any occupant of the home.

Feeding the Patient and Nurse.--The meals for the patient and nurse
should be left on a table outside the door of the sick-room, from which
place the nurse will then take them into the room. The utensils used for
these meals should not be used by other members of the family during the
entire sickness. After the patient and nurse have eaten, the utensils
should be placed in a chloride of lime solution for disinfection. If any
of the food is left over it should be put into a jar in which it may be
disinfected and rendered harmless before being disposed of.

How to Disinfect the Clothing and Linen.--All bed and body linen,
towels, handkerchiefs, napkins, etc., should be immediately put into a
large receptacle--a wash boiler, or tub, will answer the purpose
admirably--containing a five per cent. solution of carbolic acid in
which an adequate quantity of soft soap has been dissolved. They should
remain in this mixture for two hours, after which they may be wrung out
and taken to the laundry.

How to Disinfect the Urine and Feces.--The urine and the stools should
be passed into vessels containing a solution of four ounces of carbolic
acid to the gallon of water. This vessel should be covered and the
mixture allowed to stand for one hour, after which time it may be thrown
out.

How to Disinfect the Hands.--Any of the following solutions may be
used for disinfection of the nurse's hands: Creolin, one teaspoonful to
the quart of water; chloride of lime, one-half pound to a pail of water;
formalin, thirty-two drops to a quart of water. A basin containing one
of the above solutions should be constantly kept standing for the
frequent disinfection of the nurse's hands. After disinfection, the
hands should be washed in plain water and soap.

Disinfection of Room Necessary.--The room in which a contagious
patient is confined requires systematic attention on the part of the
nurse. Every other day all flat or projecting surfaces should be
disinfected. Mantels, window-sills, door knobs, picture moldings,
furniture, chairs, and bed-railings, should be wiped with cloths
moistened in a disinfecting solution. A suitable solution for this
purpose is one containing one ounce of carbolic acid to the quart of
water.

How to Disinfect the Mouth and Nose.--In the course of all contagious
diseases the mouth and throat of the patient and nurse should be
thoroughly disinfected as a matter of routine. It should be d