tha,
chloroform, soap suds.

b. Care of Sink--

1. Pour dishwater through a sieve.

2. Greasy water must be changed into a soap or dissolved before being
poured down to drain.

3. Flush sink drain three times a week with boiling sal soda solution,
one pint sal soda to three gallons of water. Use at least two quarts.

c. Kitchen needs same treatment for general cleanliness, removal of
dust, etc., as other rooms and walls. Woodwork--floor should be
often washed thoroughly in hot soapsuds, rinsed and dried to be
sure no germs develop where food is being prepared.

d. Care of Ice Chest--

1. Should be emptied and thoroughly washed and dried at least twice a
week to make it a wholesome place for food.

~4. Cellar--~

1. Must be kept as free of dust and rubbish as the kitchen.

2. No decaying vegetables or fruit must be found in it.

~5. Door-Yard and Out-Building--~

1. Grass and growing things, especially if sprayed with water daily, will
help keep dust out of houses.

2. Rubbish of any kind should be burned, for it is in such places that
flies and mosquitoes breed.

3. Grass should be kept cut and lawns raked to keep mosquitoes from
breeding.

4. No manure from domestic animals should be allowed to be exposed on the
premises, for in such material the typhoid fly lays its eggs.

5. Barns and out-houses should be screened.

~6. To Clean Fruits and Vegetables--~

1. Garden soil is the home of a multitude of small forms of life,
many quite harmless, but some organisms causing disease. For
instance, germs of tetanus are found in dust and soil.

2. Top-dressing or fertilizer used to enrich the soil may contain such
disease germs.

3. If fruits or vegetables come from the market instead of the garden
they are quite as likely to have dust and bacteria clinging to them.

4. It is necessary, therefore, to wash all vegetables and fruits
thoroughly before using.

~7. How to Wash Fruit and Vegetables~--

1. Put berries and small fruits in a colander, a few at a time, and dip
lightly down and up in a basin of water, being careful not to crush
the fruit.

2. Wash strawberries with hulls on.

3. Firm fruits, as grapes, cherries, etc., can be washed by standing
the colander under the cold water faucet for some time.

4. Lettuce is best washed under th