SWEEPING AND DUSTING In swooping a room raise as little dust as possible, because dust, when breathed in, Irritates the . nose anil throat and may set up catarrh. Some of the dust breathed is carried lo tho lungs, making portions of them black and hard and useless. To prevent raising dusfe fn sweeping bare floors, uso moist sawdust. "When tho room is carpeted, moisten a newspaper, news-paper, tear it into small scraps and scatter these over (ho carpeL In! sweeping, brush these scraps of 'paper! along with the broom and they will I catch most of the dust and hold It fast, Just as the sawdust does on bare floors Do not have the paper or sawdust saw-dust dripping wet only moist. In dusting a room, do not uso a feather duster, because this does not remove the dust from the room, but only brushes it into the air. Use soft dry cloths io dust with, and shake (hem frequently out of (ho window; or UGe slightly moistened cloths and rinse them out in water, when finished. In this way the dust can be gotien out of the room. houses, stores, shops, schoolrooms, etc., all dust can bo easily removed after it has settled by passing over the floor a mop which has been wrung out so as to be only moist, not dripping wet. Q. How can I cure myself of an enlarged thyroid gland on the left side of my throat? I catch cold very easy and am frequently troubled with swelling of small glands under my left arm and side. What shall I do? j A LADY. A. In most cases of thyroid trouble tho enlargement is quite uniform and not limited trf one side of tho throat. It you believe you have thyroid enlargement en-largement be sure to place yourself under un-der the care of a good physician, for this is usually too serious a trouble to tamper with without good medical advice. ad-vice. Tho enlargement in the throat may not be due to the thyroid at all. and it may be part of the glandular enlargement en-largement under the left arm. Q. Can' you give mo the namo of a good book on common diseases and their treatment something that will also include first aid to the injured? A. If you will send mo your namo and address I shall be glad to mail you a copy of a government bulletin, entitled, en-titled, "Prevention of Disease and Care of tho Sick."