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boiling, and millv by Pasteiirizing at 155 degrees 

 for twenty minutes. Cold merely checks the 

 growth of bacteria, but, ordinarily, does not de- 

 stroy them. Sunlight and fresh air are espe- 

 cially unfavorable to them; therefore the house 

 should be sunny, and beds, bedrooms and living 

 rooms thoroughly aired. If there be no organic 

 matter to serve as nutriment for them, they can- 

 not multiply ; therefore the body, the clothing, 

 and the dwelling should be kept as clean as 

 possible. For this reason the first test of good 

 sanitation is the immediate removal of all waste 

 matter from the house, and the first preventive 

 of disease is personal cleanliness. 



In Chapter VI suggestions have been made 

 concerning the site, location, and drainage of 

 the farm house. The kind, number, and con- 

 venience of the sanitary appliances, such as hot 

 water boilers, closets, lavatories, and baths, are 

 chiefly dependent upon the water-supply. If 

 there be an abundance from a town water-main, 

 or from a windmill or house -tank which will 

 give some pressure, the problem of plumbing is 

 comparatively easy; but if there be no such 

 supply, it becomes far more difficult. A good 

 water supply in the house is of the first impor- 

 tance ; therefore, for several reasons, plumbing 

 conveniences lessen the work of the housewife 

 by half, they encourage the practice of that 



