, 1866-03-27
OCR SEWERAGE SYSTEM.
Need for an Improvement.

II il generally accented TACT TINT our FJs1en OF
sewrraec Ii extremely effective IN more thnn ono
se-p"cl but 1t ay no! be generally known 1hat the
oue.lvh,h Of the city which fe served by II Il III
ac.ual,5 g1eater danger from An cpAaasasc d,sesse
than thu seycn+ighths which lave no sewcs1ga.
Few people have any idea Of the extreme allh1nees
OF our eewers, or give thought 10 the mauDor In
which They tnay bceome-indced, ase-reky Pxndo-
rc7t ],o1ca OF disease and dtath II Is tl1le that
public attention shorlG tc called to Ihx. 1t IL not
enough that We nzve small force OF decrepIt G1tn
while unde1ueatE |. peetiIcrou4 Of tith, Fofd
Ing here and there pc-ti1entha Happsa on the upper
air. b. iar more deadly Than 1he etfusle arising
OCCURRING Dry Of tMo snee. IN the North Division.
should 70 attract public attention 70 ihis sub
3ect gentleman fes1alns on M us Hoi.n ,n S!a1 W. W.
c1cItedy exclaimed that The kitchen HHclt 80 badly
thai tile would rcaain In II uo LONGER aud that spe
would lc.ve ct once. susps'.ed By snea an e'1sstx
ccuded TO the kitchen and lnstfnted an 1nve<ttga-
lion. uc found The emelf really loo horrible los
cover 1he catlse. 1t length, approaching the sink,
be found the smell more ovctpo" ertnc therc than
IN othcr parts Of the room: and hsSJnt by this time
become iorne"hat accus1omed to the stench and
able eudnfe It, he yenturcd to pnl hts nost nenf
the pipe leadink from lhr stnk 20 1ha eewat. The
result va: quite eousIneinr ne was almost pro&
U zing ut crscc ,hat 1t camc from me scWtr, he
went out 70 endeator TO discover the cause
for s r.e e eoS;ens aaH nsF d he rs sss,
were beng poured into lhe sever ioy the pnspote
OF flushing 1t out. as the operation Is tuchnical
~ termed. The cause Of The e1cs-s1;e .tench was
nj oncs apparent, the waller aein0 flooded in attrrrd
mp tue conients Of the sewer aud liberated The dan-
esses sea Mh1s1 M nca s to n r.
best he might
A. Allen delivered two Glass lectures ! short time
rincc on epidemic snd eademic diseases, In which
IL ably cla-stred the vnzioaA gases azsstn. from
The processes Of decomposition. undcs. different
clrcum. .tance-, and polnse1 out their dsnrec 10
HUMAN llte- In those .rctne; he e~pecl4l1Y called
aenon o 10 tSs hs asnSsr to M be pF5 ss LOT
vas this es1l In our city that even In those poorer
sections In which shere >serc no sewett, and .he
Ftreeia alters and back yards there seaa more hope
o1 escape nom The horrors Of III epidemic than 10
The hor.cs Of The rtch Which, re!se aa scu tor the
;sseons poison Of the sewcrs. Eve'y lnhalatoa 11
1horc houses Ii uahc to ben draaEht Of dcslh. and
the luskiug eueny 10 thu health ard lives Of the
1rnaca hsluis their bedchsmbets tt:alF into THEFT
u .cts liz II d every tim. The winds and 1hs raio1
tsr7y OF the Eri@oIn death from The poor man y
door, eorue me1< <ule. al ltatf. but The tch man
End ho"cycs be may seek 10 CLOAK it With h.!m1
Perfume It'll ever present. more Of lesf rsps9lf
IT. a'Sas. AZ :nrsls ssppg ne foun4af9nms "a OF a., a.,
Of every other intelligent physIdan. md 1bete Il
nothing Which thould more 1mper11tEely demand
cry aEt application Of tomc t.n.n.d,,fe and fhor-
cG:h rcnety for this otanipresrn1 aud incaeulable
CIVIL 3@
boards al Public Works IN mat x,r.-. ,,.r. ,.o,
either sadiy inefficient OF ignorant 10 ihsir o+..sni
1asiou Of Tie tcrcEnpc sy.iem Of Ctteaea nnn ~,
present board is surely Responsible for IL. n,as ~
10 adup; practical r~mtdt+ 10 atat- the mn, en-
Which lbetz predes.r.oft have created. Ii uow b..
comes the duty o. both tic board OF Public WorE,
aud the Hoard uf Health 10 take tht. uausf in 5nd
and work earncstly 10 avert the fearful results a
The cxts.ent ertl Let the senes. be ART 6oodes
with esrpou1r &cid. whitcped With chloride Qf lin,
and here and thcre plies Of charcoal introduced Il
sbro1b the 1ons Ease.-then let It be made os,isa
7o.y upon ese1y owner Of house, .wh3cA /. tu CON
1nuutcnuop with ecxer, to put yal.e Ii his asnl
pipe. which shall ailow water. ETC.. TO pass down
ward md prtrcnt gases frpm arasin4. 4 MAE may
II he II fooukh and wicked enough, poison hlrosH