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Show Disinfection. Tho disinfection ot clothing Is a mat.ter which every one should understand. un-derstand. OrdinaVy boiling will destroy de-stroy all sorts of dangerous germs. Tho boiling should bo continued half an hour. Clothing which cannot be boiled should' bofburned or disinfected by sulphur or formalin. Rooms muBt bo disinfected by the last-named means and by thorough scrubbing with strong, hot soapsuds. Open doors and wlndowB as widely , nSposslMe. bo tifVtllorrtboJSmla lf8lonfpf:thblJarrclioS8lbJOjamotintrbfl ,IighcJarid'?tho;fre'lrcii!atlon pf air. Romovo tho tt! paper from the walls, and burn It Wash tho bare walls with strong soapsuds', and then apply whitewash to tho celling. Cleanso-tho woodwork with a solution of fresh chloride of llirto, ono pound to tho gallon. Remove tho carpet, from tho floor, the bedding from tho bed, and every other fabric from tho room, and thoroughly thor-oughly disinfect them before replacing. replac-ing. Ordinary scrubbing, whitewashing and ventilation are riseful and necessary, neces-sary, but aro not sufficient. Disinfection Disin-fection is required. Ono of thp most convenient and effectlvo means of disinfection dis-infection Is fumigation by the burning of common sulphur. Tho following is tho best method ot doing this: s Into a tub or a largo dlshpan pour water to tho depth of an Jnch. Pluco In the vessel two brlckHlald flntwiso and near together. Set upon tho bricks an old iron kettle. - Put Into tho kettle n proper quantity of flour of sulphur mixed with an equal quantity quan-tity of pounded charcoal. Tho amount required is four pounds for each ono thousand cubic feet of air. Mix with tho sulphur and charcoal afew pieces ot nowspapcr. Before the"sulphnr is lighted, all clothing and other articles In tho room should bo so disposed of as to- allow tho fumes of tho sulphur to como In contnet with them to tho fullest extent. Tho efficiency of tho fumigation Is also very greatly Increased In-creased by saturating tho walls, and everything tho room contains, with steam. This may be very readily dono by bqlling water vigorously upon a stove in tho room for an hour or two previous to lighting the sulphur. Dry sulphur fumes wlll destroy growing gorms, but not tho dried spores which may bo collected upon walls and in cracks and corners. When all Is in readiness, light tho sulphur, and leave tho room as soon ns it Is evident that It is going to burn well. If tho door of tho room communicates with other rooms, tho crack around tho door must bo tightly closed by pasting thick i.apor over It. Tho room must be kept closed for twenty-four hours, at tho end of which tlmo It should bo opened, and left to air for anothor twenty-four, hours, when it mal bo considered thoroughly disinfected.' |
