122 LABORATORY LESSONS IN GENERAL SCIENCE 



SANITARY CONDITIONS FOR THE WAGE EARNER 



1. From personal knowledge, or as you have heard the 

 facts told, write an account of the hardships that have be- 

 fallen some family by reason of accident, illness, or other 

 disability directly traceable to conditions of employment or 

 to the culpable negligence either of the individual or of his 

 employer. Observe in a general way the following condi- 

 tions for the narrative : 



(a) Confine yourself quite closely to known facts, and 

 discriminate between what is more important and what is 

 incidental. Avoid setting forth as facts things only sur- 

 mised to have been true, or that are merely the opinions of 

 yourself and of others concerning the case. 



(6) Indicate obvious measures to be taken by the em- 

 ployer and by the employee for the prevention of further 

 cases of the kind. 



(c) The name of the person of whose case you write is 

 unnecessary. Speak of Mr. A if you desire. Have in mind 

 the hardships and losses not only of the individual but of 

 the family and community as well. 



2. In the list of employments given below, injury to the 

 workers is likely to occur unless special precautions are taken 

 to remove dust-laden air. Copy the list, and to it add three 

 other industries in which dust is a menace to the health of 

 the workers. 



tool grinding cotton spinning flour making 



sand blasting wool finishing foundry work 



3. In what ways is danger to health from dust in factories 

 and shops lessened or entirely eliminated? How is it that 

 long-continued breathing of dust-laden air, otherwise pure 



