, 1866-11-14
THE HEALTH or CHICAGO.

'hown that its extension can be prevented,
md that by prompt action, the disease may
oc arrested In every locality where It maY
appear, and be confined thereto. T4is ra-
luires strong and efficient Powers, and c4pa,
bic md efficient men to exercise tll.:," paw
RS. II re4Et+cs that the officers Of ths law
br empowered with authority which under
c:her circumstances would be Justly consId.
ercd dcspotic+
Chicago may with all certainty cxp7-t
upon the first nrer1ug Of Spring to have the
cholera appear, and this tiusc to make vtsi.
rnttl 1t shall have carried OF every rsss III il
any way susceptible to Its polson. Whathcr
II arFcats in March July, the visit will n Il
"r1n1na!c nutll 1t las exhausted the d.ld.
The ci eliza Is ec.fb:etdin.. Its victims in
Crease fp arithntetica1 progression. One case
may produce three others, and thus i. goes
Oh trcbliEy al every step.
Last win;er the LIZ yis.aza7c of N"v York
passed Ill act "to create Me.1,p oIitau
Sanitary District, and Board Of I1ea!;h there.
In, for The preservation Of life and health,
md to prevent the spread Of disease" This
act WIS passed to enable the authorities Of
New York City to protcct the reo-
Pie from cholera. The efficacy
Of tic LEGISLATION, aud of the
proceedings under II hare been most satts-
laetoFas proven ny the results iho cities
OF Nc" .osk ana bfookisn nave beea so
ploHc1eo tha. tuousa tne enosc1a Aas
1o.c'ea oses .uem s'nce last fensuarJ, oe'
easiona'is ettlA'aS soune eApasea pa1*' u nas
eccn mee win courage anu s'sos that
ms nas Aep. ~ on' a"o Us sauosn ,asos e8penea
T y MN m.l.a1S p!omp.n ness' tns acl " 1no
.'i..s.a a.ule e1ca.eo ooalu " sa'i'laes Son-
.a.'e'ouels' eoueis''.s ~ 'out ps5Soas' Ausee
=. VI. "no "e. Fls e'enaus' "no .ose.uet
".u sus l'nf Huunlsslorels % VI 1o'cs weEe
.u14' .u ~ ~ n1a1u VI nea'tn' Anese SAM
Soansi'ness We no* roa-
e.s, 1enA', anu naa no relations
N4tn pa''t o'Ea"t.a1tot1s !" inpAF luz
.. -" aAu as.ivu' "neu uellou Has
.rp''u'i'ic'ts ne1e teno'ea
.oA. a44 'o.44 suaaeuee'' anu =. eAe ee'Get'ous
nce naoe ~ .oe o"'e'noF' 10 tnis noatu,
e9us o's'ulAeo, was s'eH ~ cnasse lne aa.y
es,sr.a' " sau'S 'ue et1css snu a'lets' aua LUZ
ee4.eA". Va oaniDsa eupestn'euueat a"o
aeels'au1s' ' ano also sacu no!aoe' ~ sanitary
usass. 40 ulsaI ~ uesaea" Hseas..''
~ nse nunue'a ~ets entoi1eo a'n"ns t"esc
AePeee3a' ~. VI "nom a1e le4u'tcu ~
.n maj ~ leas. '%o lvpo1ts "eek coacssa'
.NE tAe uua@f eIau.n..s sna senSfa, saul,
,"9 eona..'on u 'ueA1 o's'Fic1s' luz noa.o
- msceleu Will 'ut, power 10 aet ueelsNey
N.,ho"t Tue consent or co-opesa'on o' any
olnes ""nle'pal ooay OF aothotaly. lAe
aes ,,auifIs 'noFoagn anu Prompt registry
ol a4l oafshs, marriages "a anu oeatas' nnaer
uea.5 pen1N,s "neu any ou1lolns'
.'ss'lou. eAeaea1ton' pseat'ees' BUSHES put-
sull' W 'ne ss"aaS' ua.'a'e " 'snlna'''a
nG..', naIu, ~ .u' Vp'u.eu =. tus o'a'a'
ue, a.,aa,.,. .''.'i s,' =. ~ Iness uaa'ous ~
a1a,, Nv ~ a; sn' oola - aasuo,' 'esu ~ ue
s-4 .hI n,. nu'ss"ss =. anu elues .''''
