A Sanitary Sermon for Kennewick

The following ten commandments were handed to the Courier-Reporter by City Health Officer F.M. Crosby: First—Remember thy garbage can and keep it covered, lest thy garbage become a stench in the nostrils of the people and breed flies. Second—Thou shalt cut the weeds in the vacant lot, lest it become a hiding place for old tin cans, which catch water and breed mosquitoes, shelter papers and divers sort of trash. Third—Thou shalt bear witness against thy neighbor’s rubbish heap, likewise his dirty back yard. Fourth—Thou shalt clean out the habitation of thy horses and thy cow frequently, lest the stable fly flourisheth and spread infantile paralysis and the house fly breed by the thousands and millions. Fifth—Thou shalt prevent the breeding of the fly in the springtime that thy children unto the third and fourth generation need not swat him later. Sixth—Remember thy back yard and alley to keep them clean. Seventh—Thou shalt labor and keep thy premises clean. Eighth—Look not upon the milk when it cometh from an unclean dairy, for the doctor will not hold thee guiltless if thy family sickeneth and die. Ninth—Remember thy cleaning up day and keep it wholly. Tenth—If thou dost harken unto these, thy days shall be long in the land.