All putrescible matter liable to breed a pestilence is carried far from shore and sunk under fathoms of the never-stagnant sea.

It is highly probable, judging from the results of experiments, that every collection of putrescible matter is potentially a productive focus of microbes.

The importance of "Dutch cleanliness" in our houses, and the abolition of all collections of putrescible matter in and around our houses, is abundantly evident.