Disposal of Kitchen Waste

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · May 23, 1907

Disposal of Kitchen Waste

DURING the hot months, the garbage from the kitchen should not be allowed near the house, as it makes an ideal breeding-place for flies and other insects. One has but to observe the countless swarms of flies hovering over such a spot to realize what a menace it is to the health of the family. The most approved method of disposing of this refuse matter is by burning. If this can not be accomplished, a good way to do is to bury all perishable stuffs, and cart away anything that can neither be buried nor burned, depositing it in some place far from the house. Aside from the unsightliness of a back yard strewn with rubbish and rotting garbage, the gases arising from the decomposition of organic matter are very injurious to health, and, in epidemics of filth-diseases, a positive menace. If no other way, keep a garbage can in which every refuse thing is deposited, and empty it every day, in some place remote from the house.—Selected.