the dweller in country districts, and boiling,
therefore, remains the only satisfactory method of rendering the water
fit for use where doubt exists as to its purity.

_Location of Pens and Stables for Animals._--Animals should always be
housed at some little distance from the dwelling. While it is true that
man does not often contract directly diseases from hogs, sheep, horses
and cattle, there are some maladies of a most serious character that come
to us in this way, and we should, therefore, always guard against their
occurrence by removing ourselves as far as is possible from sources of
possible infection. The matter also has an aesthetic side, as odors of a
disagreeable character may prove very annoying where animals are kept too
close to the house. It is likewise of importance that stables should be,
if possible, on lower ground than the dwelling, since during rains
materials from their dung may be washed around and under the house, and
may possibly gain access to the well.

Every care should be taken to keep hog-pens and stables clean, since
otherwise very foul smells are engendered that oftentimes find their way
to neighboring houses. There is also a suspicion that some of the germs
that produce disease find the conditions suitable for their stables
and pig-sties.

In this connection it might be well to warn those unacquainted with the
subject against the _all too common practice_ of close association with
dogs, since it is well established that in addition to hydrophobia they
may transmit, while apparently in perfect health, maladies of a deadly
character to the human being. It cannot be too often emphasized that the
less intimate our association with the lower animals is, the greater the
likelihood of our escaping many serious diseases.

FOOTNOTE:

[2] This subject is fully treated in another volume of this Library,
entitled _Home Water-works_, written by PROF. CARLETON J. LYNDE. It
shows where water should be sought, and how it may be supplied under
perfectly safe conditions to the household, with descriptions of
machinery, estimates of expense, etc. This thoroughly practical book
meets a widely recognized need for information, and is written by a
specialist. Thousands of men living in rural parts of the United States
and Canada, out of reach of a public water-system, have equipped their
homes with water-supply conveniences equal to any found in the cities.
Thousands more who could well afford to do s