Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — Another Evil That Should be Checked [ARTICLE]

Another Evil That Should be Checked

By THOMAS J. KIRBY Baltimore. Md.

Xow that we have the paper towel and the paper cup, how about the paper handkerchief? It seems to me there are more germs carried and spread t about by the use of the ordinary handkerchief than by the old-rfashioned towel or even the ordinary drinking cup. All persons suffering from certain troubles use a handkerchief continually. Everyone knows that a handkerchief is not always in the hands of the user. It is placed in the wash with other articles, and must be handled by the head of the house and perhaps other members of

the household, the laundress, and, if the washing is sent out, the people .employed in the laundries. It therefore seems to me that the use of the paper handkerchief would be as beneficial in our war on disease germs as th two former articles mentioned. ( The paper handkerchiefs could easily be burned at home, or if the step could be carried still farther the city might furnish boxes on the street corners where these might be thrown and disposed of dailjr.