So. ~ ~ ,,"s..s.set -, uu1ses .us uau.
>' eue p4,.s p'o4essus
~ ~ uPou 'un ns>1' ''u-' =" :
W. r,ni n,u"s " 1.sslue ~ Neso"s o'de1'
,,'.;,5:.-@ ,~A 49,
euNu'ns, = se"e' " o.uc1 Mem'see saa'' ~ ue
ueu ~ VI s''"eu'at ~ ne
Snu AsAta' .nc o"a,o laas ha'e faa'e pun
uco. w n4scteu anu eicauseo, auo ciuP'"f
snc l.o''ee III "a'i'e 1nc saale aoae sun mari
whenever INC circumstances require IT,
lie law makes IL tue duty OF every
person, ander EcFcre penalties, 10
kccp tLeir premises ciean and pl7c,
anu wien Tue same IS nut c me
thc an1hof1t5 Is glFen 10 have the same uone
without delay. In cases of rcs1ilencc. OF
danger otlt, the Board is empowered to ca
any act It may deem necessary to avert the
calamity or to arrest Its progress.
The law is intended to accomplish the
great end Of cleanliness Of the city, and that
object Is accomplished. For Instance, If 4.
las filthy drain to his premises, he Is fined
for the offence if he refuse OF ueclec. 10 put
Il in order, he is fined for the refusal: but The
Ian docs no. stop there. The object is Ia
,cmcdv tl,c cril- and thc Bo,r1 has t,,r wor,.
dane and makes A. nov tht. nm Wbcn =
1,onse needs nnrIaca,,on or d{.;rf.ct;on n
fine IL lo.t In nnt;fv;nv tho ,,,r,;.. hD
thc Boand, tErourl its oflccre dora ~.
vo,l tnstsrt1v Wben .,n1ars a.;sts :, .
locality. tbe Board taxes no,scss1on of II, IT
ncich,,nrhooa II ent.rs arerr ba,.. ~.
DOS errrytb1nv that !. needed 10 , cxt;rn,, 49,
tie 1Ise.,r. It clcanses md nnr;fS. !,
separates The well from the sirk. AMI a..
stroys all causc, or ,nrne;tv. II rxt,,n,t.
Glth; It furnishes vigorous action when fsa
aud deeolat{on prevail: It surrounds The eIc]
with comforts and With MD, 1nd project. th
well from danger. 1t pu:s an end to re-
tape; 1t follows the cholera wherever I
gees; aud as spon as person is attack.
:Ee officers appear on the premises an
contest the ground iuch hy Inch vi.
the destroyer. The moment the dt
ease enters house, the tclcSaa2
reports the fact, and Immediately tn:
Aou<c and the neighboring ones arc oc.u pie
by the officers OF the Law, who vi.'laa:l
keep possession untfltl,c disease Is dsiyca OH
When Il nuisance exists TO thc injury OF t.
public health, the Board do:s no. wait un.
five hundred persons arc infected; 1t tax
hold OF the nuisance at once and abatc5 It.
Hardly week from March to Os:oo
passed away without bringing to Sex Fo'
onc or more vessels ree&ing with cholrt
Prompt meas ares kept the diseaEe from Il
city. Wheretcr a case occurred, 1t v
surrounded will Gordon OF n
cautions, and confined generally
those fist attacked, Premises fro
Which cAolcra under ordinary eircu,
Stances would hive carried OF dozen :
Tins we're 20 promptly and thorouchlv ca
trollcd that Il was forced out with oa'v i, h.
victims it had seized before Its pscscrc. u
known.
We need such a measure for Chicago. :
want . sanitary Board, aud au cllic,cnt Baa
If Health We want Board composed
1rtn who will respect no person to t4. d.
Err ot tho public health. We want Roa
U: Hraltl Invested with all the poH
needed to accomplish the end for viii
II Is established, aud which, like the one
New YORK, vii iearlcss!y execute lis d1t
10 tue rahlle. Nothing less than the ex
sHe " s"~-. ""' ese1 aSee'o ~