. Notes on the yellow fever epidemic at Hickman, Ky., during the summer and autumn of 1878. Screens to separate cizidetsfrom ash avddixeci ihelattevonto ihe excrement. YELLOW FEVER IN KENTUCKY. 29 upper part of the Hickman bluffs is peculiarly adapted to this purpose;having high absorbent properties, being finely pulverized, and can in allweathers be collected dry from the lower portion of the overhanging bluffabove the town. The high percentage of lime adds to its value as a. CLOSET USED IN THE UNITED STATE3. A, excrement tub. B, tub of dry earth. C, hinged portion of back of closet. disinfec
. Notes on the yellow fever epidemic at Hickman, Ky., during the summer and autumn of 1878. Screens to separate cizidetsfrom ash avddixeci ihelattevonto ihe excrement. YELLOW FEVER IN KENTUCKY. 29 upper part of the Hickman bluffs is peculiarly adapted to this purpose;having high absorbent properties, being finely pulverized, and can in allweathers be collected dry from the lower portion of the overhanging bluffabove the town. The high percentage of lime adds to its value as a. CLOSET USED IN THE UNITED STATE3. A, excrement tub. B, tub of dry earth. C, hinged portion of back of closet. disinfectant. Every family can, at nominal expense, be provided at alltimes with this loam, kept dry and ready for use, which will renderharmless and inoffensive any closet in the place. If to this the pail sys-tem is added to facilitate removal, a great gain in cleanliness and com-fort will be the result. It is well known that malarial fevers are sometimes prevalent in theMississippi river bottoms, and a few suggestions may not be out ofplace in this connection, although they are not offered with the beliefthat they have any bearing on yellow fever. West of Hickman the 30 YELLOW FEVER IN KENTUCKY. small creek, heading in the bluffs south of the town, widens into amarshy expanse. Were the waters retained at a constant level, no inju-rious effects would result. It is only after the summer heat has evap-orated the water, and laid bare the decayed vegetation beneath, thatmalarial
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