Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 117, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1911 — DANGER IN FEATHER DUSTER [ARTICLE]

DANGER IN FEATHER DUSTER

Doctor Tells Chicago Medical Bociety That It Is One of Agencies for - Spread of Germs. Chicago.— The public drinking cup. The common house fly,The feather {luster. These are the best known agencies for the spread of tuberculosis germs, according to Dr. Ethan A. Gray, who gave a stereopticon lecture the other night before the Chicago Medical society. The rim of the drinking cup was pointed out in the pictures Os one of the world’s greatest disease disseminators. The common house fly and Its deadly work was shown in the same manner. The feather duster was ostracized forever from the household and a common, ordinary rag urged as a substitute. Dr. Gray called attention to the crusade against the “cup of death.” He said that It had already been abolished in several schools and that It would be ousted from all others before the campaign closed. “Whatever you do, don't forget to swat the house fly," he said. Kill Mr. Fly if you have to shadow him for an opportunity. He Is one of our worst citizens. “Another Instrument I would, banish from the house and office is the feather duster. It stirs up the dust, and in all dust there are germs. Take a rag and wipe up the dust.”