The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-04
THE THREE DEADLY SINS AGAINST
 SANITATION

Having observed the facilities for cleanliness | provided by great many purveyors or looo W .o | beaIth department has the temerity to employ | SO many inspectors" who draw salaries pre-
 sumably for keeping watch on these very re- quirements | Tn many restaurants and even pretentious ho- teis the public washroom or lavatory is so filthy that the proprietors attempt to apologize to the public by using some kind of alleged "disinIec-
 tant," which has an odor strong enough "sar,torv convince the ignorant patron that sanitaTs precautions' are being taken in his penaf. Surely no public health department, officer, com missioner or authority dares to sanction or ap prove the use of the nosome "disintectans n p.u | haps a few of the politicians in the health department get private favors from the manu-
 lecturers of alleged real dlsinfectants Tor tac
 itiy permitting the abuse. That's the only reason l I can conceive for this malodorous racket. IL IS
 inconceivable that any old fossil health commis- that liberation of impressive chemical odors can l in any way protect anybodys health.
 There are three great sins against sanitation which ought to be frowned upon wherever an in- I telligent Iayman encounters them, for they are | menace to his own safety ana neatn. fTsu, she knob or other attachment on the door- or sucn washroom There Is no excuse for this crude im- position on the public. If the door must nave some means of fastening 1t. then let 1t De some thing which can be manipulated with the foot
 If locking is not actually necessary then .et ,a '
 be d9of s fe ehse soot That s the only kind of permissible in sanitary wasnroom.
 Second. the faucet which turns on the water There is no excuse for such an antiquated at-
 tachment either; the ]avatory that purports to be at all sanitary must have suitable provision TOT turning on water by means Of the root pedaI or a touch of an elbow or any convenient way wnicn permits one to keep the hands clean once theyve
 been washed. d and 1 unc9ntamlnated nc9 whether Third, no sanitary wash basin can have a | stopper in it, even one worked by a. pedal stopper in wash basin converts the sanitary running water into lifelike revival of the old time bucket and dppcr arrangement. Even that
 would not be in the least unsantary if the bucket and
 ones own family or household: but it is unex- cusable in public washroom. If the place af- lords running water let the patron have running water.
 As long as the builders and owners and man. | agers of places of public patronage ana trains and ships harbor the funny notion that strongly odoriferous chemicals confer some vague san- itary virtue when used as directed by the manu- lecturers, we shall find these dangerous and dis gustine relics even where might fairly expect courteous and cleanly service. The only effective
 which e should be- Expressed quite clearly to the persons responsible for the affront.
 Ignorance of the law excuses nobody. 1gnor- ance of hygiene and sanitation should excuse mo- | body.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS How the Subconscious Fear Is Cultivated | Lest you fail to notice 1t am sending the in- l closed haf-pagc announcement. It may enlighten l you about question which seems to puzzle you l-namcly how the average dumb layman gets his queer notions nbOut exposure to weather, wet | feet and the like. (L. B. O.
 Answer-Thank you. It does explain a good | deal Here in huge black letters running half way across the page we are warned that wet feet | breed SORE THROATS-but no matter for all you have to do is gargle with -. At that, the popular phobia is probably due in large part to | just Such education.
 Fishskin or scaIy Skin
 was troubled great deal with scaly skin or fshslkin for many years and never could find any l thing to help 1t until one day by chance tried glyccrn. just plain gycerin and the scales disap-
 pcared. An application of a little glycerin once | a week keeps 1t under control, so that now fo9 the first time in several years can wear short
 sleeves and go in bathing without stockings. e. R.)
 Answer-Thank you It is generally advisable to dilute glycerin for use on the skin. though
 casional applications of the glycerin may be
 unirritattng. This scaly, marsh, dry condition of the skin Is called ichthyosis (fsh skin disease) and when 1t is merely moderate roughening O. good skin appearance 1t called xerosis. Patch complaints. The patches look though the af- hicted one skimps on soap and water. She Cit is usually she) should far better soap and the
 jess water the better for the skin; oil is better for necessary cleansing If you have alligator hide' send stamped envelope bearing your address and
 ask for advice about it and for the directions for preparation and use of a good skin oil. | Spread of Scarlet Fever
 The man who gathers the cream (a country
 place in Ohio) has scarlet fever i'm his home. Has he right to enter uur houses to gather cream? Isn't there danger of his spreading the disease?
 was allowed to enter Jur aouse and we were for. biddcn to leave the house or to sell our cream. | (DIrs c. D. | Answer-You should report the matter imme. datefy to your local health officer or If you pre-
 fer d ySu m may h te dv your fany % physcian and Se let fever in the mans home he certainly should not handle miik or cEeaua.