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ctm profit from tho work of others
in a similar climate.
The close association of inade
quate sanitation, substandard hous
ing and a high tuberculosis rate
have been known.
Realizing their housing needs,the
Norwegians, Swedes and Finns are
building many modern, light, clean
and airy apartment buildings which
may be made available to all. Pre
fabricated materials and quality
construction are prominent char
acteristics. Use of local material
has lowered the cost of construct!or
Safe and adequate water supply and
sewage disposal for the new housing
will protect the health of the oc
cupants. Some communities of nor
thern Scandinavia were burned to
the earth during World War II. Re
building them is a long and arduous
task, but the catastrophic loss is
resulting in all new, modern and
healthier communities•
A scientist in Oslo, Norway, has
found, that a common germ in the soi
may cause people to become violent
ly ill. The organism, Bacillus
Cereus, is found in cereal foods.
Thus, puddings made'with starch for
an ingredient may be seeded natural'
ly with the germs. Improper refrig
eration of the pudding permits ra
pid growth of the organisms. After
cubing such an infected food the
consumer may become violently ill.
There are many ways in which a per-,
son may bo poisoned by food, but
Bacillus cereus has not been com
monly recognized in the U.S. as a *
cause of food poisoning.
Tn Denmark new garbage disposal
plants are being built which great
ly accellerate the decay of wastes#
A small compact plant consisting of
sorting and grinding machines and a
storage yard is used. The pulver
ized or ground garbage is piled in
heaps in the storage yard to decay.
After two or three months’ storage
the waste is removed by farmers and
used to fertilize the soil. Scrap
metal and wood removed from the gar
bage are burned or buried. Resi
dents near some of these plants did
not complain of cdors, rats or in
sects .
Both in Holland and in Franco fur
ther aids to reduction of garbage
have been tried in their disposal.
Liquids which drain from the decay
ing garbage have been poured over
fresh garbage and in some instances
warm air has been circulated over
it. Warm air, germ laden liquids
and grinding all speed the proces
ses which we normally rely upon na
ture to perform in a garbage dump.
Much less space is required for the
disposal, and the disposal plant
may be located relatively convenien
to the source of garbage. Also,
tho unsightly dump, which servos as
living quarters, food supply, and
incubator for rodents, insects and
wild animals is eliminated.
All Scandinavian countries are
participating in international
health planning and are co-operat
ing with the horld Health Organi
zation in strengthening the health
services. Mass BCG vaccination is
used in tuberculosis control. Plans
include improved milk supplies and
strengthening of sanitation services
in an effort to reduce sickness and
3 death from diseases.
1,1 Alaskans should profit from the
work of others in a similar climate.
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The books arc available at a very
moderate price, ranging from $2«50
to e7*5° each, and cover a great
variety of subjects and educational
levels•
vismnG mnsnoDGRHSSES
Mr* and Mrs. Ned Hodson of Kansas
aro visiting the M.D.Snodgrasses•
Mr. Hodson, an oarly boyhood friend
of M.D., is a Master Farmer; ho
raises beof primarily.
Mr. and Mrs. Hodson drove to Cir
cle on Tuesday, taking Mr. and Mrs.
Snodgrass with them. They expect
to return in timo for the Valley
Fair.
VlSlinG BELLS
Mrs. Max Foster and sons of
Moose Pass aho visiting at the
Clarence Bell home in Palmer. They
will attend the Fair.
Mrs. A1 Bratton and childroh have
returned to Palmer in time for the
j Fair. They spent a week visiting
!friends in Moose Pass.
WRECK flT GOA: CREEK --
A soldier was brought to Valley
■ Hospital late last evening, injured
when his car went off the highway
at Goat Creek. He was transferred to
an Anchorage Hospital last night.
Lorraine Ackelstead is substitut
ing for Mrs. Mielke in the Trading
Post this weekend.
■ ■ - com miTTEES mEET
■ * A committee from the Matanuska
Valley Farmers1 Co-operating Assfn
! Board will meet tonight with a com
mittee from the School Board to be
gin negotiations on the sale of the
Gym.