. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. THE FARM HOME 447 into the blood of a well person except through mosquito bite. Bubonic plague is given to men by fleas while biting them. 350. How to Prevent Disease.—We cannot entirely avoid disease germs, but fortunately if the body is in proper condition it has within itself many means for killing germs that get in. The first thing to do, therefore, is to keep the body well nourished by eat- ing only whole- some foods and avoiding stimu- lants and narcot- ics such as alcohol and tobacco. Then we should work and sleep in
. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. THE FARM HOME 447 into the blood of a well person except through mosquito bite. Bubonic plague is given to men by fleas while biting them. 350. How to Prevent Disease.—We cannot entirely avoid disease germs, but fortunately if the body is in proper condition it has within itself many means for killing germs that get in. The first thing to do, therefore, is to keep the body well nourished by eat- ing only whole- some foods and avoiding stimu- lants and narcot- ics such as alcohol and tobacco. Then we should work and sleep in the fresh, open air, take plenty of sleep and properly alternate work and rest so that the body may never be caught weakened. jNIuch can be done in this way by hygienic living. Next, the causes of disease should be avoided by preventing the scattering of disease germs and by keeping as far as we can those that do get abroad from getting into our bodies. Let us see now how this can be done. In this course we can speak only of. Fig. 242. Rear and side views of a good type of inexpensive closet that may be used as a " dry- system " or " wet-system " closet. Courtesy of the U. S. Department of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kyle, Edwin Jackson. [from old catalog]; Ellis, Alexander Caswell, 1871- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, Chicago [etc. ] C. Scribner's sons
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