. Health in home and town. towns and villages to establish and drill localcompanies. In this way the work of preventing fireswill extend all over the United States. Dangerous Occupations. — There are a few occupa-tions that will always remain dangerous. Seamen, soldiers, firemen, and divers must always be ready toface danger. Exposures to extreme heat, cold, smoke,water, and disease demand courage and pluck. Theheroes of every-day life are not always as well-knownas those of war. Unhealthful Occupations. — There are many occu-pations that are likely to cause certain diseases amongthe workers.
. Health in home and town. towns and villages to establish and drill localcompanies. In this way the work of preventing fireswill extend all over the United States. Dangerous Occupations. — There are a few occupa-tions that will always remain dangerous. Seamen, soldiers, firemen, and divers must always be ready toface danger. Exposures to extreme heat, cold, smoke,water, and disease demand courage and pluck. Theheroes of every-day life are not always as well-knownas those of war. Unhealthful Occupations. — There are many occu-pations that are likely to cause certain diseases amongthe workers. Sometimes the danger comes from thegeneral surroundings and sometimes from the natureof the occupation. Healthful conditions in stores, THE SAFE CITY 289 factories, and workrooms depend upon good light,both natural and artificial, sufficient ventilation, theproper regulation of heat and moisture, and upon safesanitary arrangements. Neglect in furnishing propersurroundings may be due to ignorance, carelessness, Grinding on Emery WheelsEffective exhaust system for the removal of dust Hygienic Surroundings. — In some factories the ut-most care is used to secure the most hygienic surround-ings possible. Lunch rooms and recreation rooms arefurnished, and the outside surroundings are made attrac-tive with lawn and shrubbery. Danger from Dust. — The fine particles of dust pro-duced in manufactories cause a large amount of small particles are inhaled by the workers, andweaken their lungs, so that consumption, asthma, andother lung diseases appear. The workers that are mostsubject to these diseases are tin miners, earthenware 29o HEALTH IN HOME AND TOWN manufacturers, file makers, cutlers, quarrymen, cottonand wool operatives, and masons. Prevention. — There are several devices that may beused to prevent the workers from inhaling dust. Themost valuable remedy is an exhaust system of ventila-tion in the factory, which sucks the dust away from theworkers
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