, 1865-10-24
NUMBER las.

same, but We believe that the health department
and the citizens would Join IN yoso Of ih1nss to
that committee II they would recommend the .PPto-
sldewslks. ETC.. toward ths cleaning Of the alloys
and streets. These generally have reached ln their
career Of dtrttncs5 point Er beyond the limited
nes,ion. II eoaethinsi+ + moi dome WIN The aaie5a
In tic central part. q the city. It win require.
should the eho1efa Ttstt H. all the chloride q lime
tue TO- ta1a no r.,
alleys In The huzness past Of the city are tn such
state, and here We atc at least bound 70 eensnre
TIC heslth Officials for come shatc Of delinquency
aIIeys s besSeea aI sonth I'd Madison Streets
and between, Franklin and State Streets
iound ta these aFed and much abused
p!aees except dstd earcas.cs, md som some
they can st least rsport the personsmany ot then,
who make them dirty. Every ons living Or doing
bnsf1ces near these alleys can throw MI manner Of
dt therein and 'hese ase no arrests fasds ~ 9ns
Cont for weeks and not ind single instance Of
parties being arrested for violations Of ordinances
In reference 10 throwing hlth In the aeyR- All our
help to increa*e he nuisance Of dlth. Prominent
ones On Clark and Dea1boru streets need scarcely
be named 4 few heavy anes Ia III r.
endsney TSas Of nsss . as be obT
ous. They are full of decaying snlmal and yegeta-
Bile ofal, the seonslngs Of easements and atucs,
which poison the air to IN alnost visible extent.
In olhcr paris Of the city might be enumerated
he dirty and etagnant pools Of water, WHERE local
cridemies evidently the result Of these srs making
their marx. The bfsweries, without beng named,
cattle and hog yards ate reported By the health
ofeja1s rs producing effects dctrtmental to health,
and Camp Douglas has thrown out good deal oll
We arc .Watranted nor1 The declaration Of the
health officers, ns we'll as from known experience,
In saying that the moR unhealthy part Of the city
md that most likely TO be visited By an epidemic
sallc street and the river, This Is Inc very lowest
pu1i oi inc elty It adjoining The direst part Of TIL
river md containa more of that class Of population
cccase the raEage Of epldemics. We cannot hut be
aware that soma Of the fozeign clement In oul
midst labor under the strange delIslon that frec
"Kaneas'. and :. .Kil;ubb,n," )" on The West Side
spicuous- Much Of this depends On their population
The vicinity OF tho old district Of the sands" II
very favorable for the operation Of an epidemic fol
the eane reaGon.
stIange q 1t may seem. the nea1th oldeisls DO no
m0st conducive TO health, lhe reason being On &C
court Of The vicinity Or the batin. The sever
emPtying into The basin have 80 encumbe1ed
bad ns The riscr. The fact IL, before long we tbal
probably have TO construct canals running ron
both branches Of tic river 10 the lake. These VII
do for ahe north md soatb dfsfstoue but sdll tht
have for improving the Sewerage OF that important
part OF the cttTt
We have thus been cnumeratine the ereat OBJ
stae!es to good sanitary condition OF the city ant
really we mast end here, though the suo}ect Is ia
ftum being exhausted.
Cnicsfala Psculial'y and remarkably sl'aatsa =!
run5ing through Il, and With i surplus Of wa'e
facilities all around. But unlike Venice, Chicago
has ita hundreds Of steam hctustes aud other sstab
!lshme1ss gheh create dh that no water h e.,
dhEce, ptedtspoee our people 70 ne:hgents habits
and 10 allow atpecIes Of dirt 10 increase which gen
crate pestleuc: or invites It to visit IA. There
70 remedy for these present eytle, and no pFeVen
tise for the future dreaded scou1Ee, We teaf, 0
cept they be found in tho speedy completion Of tha
g1eat Improvement to the sewerage syatcm and u
regular Board Of Health. potent and willing t
act.
CHICAGO SHARrsHooTzRs.-P1nbabl few on
aide OF The organization are familiar With anythin
more than the hare fact that We have 3 Sharpshoo
er's Society. II is large and influential assoct.
ton, having weekly meetings At Lake vie~ for pras
tlce, and the member. have already doyclope
considerable amount Of skill. We clip the foilowin
from the ST. Louis Republican 81 tho 21st instant:
IA MAGNIFICENT fig Is row being eu1hsofdere
fn this clU BY Mn. Helene Fuchs, No. 8 0Hv
This tpfendid fag, when completed, Will be ove
Twelve feet in length and about tt1 feet In width
and will be embroidered On very henry corded slh
Ihe em6Folderng Of the dag alone Will cost hlee
stOn The one side Of The Dag will be embroidered
tn appropriate colors an eagle Of sneh size ~ t
wing to the other. Each feather In the eagle
wing requires Enu day to embroidef, and the long