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HOUSEHOLD BACTERIOLOGY 



Brush 

 Clothing 



Deadly 

 Diih-Cloths 



Care of 



Plumbing 



much as possible, cold and dry as feasible, to retard 

 the growth of the micro-organisms present. All foods 

 eaten raw should be thoroughly cleaned, especially 

 those that have been exposed to dust, those grown in 

 or near the earth or those watered by house slops. 



Clothes should be well brushed, out of doors if pos- 

 sible ; those which can be should be washed frequently, 

 boiled and sunned. All should be kept dry to prevent 

 mildew, which we know is. mold. 



That dish cloths and dish towels be kept clean is as 

 necessary for health as for clean, bright tableware. 

 The greasy dish cloth furnishes a most favorable field 

 for the growth of germs. It must be w r ashed with 

 soap and hot water and dried thoroughly each time. 

 All such cloths should also form a part of the weekly 

 wash and be subjected to all the disinfection possible 

 with soap, hot water, and long drying in sunshine 

 and the open air. Beware of the disease-breeding, 

 greasy, and damp dish cloth hung in a warm, dark 

 place ! Indeed, no damp article should ever be stored 

 in the dark. The ordinary sink cupboard is a warm, 

 dark and usually a damp place, which even the plumber 

 denounces as an unclean spot. 



All waste and overflow pipes, from that of the 

 kitchen sink to that of the refrigerator, become foul 

 with grease, lint, dust, and many organic compounds 

 that are the result of bacterial action. They are 

 sources of contamination to the air of the entire house 

 and to the food supply, thereby endangering health. 



