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The Health bulletin [serial] - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE HEALTH BULLETi:^. 273Hogs in TownsFoul, fly-breeding hog pens withincorpor<strong>at</strong>e limits <strong>of</strong> cities and townsare getting out <strong>of</strong> d<strong>at</strong>e. <strong>The</strong> folkssimply will not stand for them anylonger, and they are right. <strong>The</strong>y arenot going to stand for flies bred inhorse stables much longer, and when itcomes to pig-sty flies, why we simplydraw the line <strong>at</strong> th<strong>at</strong>. It will net belong before every <strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong> townth<strong>at</strong> is on the map <strong>at</strong> all will not onlyhave no hog pens <strong>at</strong> all, but it willhave some other strict anti-fly rulesand regul<strong>at</strong>ions.<strong>The</strong> Clayton News hits the nail rightsquare on the head when it takes thefollowing stand:"Now th<strong>at</strong> spring has opened andwarm we<strong>at</strong>her is soon to appear, wouldit not be well to investig<strong>at</strong>e the old'hog pen question' in Clayton? Canwe afford, for the value <strong>of</strong> a few f<strong>at</strong>pigs next fall, to risk chances on havingone case <strong>of</strong> typhoid fever in ourotherwise healthy town? We thinknot. And, besides, ground is too valuableto be used for raising hogs. Let'sleave th<strong>at</strong> for our farmer friends, whohave plenty <strong>of</strong> room and are bettersitu<strong>at</strong>ed for this kind <strong>of</strong> business.<strong>The</strong> cost <strong>of</strong> one case <strong>of</strong> typhoid fever inmoney would amount to far more thanthe pr<strong>of</strong>it on all the hogs th<strong>at</strong> will bef<strong>at</strong>tened in Clayton this year. Let'snot have them this year. <strong>The</strong>y arenot worth the trouble and worry."Clayton News.Of course, we do not mean th<strong>at</strong> hogpens cause typhoid fever directly, butwe do mean th<strong>at</strong> they breed vile odorsand flies, and the l<strong>at</strong>ter carry notonly typhoid from the sick to the well,but also diarrheal diseases (summercomplaint) among babies, and manyother diseases.You would not think <strong>of</strong>having tinybits <strong>of</strong> manure and worse filth lyingaround in your house and on yourtable, yet you have flies, and thinkwhere they come from and wh<strong>at</strong> maybe on their feet.Two Meetings th<strong>at</strong> May InterestYouMany <strong>of</strong> our readers will be interestedin the two meetings to be held inMemphis, Tenn., from May 6th to 15th.<strong>The</strong> Southern Sociological Congressmeets from May 6th to 10th, while theN<strong>at</strong>ional Conference <strong>of</strong> Charities andCorrections will hold their meetingfrom May 8th to 15th. <strong>The</strong>se twogre<strong>at</strong> meetings <strong>of</strong> social workers havepurposely been arranged to overlap.Different phases <strong>of</strong> social work willbe taken up by the different sessionsduring the three days in which thetwo organiz<strong>at</strong>ions are meeting <strong>at</strong> thesame time, so th<strong>at</strong> little or no conflictor confusion will result to those interestedin different lines <strong>of</strong> socialwork.<strong>The</strong>se two organiz<strong>at</strong>ions, n<strong>at</strong>ionaland sectional in character, cover in abroader way wh<strong>at</strong> our own St<strong>at</strong>e Conferencefor Social Service covers in<strong>North</strong> <strong>Carolina</strong>. Some <strong>of</strong> the m<strong>at</strong>tersdiscussed will be public health, childwelfare, defectives, community development,public charities, prison reform,and other similar questions.For full inform<strong>at</strong>ion and programs,those interested should write to <strong>The</strong>N<strong>at</strong>ional Conference <strong>of</strong> Charities andCorrections, 315 Plymouth Court, Chicago,111., and to <strong>The</strong> Southern SociologicalCongress, Nashville, Tenn.Cough and sneeze on the Q. T. Getbehind a handkerchief when you doit. <strong>The</strong> other fellow doesn't want yourgerms coughed out and sneezed <strong>at</strong>him, any more than you want his.Now, let us keep the city clean.Let's keep the sw<strong>at</strong>ter nigh,Be ever alert for filth and dirt.And sw<strong>at</strong> the nasty fly.•

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