t solution of formalin, and
then carted away to be thoroughly disinfected by steam in a special
apparatus.

=Sheets, Small Linen and Cotton Objects, Tablecloths, etc.=, should be
soaked in a carbolic-acid solution and then boiled.

=Rubbish, Rags, and Objects of Little Value= found in an infected room
are best burned.

=Glassware and Chinaware= should either be boiled or subjected to dry
heat.

=Carpets= should first be subjected to a gaseous disinfectant, and
then be wrapped in sheets wetted with formalin solution and sent to be
steamed. Spots and stains in carpets should be thoroughly washed
before being steamed, as the latter fixes the stains.

=Woolen Goods and Wool= are injured by being steamed, and hence may be
best disinfected by formalin solutions or by formaldehyde gas.

=Books= are very difficult to disinfect, especially such books as were
handled by the patient, on account of the difficulty of getting the
disinfectant to act on every page of the book. The only way to
disinfect books is to hang them up so that the leaves are all open,
and then to subject them to the action of formaldehyde gas for twelve
hours. Another method sometimes employed is to sprinkle a five per
cent solution of formalin on every other page of the book; but this is
rather a slow process.[21]

=Stables= need careful and thorough disinfection. All manure, hay,
feed, etc., should be collected, soaked in oil, and burned. The walls,
ceilings, and floors should then be washed with a strong disinfecting
solution applied with a hose; all cracks are to be carefully cleaned
and washed. The solution to be used is preferably lysol, creolin, or
carbolic acid. After this the whole premises should be fumigated with
sulphur or formaldehyde, and then the stable left open for a week to
be aired and dried, after which all surfaces should be freshly and
thickly kalsomined.

=Food= cannot be very well disinfected unless it can be subjected to
boiling. When this is impossible it should be burned.

=Cadavers= of infected persons ought to be cremated, but as this is
not always practicable, the next best way is to properly wash the
surface of the body with a formalin or other disinfecting solution,
and then to have the body embalmed, thus disinfecting it internally
and externally.

Disinfectors, coming often as they do in contact with infected
materials and persons, should know how to disinfect their own _persons
and clothing_. So far as clothing