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7. Metal ri.M.r Cu-|.i.l..r 

 I Should !>< 



ill.-,l wit 

 \\.rk.-,| |v tin 



and stores a somewhat more elegant device, such aa 



trated in 1 i l<) and 11, may be in-tailed. 



When outdoors, the patient should use a pocket flask to 



< ive tin- >j ittle. There arc nu- 



Pocket ^\ merous flasks '\\ tlie market, and I 



Spittoons. If] gi V( . | lrn . j|l, lvlni ,j nlis O f ;i f rw ,,f 



tlirm: l)rtt\\rilcr's, of Mue 



and in ihre- 12); 



Knopfs, of niekel-plat.-d metal 



(Figs. 13, 14 and i:. I l.e's, of 

 :!ass in l\vo pieces (I i-. !' : 

 and Knopfs unhrcakal.lc aluminum 

 or nickd-platcd Ha>k. also in two 

 :. 17'. The directions for 

 use usually accompany each llask. 



The more expensive 01 i-. 



13 and 1(5) can he manipulated with 

 oi:e hand. The cleaning of all of 

 them is easy. The expectorat ion 

 recri\-rd in any receptacle, 1. 

 Fia. 8. TheSamc Win-it n<Med. Spittoons Or pocket flasks, should 



be so disposed of that the bacilli 



are killed. Where there is a good sewerage system the con- 

 tents of these cuspidors may, without danger, he poured into 

 the water-closet. Where there is no running water and per- 

 fect sewerage, it is better to hoil the con- 

 tent- of the spittoons before pouring them 

 into the water-closet. Thus, whenever pos- 

 sible, the tuberculous expectoration, that 

 is to say, the entire contents of all classes 

 of cuspidors, should be placed in a pot kept 

 for that purpose which is partially filled with 

 Kvery twenty-four hours or- so this 

 pot should be put on the fire and the 

 contents brought to a boil. To raise the 

 I Mii ling point it might be well to add to 

 quart of water one or two teaspoonfuls of 

 wa-hing soda. After the mixture has 

 boiled for about five minutes, it can be con- ,/j; 1 s 



sidered totally harmless, for all the bacilli 

 will have been killed. The disinfection of tuberculous expec- 

 toration by carbolic acid ( "> per cent) or mercurial solutions 

 ( 1 : i^OOO) is not so certain, since these substances cause the 



