| Show care or cio tern tho the lancet gives gies considerable space to the discus discussion gion of the position and care of cisterns ik 16 la is of the utmost importance to have the reser reserve o stock of water used for cooking and drinking purposes especially the latter under the constant and watchful Natch ful eyo eye ol 01 an interested person many cisterns aterna cl or tanks are placed in antici many of them in positions almost inaccessible others are so arranged that foreign substances can easily fall into them and offering no bar to the entrance of vermin of all bortl one tank was found cocked with a that had been worn out on thu the floor of a living room having served its purpose as a door floor covering it was thrown over this tank and with every movement tho the dust and whatever germs might have lodged there sifted through into the ater many jany othere others are found with loose board covers which wore were used as shel shelves ses or places where various arti article cleg were laid tor for colv nice sake there Is neither bense sense no reason in tanks arranged in this way they arc are a menace to health and a rf r on the good judgment ot of those who build and use them tanks should be cc fixed that all pipes are acid red ed in and a cover fitted so closely us its to be practically airtight air nir tight tanks that stand open in attics or up per rooms are fruitful sources of disease and ought to be superseded by something mure inure wini sanitary tary and cleanly |
