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Sanitation Aboard Ship The Work Which the Lake Carriers' Associa- tion is Doing is Attracting National Attention HE work which the Lake Car- riers' Association has been doing during the present summer along the line of sanitation has attracted na- tional attention, and many requests have been received for the circulars which it has sent to the various supply houses and the vessels upon this sub- ject. The reports which have been received from the various ports are very favorable in the great majority of cases to the dealers. Among the more enterprising improvement has been marked, which is a matter of much satisfaction to vessel owners. There is no doubt whatever that the dirty grocery store is a great menace to public health, and the Lake Car- riers' Association in demanding a cer- tain standard of cleanliness is only doing its duty to the men aboard ship, for while not directly an em- ployer of labor, it does through its members employ under normal con- ditions about 12,000 men. It is quite clear from the interest provoked that a nation-wide move- ment in behalf of cleanliness is being projected.' It is not sufficient - that food should be pure; it is equally im- portant that it should be clean. only a little while ago when no at- tention whatever was paid to the common house fly. He was regarded as an annoyance but nothing more, ANOTHER VIEW Leas: INTERIOR OF ONE OF THE SUPPLY STORES SERVING THE LAKE CARRIERS' ' ASSOCIATION : whereas a moment's reflection would have taught any one that his un- speakably filthy habits made him a dreadful menace. Undoubtedly many epidemics of typhoid of unknown ori- gin could be traced to the fly. There is very good reason for swatting the OF THE SAME STORE fly and for abolishing his breeding places. This campaign should be prosecuted by every citizen until there is not a fly left to swat. Shylock speaks of the cat as a harmless, necessary animal. The cat may be all very well in the home but it has no place in a grocery store. Grocery stores that harbor cats are unfortunately all too common. The cat must go. The Lake Carriers' Association is inspecting quite thoroughly the sup- ply houses at the various ports, but what is really needed are uniform state laws on the subject. At pres- ent some _ states have good dairy laws covering cleanliness in cream- eries and stables, but have no law whatever regarding food in stores and_ restaurants. "Tis: 18 one of the problems of the future. There should be a uniform law in every state providing for frequent inspection by the public health serv- ice. This can be brought about by a liberal. education of the public on the subject. The state of Illinois, through its state health department, has ten requirements for groceries as follows: 1. Screening against flies. 2. Condition of basement and other storeroom as regards dampness and