I I I'.l i IS AS A DISI VSF <)l III! M VSSKS 



Stationary 

 Spittoons. 



Flies as 

 Carriers of 

 Tubercu- 

 losis Germs. 



regularly cleaned. They should be made of unl>n -akahle 

 material and have wide ui.s are car- 



ii.-d out. there will l>e no excuse 

 for any .n (orate on the 



floor and thu t he lives 



Of his fe]lo\V-meI). 



In thr sick-room of a private 

 home, at hospitals or sanatoria, in 



fact Wherever J.n^il.lr. 



cuspidors should be used, and it is 

 Letter to have them placed on 

 stands, in niches, or in <!. 



B. We give two examples of 

 the last-named kind in l-'i 

 1. -flowing a blue enamelled iron 

 spittoon in a box elevated on a 

 stand. The spittoon is fastened 

 by a clamp to the door of the box, 

 and can be easily 

 removed for 

 cleaning. The 

 stand is most 

 convenient when 



about three feet 



in height. Such 



an arrangement. 



besides making it certain that all the sputum 

 will reach the inside of the spittoon, has the 

 additional pleasant feature of making the 

 cuspidor visible only while it is being used 

 by the patient. The cover of the receptacle 

 prevents flies and other insects from coming 

 in contact with the sputum. It has been 

 proved that insects, especially flies, often carry 

 the bacillus out of the sick-rooms of consumj>- 

 tives when sufficient care is not taken to 

 cover the expectoration. The fly which has 

 come in contact with tuberculous matter may 

 spread the disease in three ways. First, it 

 may carry small particles of spittle on its 

 feet and leave them wheiwer it may alight. 

 Secondly, if it has partaken of tuberculous matter, it deposits 

 its excrement at the next opportunity on -nine article of food. 



{.Knopfs Elevated Spit- 

 toon-Stand of Wood. 



Mt.-ii i-; i . - 

 vated Spit ton. 



