The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-04-13 00:00:00

THE DRY E&RTH SYSTEM.

A. emend of Dr. Ronseton's letter in the Lanai, of
March 20, eoueludee with the followingparagraphs:—
But
I will oh your readers whether any p ysieias
who bvllleves either in Dr. De Etenry's evidence, or in
Von Yettenkofer's science, cans with either or both
before him, say an earth system is preferable to a water
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sanitaroan
ch require. .li the his
sor seams son
advocate
end
supervision which, even on Dr. Mount. own showing,
the plan absolutely requires, U it is not to be absolutely
dangerous?
The Rev. Henry Mottle, in his letter, has spoken of
my " imperfect acquaintanee with," my " lnadequato
conception" and my "grievous misrepresentation" of
his system. And, without exactly intending it probably.
he has suggested to the minds of persons who are
aminsinted with neither of us, that I have garbled my
evideooe. Your readers clan now, by your kindnear,
judge as to the justice of those charges.
To this letter the Rev. H. Monte replied on that same
day. But his letter being considered too long lot
insertion in the Lewd, be has been permitted to sub-
stitute the following :

To Me Editor of The Lantrt.
Sri, —A brief reply to Dr. Rollouon's eeoond letter
(of March 13) will, I hope. Sod admiasion to you
columns,

I. fa my remarks on the first letter, I mentioxed
sertain principles and modes of action as essential to the
DryMarth System, so that a departure from any of
these must change its character and at least impair its
results. But in every opinion, experiment, or instance,
adduced by Dr. &Benton, there is, I submit, a depia-
tare, either certain or presumable, from these millennia'.
I still, therefore, venture to think that he has ftrmed
"an inadequate conception of the system ;" and that to
this—the system in its completeness—his opinions and
quotations are not relevant. Against my own definitiox
of my own system, Dr. Rolleston appeals to "common
new," ko.; but It Is quite fair to idenrify principles
with their perverted or imperfect application? and is
the opinion of one or two gentlemen sufficient to fix
this " common usage"? Besides, Mr. Garnett avows
that hie plea is not mine; and a reference to Mr.
James's letter, and the circular to which it is apflended
(p. 4', will show the contrary of what it is adduced to
establish.

2. Mistaken views and handling of the system claubt.
less wear In India as at home ; nevertheless, I still
affirm that no mischievous effect has been there traced
to the use of dry earth. unien we are to regard excreta,
and the mode of their dispossl, SA the sole cause of
" the continuance of contagiousness," Dr. de Raney's
'video°e proves nothing ; and in the " more valuable
evidence" of the Madras Report there is no trace of the
proper working of the system.
3. Having written from memory, I readily apologise
to Dr. Roßaston for inadvert-ntly confounding his
quotation from Dr Monet with • like opinion expressed,
as I believe, in that gentleman's first report, in whish
report my own qnotation from Dr. Monet will be found.
But doe, Dr. ltolleston indeed throw doubt on a
favourable opinion, confirmed by the Indian, and sub-
sequently by other Governments The Colonial Secre-
tary sent copies of these reports to every Colonial
Government. The Casadian Government has largely
adopted the system in public institutions; besides
recently reprinting, through the Secretary of State for
the Provinces, my "National Health and Wealth"
both in English and French. Can, then, Dr. Rolleston's
inference, at the close of his second letter, be just
Can there be se much danger in this system? Are
these entities official bodies,- is the Itegistrar•General
(Quarterly it,turns, July 31, 1867), —are those who
passed the New Sanitary Amendment Act (July 31,
1868) "not in their senses," because they prefer •
system which, if rightly worked, does deodorise and dis-
infect, to • system which cannot deodorise and does not
pretend to disinfect?

I us, Sir, yours faithfully,
HENRY HOULE.
Fortliugtou Vicarage, April 3rd, leti9.

DR. JACKSON KM On Thureday formally enthroned
II Bishop of London. in St Paat's Cathedral.
WKDSCSDAT, June 24, is the day fined for tht
celebration of the Queen's birthday.
5000 trout were turned into the Thames on Saturiay
in various parte of the river from Sunbury to Hampton
Court.

-13-V-using coke instead of anal the London and North
Western Railway Company have effected a saving (,1
ao,ooo s year.
. . _ .

Ow Thursday afternnon the Queen held a Drawing
Room at Buckingham Palace, at which about 50 ladies
wit re presented. _

TH Right Hoe. Sir James Plaist,ed Wilde, Judge of
the Court of Probate mid Divorce, ls made Bartrl
P, imam, of Pell/ElCd.

lit, said in the Howe of Commons that then
fair probability of the Irish Church Bill being read
third time and Need before Whitsuntide.
BRUTAL ATTACK UPON • WIFE, •ND A ITINFTIL
SEWED' OF TO L Hl' 813.4.3fD.—A most brutal °sae some
under the notice of the Birkenhead magistrates on
Wednesday. A man named George Woods, • -jro•
vision dealer, in that town, had a quarrel with his wilt
on Tuesday morning, about some money which INN
refused to give him, and left the house in anger. On
his return at night, while she was cooking sapper, he
seised • blunderbuss which was hanging up and struck
her with it on the each of tl3 head, knocking bee
down. He then struck her again with the sense
weapon, the blows being no heavy as to break the
stock. Woods then, seeing his wife insensible, and
believing that he had killed her, walked upstairs Anil
cut his throat. The neighbours by this time had raised
an alarm, and a policeman and • surgeon were called
In. The wound in Wood's throat was at one. sewn up,
and he and his wife wore taken to the hospital. The
woman is still in so dangerous • 'Lite that she is rept
able to appear to give evid-noe. Woods lias been
placed in the workhouse hospital.
ADVICE To llornras.—Are you broken of your rest
by • sick child, suffering with the pain of cutting teeth .
Go at one. to a chemist, and get • bottle of Sirs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor
sufferer immediately ; it is perfectly harmless ; it
produces naturd quiet sleep, by relieving the child frons
pain, and thc little cherub awake. "a, bright As .
button." It has been long in use in America, and cc
highly recommended by medisil men; it is very pleas,nt
to take ; it soothes the child; it softens the gums,
allays all pain, relieves wind, regblatis the bowels, and
is the best known remedy for dysentry and diarrhs.a.
whether arising from teething or other causes. Be eure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and one
that "Curtis and Perkins. New York at.d London,- is
on the outside wrapper. No mother should be without
it. Sold by all medicine dealers at Ls. lit per bottit.
London Depot, 205, lif it Holborn.