HEALTH CONDITIONS 



distinct special bearing on the spread of 

 disease. Whether in city or country, the 

 first essential to conditions of good health 

 is the elimination of all wastes, the destruc- 

 tion of all rubbish and refuse, and the free 

 use of water, soap, and disinfectants. 



Many uncleanly personal habits must be 

 overcome and banished from rural com- 

 munities. In the remoter parts, these 

 habits are likely to persist. Perhaps noth- 

 ing has done more to challenge attention 

 to the essentials of cleanliness than the 

 recent agitation for ' ' clean milk. ' ' A man 

 cannot make clean milk without himself 

 being clean; and being clean of germs in 

 person and in barns, enforces a wholly 

 new conception of what cleanliness is. The 

 agitation against promiscuous expectora- 

 tion should be extended to the country dis- 

 tricts, not only for protection against 

 tuberculosis but to enforce standards of 

 decency. A sensitive civilization cannot 

 be developed in a spitting community. 



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