| Show Causes of Hon o Malaria Speaking of house malaria which is h sometimes said to be due to tho earth from growing plants kept in living rooms before even seeing if these i charges be unfounded look to the water wa-ter in the flower vases which often becomes be-comes extremely unpleasant An expert ex-pert says 1 you do not change the water in your flower vases at least every other day i will become so putrid pu-trid and offensive unless heavily charged with charcoal lumpsthat no scalding can sweeten the best glazed jar Small vases should have two 1 three bit of charcoal kept in them and the water should be changed everyday r every-day Rinse well and then refill The charcoal will serve its purpose for weeks I the stems of the flowers are clipped daily a fa up a they have softened they will keep a sweet as at frt Then too a regards growing plants l depend upon it that excepting aquatics ferns and mosses it may be II said that the rooms that are healthy i for plants will be found healthy for human beings The exceptions mentioned men-tioned naturally thriving In shaded or marshy grounds require an atmosphere r atmos-phere not desirable for human health But the average plant requires sunlight C sun-light warmth and plenty of fresh air t thrive well and the human plant requires the same Large jardinieres for plants that must be kept wet should have at least a quart of charcoal kept if at the tinder part Boston Transcript |
