The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-17
New Jersey.

| DEATHS.
| James Bird, No. 245 Railroad avenue, Jersey City.
James Kelly Greenvile.
Barnet Van FOssen, Lafayette.
| Andrew Adair, Grand and Hudson streets, Jersey
| City.
John Mansfield, No. 81 Washington street, Jersey
| City.
| John Farrell, Raritan.
| Jacob Schneider, Trenton.
! Peter Carroll, stephens court, Newark.
Henry McCrysle, No. 172 Bank street Newark
James Mullen engineer, Newark.
Adam KOpp, ropemaker, Newark.
Jacob Wooster gas Offices, Newark.
Joseph Trabad. Newark.
James Davis, No. ~ New street, Newark.
John Grady, Elizabeth.
A German farmer name UNKNOWN Livingston.
Timely Suggestions for Prevalent Diseases.
The constant increase OF mortality among children
has induced the Board Of Health, through the Re-
gistrar of Vital Statistics, to give the following
suggestions for the treatment Of prevalent dis
eases
The mortality AZ III. Of the the children
in tenement houses from summer complaint cholera nfan
amounted to 1857 70 l while just t at this time not
daily 70 well e togo
@
a1snown Although 6s ss city has
but few facilities for properly ordering the cane q their chill
leads q much q The %es which occurs
Hesi has III addition to IL daily work Of Sen
aiins cleansing ana dsalsetas their dwens e publish
the summer months them argeIy tenant
%s%e b ny was sn the
rules which have been approved by several eminent phys
study '''''
Preserve cleanliness Of clothes and person Of child
fresh by windows, resort to fer
Use light flannel covering Of chest and bowels at all
other clothing To the OF weather.
Infant: under one year should II possible have we,
every two three hours over SIX months i've times In
I. II the child do take milk, which
o" es a. % AXE Of esy
u for hteen minutes, to which add little salt; his
give e to the child iukswsrm from nu sins bottle The
bottle mouthpece should be always kept III water when
s. II the child over months the boiled milk and
%ss Il the sSd .s
harley nogr very cos use oameaerue strained before
s The child partly nursed should be fed sufficiently
FED ABOVE e0d being n'e'
Beef tea or beef soup may aided to
fants I'VE months or older when ten or twelve months old
they may suck rsre.done beefsteak a..
On the arst appearance Of the symptoms OF
vomiting and pursug place the child under the care
OF physician.
THE prsrNrEcrIoS OF THE STREETS
At the meeting OF the Board OF Health on Thursday
| DIR. stephen Smith called attention 10 the custom OF
street sprnkling during the summer months anu re-
IL
health, because in the evaporation which immedi-
aely took place large amount Of poisonous organic
matter arose and was widely di1used, and undoubt-
edy created various forms Of disease lie suggested
as remedy that such action be taken as would re-
quire the street sprinkers to use suitable ulsinfect-
ants In the water once or twice daily, and thus
vert very insanitAry occupation into serviceable
sanitary measure. This method has already been
adopted In some other cities Nisn very excellent re-
rious when dry than wnen moist during the extreme
heat OF the summer months. Sprinkling furnishes
one of the two conditions that are absolutely neces-
sary before decomposition can TAKE place, namely,
moisture and a. sprinkling Is most frequent hot
DAYS II Ia plain that II cannot take place without
causing an amount Of decomposition that would not
The Board approved the suggestion. and the coun
Gil was directed to prepare an ordinance by which
could be carried into eject
The weather Elsewhere.
BALTIMORE, July TO- 1868.
There we're nfteen cases Of sunstroke yesterday
three of which were fatal the newspapers reports
the DEATH caused BY the excessive heat of fy head
Of cattle Yesterday In OF the cattle yards In this
city. Charles Hack, from Washington, was found
dead in bed this morning ct Wilson's Hotel. The
ooronsr's verdict we "congestion Of the brain,
.,s M c.... ~ Bosscs Iuly H. iss::
DAY. two o. which were iatal To-day u pleasant,
fftoh breeze blowing nom the northeast
RoonngRuR, n. T., July 10 1ses.
For To thHy-ax hours endtng ct ten O'Clock last
evening swenty-one ceeeo Of pfoetrat0n rom heat
were rsposted, q which six resulted fatally. Tue
VICINITY yestsrdey anen6on end evsl1ns. but not .
drop - n TIE ciy. Vegetation is burning up under
PurLADsLsHIA, July 10 1898.