44 STUDIES IN ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY. 



schools, shall have the school houses under their control put in sanitary con- 

 dition before school is opened and kept so throughout the year. Floors shall 

 be scrubbed, windows cleaned, desks and all woodwork washed with soap 

 and water and treated with a disinfectant. Windows shall be in repair, so 

 that ventilation may be made perfect. Heating apparatus shall be efficient 

 and in good order, and dirty walls and banisters made clean. Banisters and 

 tops of desks shall be washed with soap and water and treated with a disin- 

 fectant once each week.* 



RULE 3. School Commissioners, School Trustees in cities and towns, 

 and Township Trustees, shall provide small drinking cups not to hold over a 

 gill. Buckets or pails to dip from are condemned, and reservoirs or tanks of 

 ample size having large, easy acting, free flowing faucets shall be provided. 

 When water is drawn direct from public water pipes or pumps, reservoirs or 

 tanks are, of course, not required. Ample drainage facilities for waste water 

 shall be provided and the pupils directed to allow the cups to flow over when 

 the water is drawn. Drinking cups shall be cleaned and sterilized daily. 



RULE 4. Slates are condemned. Paper tablets or pads shall be used 

 instead. Riveted metal boxes of tin or galvanized iron with hinged covers 

 and of proper size, or other approved apparatus to subserve the same purpose, 

 shall be provided for each school room. These are to receive pens or pencils, 

 which must be collected from the children each day, and shall not be again 

 distributed until box or apparatus with the pencils and pens have been steril- 

 ized by heating in an oven at or above boiling heat for one-half hour. 

 School Commissioners and School Trustees in cities and towns, and Town- 

 ship Trustees, are directed to enforce this rule. 



RULE 5. Heating and ventilating shall be looked after with great care. 

 Every school room shall be provided with a thermometer and a temperature 

 not exceeding 75 Fahrenheit, nor less than 65 be maintained during school 

 hours. School Commissioners and School Trustees in cities and towns, and 

 Township Trustees, are directed to enforce this rule. 



RULE 6. Janitors when sweeping shall use damp sawdust or slightly 

 sprinkle, in order to prevent dust. Dusting shall be done with damp cloths. 

 School Commissioners and School Trustees in cities and towns, and Town- 

 ship Trustees, are directed to enforce this rule. 



RULE 7. The water supply shall be pure and wholesome, and closet or 

 privy facilities shall be unobjectionable. School Commissioners and School 

 Trustees in cities and towns, and Township Trustees, are directed to enforce 

 this rule. 



*The disinfectant for treating desk tops, banisters, etc., and for use in urinals and 

 closets may be cheaply made by the following formula and kept on hand in any quantity 

 desired. To make ten gallons: Chlorinated lime. 40 ounces; soft water, ten gallons. 

 Thoroughly stir together and let stand until clear. The undissolved lime will fall to the 

 bottom and the clear supernatant liquid may be used on the desks, banisters, base 

 boards, etc. The fresh milky mixture, as well as the creamy sediment, may be used in 

 urinals, closets and sinks. This disinfectant is not poisonous or dangerous. Chloride of 

 lime of the best quality may be purchased in quantity for 5 cents per pound. The cost of 

 the disinfectant is, therefore, less than 2 cents per gallon. The use of all patent or secret 

 disinfectants is discouraged by the State Board of Health. 



