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Show I SAFEGUARDING THE HOME Simple Directions on Home Nursing By JANE A. DELANO Director Department of Nunine American .led Cross "An Ounce of Prevention Is I Worth a Pound of Cure" I' I THE PUBLIC ROUTES FOR INFECTION IN-FECTION Boslues avoiding personal contact with Hie person actually suffering from . ' ' i Xrr-"-'(.-r- v -. " -At t.- ' - - : ' -v. . u : I : ) l J n communicalile disease, the principal prin-cipal problem for preventing infection infec-tion rests on securing se-curing inre water, wa-ter, clean milk, unspoiled food, and the extermination extermin-ation of germ-carrying Insects. Keep all sewage sew-age from seeping itito the wells and cisterns. Water Wa-ter is po'nVed by seepage from badly bad-ly placed drains. Cities and towns should, of course, 1 have public sup- , plies of pure v-jr ter, but in of-the-way sf where livingV adapting clothes to the weather wllT often prevent unnecessary suffering. It should be understood, perhaps, first of all, that heavy clothing does not necessarily mean warm clothing, and that the Chinese custom of adding or taking off outec garments in accordance accord-ance with the weather Is worth considering. con-sidering. A chilled body Is in a dangerous state, but, on the other hand, there are many people who bring about an equally dangerous condition of the' body by keeping it too' warm. The nature of the work yon are doing do-ing should, in most cases, determine I he weight, material and character of your chothing. Persons working in heated oflicn-buildings oflicn-buildings and factories, or whose occupation occu-pation keeps them indoors, should not wear heavy underwear, heavy clothes, heavy shoes or stockings. Instead, they should wear lighter clothing and provide themselves, when necessary with heavy outer wraps. Those people whose work keeps them in the open a large part of tho time should wear sufficient clothing to prevent their bodies from becoming chilled. I5e careful in the selection of materials mate-rials for clothing. It may be helpful to know that, In f" materials are ari Wool, fur and dow linen. Clothing shouli cording to i'rj to ther' r f "ariiT A norm. tier, of y teds f ditions are otherwise ideal, barns ay outhouses are too often placed cliA to drinking wells and cisterns. Th j practice Is dangerous to health. J Where there Is no drainage sestet extraordinary care Is needed to kef the ground water pure. All w" spring water must be caref ullyV. td. Boards of health will gladly V amine samples of water and repoJ whether it Is safe to drink. Water is essential to health, but I ciust be pure. J Properly pasteurized milk is u? the safi'st kind to use. No tjr" safe unless frequent tests shov"" Is untainted by disease r""" , , -sJ'k should not be used except that d under the most careful su-Sv su-Sv To pasteurize milk at in a bottle, cork it with Van cotton or paper cap, It in a small pail of wa- pie-tin, with a ' uhiN construi " their use. "v |