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Show NATURE'S GREAT DISINFECTANT. Lot tho Sunlight Roach Every Corner of tho j House and Destroy the Germs. cf Nature's groat disinfectant is sunlight. sun-light. It is a most Interesting fact that this wonderful light, which promotes pro-motes tho growth of useful plants and sustains animal llfo, at tho sarao tlmo destroys by its vory brightness all sorts of germs which aro brought in contact with It, It is this fact alone which renders the earth inhabitable. Germs develop with such marvolous rapidity that thoy would quickly overwhelm over-whelm us by their vory numbers if not constantly destroyed by tho sun. A littlo computation will readily show this. Some germs aro capablo of such rapid multiplication that thoy may doublo every fifteen minutes under favorable conditions of tomporaturo and food supply. Estimate tho number num-ber of germs which might bo produced pro-duced in a slnglo day of twenty-four hours, or ninety-six doublings. Tho number would ho moro thnn thirty-two thirty-two thousand billion billions, or sufficient suf-ficient to cover eighty thousand square miles a foot deep, or All a space ot moro than fifteen cubic miles. Tho Increase of a mlnuto organism or-ganism occupying n cubic spaco of not moro than ono twenty-thousandth of an inch to such prodigious magnitude magni-tude Is beyond comprehension, and practically cannot occur; for while tho gorm may grow at this immenso rapidity for a short time, tho poisons which it produces become destructive to Itself. The material upon -which it foods is also exhausted, so that its vrowth ceases. Doubtless all havo noticed tho fact that mold grows during tho night and in dark, damp collars. Bright sunlight sun-light quickly 'destroys germs, mold, and othor parasitic organisms. Diffused Dif-fused daylight does not act nearly so rapidly, but accomplishes in the course of a fow hours what bright sunlight is capablo of doing in a fow minutes. It is clearly ovldent, then, that In order that our houses Bhould bo kopt free from germs, thoy, llko our bodies, should bo mado full of life. The shutters should bo opened, tho curtains raised, and tho light admitted admit-ted to overy room In tho houso, clos-ots clos-ots Included, so that tho disinfecting rower of light may bo exercised in overy nook and corner of tho dwelling. dwell-ing. Occupation and Tuberculosis. Tho Influonco of occupation as a causa of consumption is shown by Dr. J. M. French in tho Medical Examiner. Exam-iner. At least four classes ot employments employ-ments monts have a tondoncy ta favor iho development of tuberculosis. Thoy aro: 1. Sedentary employments in ill-vontllated ill-vontllated apartments, involving con-Jlnomont con-Jlnomont in impuro nlr, and othor un-wholosomo un-wholosomo conditions. This class ot occupations Is typified by tho so-called so-called swot-shops for tho manufacture of various articles of clothing. 2. Employments which necessitates tho Inhalation of Irritating dust and noxious vapors. Such aro those of stono-cuttors, bleachers, matchmakers, matchmak-ers, fllo-cutters, grinders, engravers, otc. 3. Employments which Involve tho ovoruse or abuso ot certain muscles. Thcso aro athlotos, prlzo fighters, gymnasts, wrestlers, professional bl-cyclo bl-cyclo riders, hall players, otc, a largo proportion of whom die eventually of phthisis. 4. Employments which involvo un-duo un-duo familiarity with Intoxicants. Those aro thoso connected with manufacture man-ufacture and salo of wino, beer and tho various classes ot alcoholics. Tatham's tables show that, taking tho averago mortality from consumption at ono hundred, that of publicans is one hundred and forty, of brewers ono hundrod and forty-eight and of bar-tondors bar-tondors two hundrod nnd fifty-seven. Overcoming Hereditary Tuberculosis. Much is being said nowadays respecting re-specting tho out-of-door treatment of tuberculosis, a diseaso which, whllo rarely directly transmlsslblo by horod-ity, horod-ity, Is ono tho predisposition to which is in tho highest degreo hereditary. It has beon clearly shown by numerous numer-ous oxporlmont8 In various parts of tho United States that out-of-door llfo with regular hygionlc habits, Irrespective Irre-spective ot altltudo or special climatic climat-ic advantages, Is capablo of so aiding tho natural powors ot tho body as to offect a euro ot this formidable malady mal-ady without tho uso of drugs of any sort. 1 Tuberculosis is a 'disease otfalvlllza-tion. otfalvlllza-tion. It scarcely oxlsts among sav-agos sav-agos who llvo In tho prlmltlro stato, but quickly appears among such people peo-ple whon the habits ot civilization aro adopted, ospcclally tho indoor life. Tho South Amorlcan monkoy and tho North Amorlcan Indian alllto fall victims vic-tims to this diseaso whon shut