Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-14
community Of Hutercsts.

The power of a S,ate depends on the
population, wealth and productive in
dus,rv, and on the cultivated intelligence
of its people. All OF these are trammeled
BY whatever deteriorates their physical
strength and health. No distinct line Of
separation between the rich and the poor,
TO the extent Of each forming q class apart
from the other, can be made without
danger TO the public safety not less than
TO the public health. In England a fear
fully broad contrast of this nature i'm
perils her national existence, and elicits
the contemptuous criticism Of observing
foreigners on her vain. GLORIOUS boast OF
being the light and glory Of the civilized
world, when. in fact, her people ore d.
vided into two great classes-one the IL
tied. refined or wealthy, and the other,
and larger, the ignorant, impoverished.
Taking warning by the picture thus pre-
scented, we. in this country, must not
allow Of material being collected for such
odious distinctions. Although the poorer
classes in every city pay the heaviest
penalties for q breach Of the natural laws
or those of health. yet there is no n
ClaSS SAGUlpl AIOAl bllAAAtaA a'N
hence q community of interests, if not OF
efforts. for avoiding the evils TO which all
are subject. The rich man, in HIS spacious
mansion, cannot, even from selfish con.
siderstlons, be indifferent 10 the health and
domestic comfort Of his poor neighbors.
who are almost shut out from the world
in narrow streets, dark courts or alleys.
His open windows will give entrance not
only TO the refreshing breeze, but also to
the poisoned air emanating from over
crowded lodgings, and from the. unre-
moved refuse or offal adjacent. 1t IS thus
that typhus fever may find its way nto
luxurious abodes. Sanitary legislation
NAV seem TO look more Immediately to the
health of the operatives and workmen, but
it Is also clearly for the pecuniary benefit,
IN the long run, of the master manufacturer
and employer. The real interest Of the
latter will not consist in obtaining from
them the greatest possible amount Of work.
from day TO day. without his ascertaining
whether they have a due proportion OF
time for moderate recreation in the open
air. The landlord who is intent on having
his houses occupied by good paying ten
ants will not be indifferent either to their
health or their morals. He ought not,
looking to his monthly or quarterly rent,
to speculate IN the endurance Of human
beings when deprived Of fresh air in close.
damp, and badly ventilated rooms, and
who are compelled to inhale an impure
and vi,iated air, the product of their own
respirations and the efiuvia from accumu-
lated filth and Of small yards choked up
By offal. The inmates Of such habitations
are. necessarily less fitted for labor and
active employment Of every kind; lose
more time by sickness, and are carried of
in larger proportions by death than those
in more favorable sanitary conditions.
Prince Albert, when presiding at a meet
ing of the Society for Improving the
Condition of the Working Glasses" said :
depend upon it, the interests OF the
| often contra.ted classes are identical. and
it is only Ignorance which prevents their
uniting to the advantage Of each other"
II this noble sentiment be true in aristo-
cratic England, how universally ought 1t
10 prevail in democratic America!