XIV.] CLEANLINESS 289 



dirt does mean disease, sometimes even disease for 

 those who consume the products ; more often, perhaps, 

 the dirt gives rise to defects lowering the value of those 

 products. To ward off the growth of these foreign 

 bacteria recourse should not be had to antiseptics 

 which inhibit the development of bacteria. The proper 

 remedy is cleanliness, and cleanliness alone is sufficient 

 for practical purposes. 