away from tho sunlight and actlvo oxorclso out of doors. The tlmo is not far distant whon every largo city will find it uecossnry to provide conveniences for tho ap- . plication of this simple curative measure, meas-ure, not only for tho purpose of rescuing rescu-ing tho victims of pulmonary tuberculosis tuber-culosis from tho certain lata which awaits thorn, but as an essential moasure for protecting the public health. Health Observations Abroad. Ono of tho most pitiful sights In England Is to sea young women acting act-ing ns barmaids In tho public drinking drink-ing places, and to seo women elbowing elbow-ing their way to tho bar and thon stand thero, shoulder to shoulder with n crowd of coarse, half-drunken men, and with them partako freely of Intoxicating In-toxicating liquor. Unfortunately, this painful sight Is not at all raro, and it 1b quite common to seo drunken women wom-en reeling about In tho streets. What a sad commentary on our modern civilization. civ-ilization. In Coponhagen it is tho custom to dross young schoolgirls so that their arms aro amost or entirely bare, oven In weathor whoiT" Americans appreciate appre-ciate their overcoats. This practlco necessnrlly chills tho blood, and tends to produco congestion of tho Internal organs, and undoubtedly lays the foundation for colds, pneumonia and tuberculosis. Tuberculosis Is making sad havoc among tho urban population of Norway. Nor-way. It Is pitiful to noto how this plague Is decimating this onco hardy race. Sodontnry Mfo, indoor confinement confine-ment and defective ventilation aro undoubtedly tho most prolific causes, for fifty per cent of tho tubercular cases make a satisfactory recovery whon thoy aro sont to some outdoor sanitarium; and what will euro a consumptive con-sumptive would certainly havo prevented pre-vented tho onset of the disease. Tho liquor curse is undermining tho physical Btamlna of the Swedish race. Liquor drinking among the working classos Is almost universal. One-third One-third of their population djo before tho ago of twenty-one, and one-fourth of thoso who llvo, are rejected from military sorvlco on account ot physical phys-ical disqualifications. BREAKFAST BREADS. Corn Puffs. Beat togethor two and ono-hnit cupfuls ofnsklmmod milk a'ndtho yolks bf-ijjtit;gs",'untll thoroughly thor-oughly blended, Adivocupfuls of best granulated corn meal. Beat tho batter thoroughly; tlr in lightly tho whites of tho eggs, bcaton to a stiff froth; turn Into heated irons, and bake. ; Corn Dodgers.-j-Scald ono cupful of best grnnulated corn meal, Into which a tablespoon of sugar has been sifted, with ono cup of" boiling milk. Boat until smooth, and drap on a griddle, in cakes about ore Inch in thickness, and bako slowly for an hour. Turn whon brown. If preferred, tho baking may bo finished la tho oven after tho first turning. Hominy Gems.-Beat ono egg until vory light, add to It ono tablospoon-ful tablospoon-ful of thick sweet cream, a little salt, it desired, and two cupfuls of cooked hominy (flno). Thin tho mlxturo with ono cupful or less of boiling water until it will form easily, beat well, and bake In heated Irons. Sally Lunn Gems. Beat togother tho yolk of one egg, two tablespoon-fuls tablespoon-fuls of sugar, and one cupful of thin, Ice-cold, sweet cream. Add slowly, beating at tho same tlmo, one cup and two tablespoonfuls of sifted Graham flour. Beat vigorously, until full of air bubbles, add tho whlto of tho egg beaten stiffly, and bako in hoatod Irons. Cream Corn Cakes. Into ono cup of thin cream stir one and ono-half cups of granular corn meal, or enough to mako a stiff batter; add ono-thlrd of a teaspoonful of salt; beat woll, drop Into heated Irons, and bake. Cream Graham Rolls. To ono-half cup of cold cream add ono-half cup of soft lco water. Mako Into a dough with threo cups of Graham flour, sprinkling In slowly with tho hands, boating at the samo tlmo, so ns to Incorporate as much air vos posslblo, until tho dough Is too stiff to bo stirred; then knead thoroughly, form Into rolls and bako. Hoecake. Scald ono pint of white corn meal, with which, If desired, a tnblospoonful of sugar and one-half teaspoonful ot salt havo been mixed, with boiling milk, or watr enough to mnko a batter sufficiently thick not to spread. Drop on a hot grlddlo, in largo or small cakes ns preferred, about one-half inch'' In thickness. Cook slowly, and whon well browned on tho undorsldo, turn over. Tho cako may bo cookod slowly until woll dono throughout, or, 3 tho portion undorneath becomos well browned, tho first brown crust may bo peeled off with a knlfo, and tho cako again turned. As rapidly as a crust b0 comes formed and brownod, ono may be roraovod, and tho cake turned, until un-til tho wholo U browned. Tho thin, wafor-llko crusts arVoxcellent sorved with hot milk or cream. , |