The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-01

deal science The mia, ma ueceesssy arising nom de-
Gazing Vegetable matter cannot do Otherwise Than induce
70 evers cholera, and kindred dseses Among
chidr, the effect apparent The bills Of noatah
y VI Ne~ York show the fact II nothing else. n 1910
M IN ss ST. in is s IN was a. ID IN g.
1885, IN Al; in 1870, IN SO; in is45, in ST. In 1850
IN 50 Here wss married increase In mortality, when
attributed 70 nothing else but nattenton the streets. In
otber cities had been found that exact proportion ~
attention was paid 70 public health, mortality dmioshed
would he 20 In New York. New York ought " be one
Of the heafhies places IN the world rs turrouded BY
noble h bor, and daily swept by fine breeze from the
sea- the o,on water was introduced into every house,
The CHARxAs-n pestilence should visit the city,
would !, oe worse in the hlthett streets Of the city,
In Boston, IN 1889, the deaths on Beacon Hill were in
~ In another section Of the city the deaths were 10 52
while IN another they were in IT, Tho last section was
the nhiess section Of the city, and Beacon Hin was the
me CnAAs-ls not the dust OF the city very bad for
DR.. wryn-n induces unquss.ionaby to bronchial
ne CNpxt.-Isa not rs bad Is The miaama from de-
b. wY-No but is so bad tina. the streets ough. 10
be ke clean 10 that there might mot be quota OF the
present dust that could get loose 10 fly in the drought
The czAIns-ls fresh water preferable TO salt water in
Dr. wySss-n the streets are Clean salt water ia just
good a. ffh. Water furnishes Of tie elements Of
decomposition, and there y garbage In the streets IL ID
The CaAnxAs-Does not the nlthy condition of the
streets tend 70 increase paupersm and crimes
Dr.. wMrD-Very largely. Tho subject has been ex-
amned into IN England and elsewhere and such has been
found 10 b the The doctor gave some statistics
this point, when he terminated his remarks.
Mr.. A. T. eIEwARr, the large dry goods merchant next
before the committee. He stated that the damage
merchants was very large from the immense quantities Of
dust lying into their stores and njurng tho goods He
believed would be ssvlpg Of $500, 900 annually the
merchants u New York II the streets were KEPT clean.
For one he was wiling TO pay bis share Of the expense 10
have hs work done 1t once and a. ought TO be done
Aside nom the damage % goods he believed that unless
the steeh wire attended 70, sweeping peslepce would
visit The city. In this the loss 10 New York
would be amoet incaculable Not only would strangers
Be kept from coming 10 New York. but the citizens would
60 away and the result would be that Phadephis and
Boston would DO The gamers. he urged that something
be done 70 have the streets cleaned Immediately 1t mat
tered not cost u 900 900, should be entered upon
directly,
Tho CzAmnAH stated that he expected John N Genin
Eq and Judge Davies would be present n the meeting
and make some statements before the committee As they
bad important statstca facts communicate he should
tai them and embody them In the report from them per
sonAlly, but should have further public meeting He
announced that the committee would commence n once
the preparation Of their report for speedy presentation u
the Board
At four O'Clock p n. the committee adjourned.