p. 363 | DANGER IN DUST

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 10, 1893

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 19, No. 23.

DANGER IN DUST.

WHOEVER thinks of dust as anything more than an inconvenience? Of what is dust made up? Think of this a moment, and its very complex and dangerous character will become apparent. Here are a few of the components of dust: Fine earth, fragments of wood, cotton, wool, feathers, and almost everything under the sun; dried excreta, spittle, filth from the gutter, and every possible kind of offensive matter.

Dr. Mackenzie, of London, has observed that there is much more sickness in dusty weather than at other times. Sore throats, catarrhs, cold, sore eyes, and numerous other maladies abound during dusty weather. House dust is simply street dust brought indoors by the wind, or adhering to uncleaned boots and shoes.—Good Health.