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rial, should be well wetted with the solution, and im- 

 mediately be scrubbed with a hard brush. Floor and 

 ceiling are also scrubbed, and the whole is left in this 

 wet state covered with the chloride of lime solution 

 for at least one hour, during which time care is taken , How long to be 



left on. 



that no parts become dry. 



3. As the chloride of lime and the products of its 3. Tobewashed 



off after disinfee- 



decomposing action upon infectious matters may be tion. 

 hurtful to cattle, these matters have to be carefully 

 washed off by a second and final flushing. For this Flu8hin g- 

 too much water and too much scrubbing cannot be 

 employed. Care should be taken to apply the clean Precautions as 



" J *~" to direction of 



water always to the highest parts, so as to cause it to clean water, 

 flow thence to the lower parts, and to wash away the 

 waste from the lower parts before applying any fresh 

 water to the upper parts. 



4. Care should also be taken to rinse and flush every 4. Care not to 



. . , . , .. carry back dirt 



broom which has worked away sediment and waste by brooms, boot 3, 



from the lower parts into and through the gutters and 



drains before applying it again to the clean upper 



parts. Care should also be taken that the working 



persons should not step from the dirty or partially 



cleansed places OR to the clean ones, as this may suffice 



to bring infection back to the disinfected place. 



5. Lastly, all persons employed in this work, having 5. Disinfection 



J ' * J of workmen and 



swept and flushed the gutters with the same care as tools, 

 the lairs, are collected, together with all engines and 

 tools which they have used, as near as possible to the 

 sink or place of final egress of water from the premises, 

 and there disinfected as will be described. 



The tools, such as hooks, forks, spades, hoes, barrows, Tools. 

 &c., are scrubbed with the above solution of chloride 

 of lime, and subsequently water until clean ; they are 



