming place a source from which disease
| is spread, are the stagnation OF water
in which many human bodies have
bathed, the unrestricted use OF the
bathing place by sick and well alike,
and pollution with domestic sewage"
declares the bulletin of the State Med
ical Association.
Bacteria are dangerous if they are
disease producing and disease pro-
ducing bacteria are most likely to be
shed from the bodies OF people, ana
particularly when they are sick. 1t Is,
therefore, important that all SWIM
ming pool water be as free from bac-
| terra of human source as possible ana
| that all pools be so governed that peo-
| pie who are obviously sick are excluded
| from bathing in them The old swim
ming hole was not dangerous because
| it was usually off the trail OF human
| travel and because it was constantly
purified by the flow of the stream.
Because of the necessity of organ
| lied play and partly because OF modern
prejudice to bathing in natural waters,
many types of artificial outdoor pools
have been constructed as well as in
door pools. These places when not
properly operated become stagnant
| water filled with the bacteria washed
from the bodies of hundreds of bath
ers. They are far more dangerous
than the creek or lake.
swimming in natural waters Is
safe provided they are not polluted
with domestic sewage. Swimming in
artificial pools, either outdoor or in
door, is safe provided they are oper-
ated according to present day sani-
| tary rules. 1t is possible to have and
all well regulated pools do have, the
water in swimming pool as pure as
drinking water. Before you go in,
| look at the water Is it clear, and can
YOU see the bottom of the pool? Ask
| the keeper at what temperature the
water is kept. It should be very close
| to 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and the
room in which the pool is located
should be about two degrees warmer
than the water.
eff the water is not kept clear and
clean by constant refiltration, it Is
not sanitary pool. The water should
be refiltered at such rate as to pro-
vide one thousand gallons of fresh, re-
filtered and disinfected water for
every twenty people who battle in the
pool during the day. Does the man
agement require all bathers to take
soap shower before going into the pool,
and does it exclude from the pool room
all people except the bathers? When
these conditions are fulfilled the mod
ern artificial pool wins, but if they are
not, take your chance in the Old Hole"
Just as winter brings the problems
of colds and grippe so does Spring
will the appearance Of new foods and
/ fruits bring the problem of hives.
Though not as much of a problem in
the midwest, sea foods very frequent
ly are found to produce the severest
| type of hives. Hives are not conta-
gious, but great many people are
made very uncomfortable by this con-
dition It is type of discomfort that
can be and should be avoided for
there are complications attending
hives that outrank those of colds and
grippe in Importance. These are some
of the declarations made in a special
report of the Educational Committee
of the Minnesota State Medical Asso-
citation.
with the coming of Strawberries,
blackberries and kindred fruits there
will be individuals who liking, and not
suspecting, these fruits will repeatedly
insult their skins and upset their