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Show I NO FILTH, NO FLIES. I' After Investigating tho Typhoid H ' condition nmong those nfUlotod with tho malady the Board -f Health de- aire to make tho following juggos-H juggos-H tloDB, and oarnefctl7 hope that 11 oaro ful perusal of this nrtlolo will bo H' mado uot ouly by thoso oaring for tho elck, but by all of onr oltizoiiB with the aim lu view that we may bo ablo L to stamp oat this troablo for Rood. K Ifc ry Important that tho dli Hf charges from nil aaaea of typhoid bo ' 3PROPERLY DISINFECTED The disease originates solely In tho gerrvs given off In the excreta, which, H- ' uot destroyed ly disinfection, aro liable to be oonveved to food pro 'darts and water, and endanger all H who oowHwe them. H U Ib a eltuple matter to disinfect I1 'the dlEobatgee and render them harm lesp, or In other words, kill the germ, H rand the law requires that tbla shall be dono by peraona having chargo of H, 'the oae iu accordance with tho ruleH of tho Board of Health ; and further, 'that the pbyslolau in obargo shall ' personally satisfy himself that proper H 'disinfection is perfortnrd. Tho disohargoa should bo received K In a disinfecting aolutlon ootnpoeod of biablorido of nieraury 1-1000 (1 tablet to a pint of viator), or ohlorldo of lime, 8 ounces to a gttllon of wnt H er, or curbolia aold, (5 per cent Btrougtb in Bolutlon), that Is GK tebspooufuls to tbo pint, or copper sulphato (bluo vitrol) just a muohns I ouu' bo dissolved in t'-e water, nnd B; making suro of this by keeping no ex-' ex-' -cess of the oopper iu tbo bottlo upon M whioh tho water la kopt. ' I Nothing loss tbnu ouo quart of nuy V, ,. of tho abovo dlalnfootlug solutions I ' -should be uaed at any ono tlrao and J- -anv stronuth Ics-t than the ubovo la W. , 'Woretf'tuW'CeeifliaVBBMnMdlslBfeetlaK 1 medium. 1. Tbo wasto to bo dialnfected should remain In the solution for I or 2 hours, not less, koforo boiug emptied, and the quantity of tbo dlainfootlng solution should bo nt least dcublo that of tho material discharged. The hands of tbo attendant should be carefully washed with aoop and water and then rlnaod iu oarbolio or bichloride solution eaob timo after waiting upon or coming in contact with the patient. ' The spittal should also be careful ly dlslnfeotod. Tho bed linen nnd dlebea used should also bo carefully ottjuded to. Groat care Bhould bo taken to x-ludo x-ludo (lies from tbo room, the doors and windows Bhould be curefully saroened. Privies should bo frequently olunnsnd and tho vaultB aovorcd with uuslakod litno or ashes. Tho reduction of typhoid fever will be duo to a moro genornl recognition of tho agenoy of (Ilea in tho spread cf disenso nnd tho measures adopted to destroy thorn and oxoludo them from lioueea. Flics whioh havo been contaminat- ed with typhoid onrry tho gorms to milk nud different foods and drink Tbo water and milk should to boiled nnd nil fruit oarofully washed beforo euten. Ono of our modloal societies ru oeutly had n very valuable paper reed by ono of its members from wtiich tho following is taken, , every word is golden to our community at this timo: "Olenuliness Is unknown among (lies. Thoy are nil fllthy so muoli ao that a study of their habits is disgusting. Thoy drink from cesspools, dlno on filth, partionalrly human dejecta, awarm about swill and gartago barrels bar-rels and aro greody after pus, blood ami dlaoharuing wounds. Hut they havo a "high" taBte as well as a "low," and horeln tbo danger of them lies. From tho cesspool thoy ! fly to the cream pitcher and must be Qshed out beforo tbo cream Is used ; from the garbage can they go to the sponge cako and wipe their feet un I ceremoniously upon it; from the H. privy vault they light upon the ba-- by'a lipj and eyes, leaving disease and death in their wake. Tbla they '' do constantly and there Is no long roundabout process involved. Hitherto the fly has teen regarded I "" |