New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-19

F. health of this city she substitution pro-
! posed by your company. think who has
seen the effects modus operandi of this add
mirablr stem can ever object 70 Il. but rather
| adv ocate most strongly il. Dement'S. have made
! close and careful observation in this mntter. by
personal Use of the plan. anG with the most eats
| factory and gratifying result
! am more and more convinced OF IS great s.ni-
! tary value.
! Il IS being introduced into tie military service
unGer the direction of the medical and engineer
departments of the army.
Of its ultimate general us. in all large colnmuis.
tiles have 10 doubt. at east such is my earnest
! w.sh; and live in the daily hope OF soon seem,
; Nv Orleans relieved of the great nuisance VT. ch
attaches more or less I" every household.
"a EDWARDS.
| s'.rg'on United STATE. Army. iiedca! Director
OrpIcr COMMISSIONERS. .. Eu,.x.1.cx
Corner Fulton and Lafayette streets,
| New Orleans. louisiana January ~. 1907
III. W. K. {. Clark, Superintendent New Orleans
Sanitary and Fertili.iug Company:
Dear Sir regard tie introduction OF the system
o. Earsh oi"srs as step most :"nduc,vs to the
Cu'ntly, to the future growth and prosperity of
the city. Perhaps the greatest obstacle, to inni
grafton 20 Louisiana is the bad rrput4 O! New Or
leans in regard to health. Anything like sewerage
or drainage can not fail benefit both city and
State Your admirable! system " i'll do this and al
the same time. furnish excellent t-rt !iztr.
II Is singularly fortunate lor you that New On
leans is OF all the cities N the United States. the
one Wher. the Earth Closet - most needed and
can be most economically applied. while. at the
same time. the poudrctt- fc,;lizln. niateIia!
I<oilic!ng ulaands OF Louisiana. During the last
four months have had occ;.sioI 10 witness thu
application Of the "E;rth Closet system i'll
eral cities o: Euros, and uniformly found that IL
was constantly growing IL :avor.
very respectfully
JAMES O. MOVES
P,e..en, and General Agent Board @. COMMISSION.
exc OF Emigratidr
II :. less than two y-ars since this iu,portan.
discovery first presented to the scientific
MINDS OF America, and without an exception it
cordial CONNIE ndatiou. Your committee call
SPECIAL attention to the opinion OF one OF the
eminent surgeons OF the United States Army
i}r. l.. A. Edwards. 20 te tol.rd among test
mouials.
Your committee visited the Headquarters of the
tuarter mastrrteneral OF the Department OF
Louisiana. aud there saw the practical workings OF
,he dry earth system
Fortunately for the future ea.litary condition O.
Ne" Orleans this subject has been ably presented
To our people, and the present indirato ions poiu.
q complete Introduction of this mrtho, of removal
OF d 9ht soil. and We p!csent Mr. Clark's Of
this subject. tSee ILeIIor::- TO Common Council
or page thr-r.)
lear ard concise terms Charcoal is employed IL
pace of earth, far has been used in this city.
There are now collected under osie shed over
one hundred tons o. i.rtEIiug material AID,
strange to tell, there offensive oors given
on from this immense accumulation o. human
eX"Tet%.
The bottom sand OF she Nj. ssiss.ppi river answers
every purpose as ,ilsnt.ctant. and may b T.
GiSIoUsiv employed in the dry earth closet
kcepectt-.I!. submitted
GEORGE W. AVERY
Sciences and adopted by the Acadt my snd the
lrit'"c requt s;ed to guhlish the in The
ni,ne OF the Academy, J. 5. COPIES,
prcsieE..
New. Orleans Aca5eny O. Sciences DecrlnbtT p,
Nk- ORLx. v. May s. 1870
Io ne President and Members o: the Board O:
Health:
t,sutem.n-Yc,,r co,nui1-e. Amounted hx- vo,,,
honorable body 10 report upon the dry earth
system as a substitute for The ordinary rrivy
water closet now n use, beg -eave 10 make the fol-
lowing report:
They have given the subject considerable ex-
animation, especially as sanitary measure, nd
;l"y find it particularly adapted 10 the wants and
necessities OF our climate and the position OF this
"ty, where the drainage IS imperfect aud noxious
gases continually arise from rapid decomposition
OF fec ulent matters
This system consists IN and is prnciI ally based
charcoal, which thoroughly burns and DESTROYS
poisonous matter, and the effect is such as 70
srstroy all disasreeahle odors and convert of
i.nsIve matter into compound which is OF s!ncu-
Lax service III fcrtZinf the ground We are
justified i'll saying that it destroys all generation
disc haIEes OF cholera iarrh-a, dysentery and
typhoid fever are immediately AID eittctually
and healthy residue lett.
Experience has fully indors+ this view and we
tEd n the reports before us i'll the East Indies and
other places where It has been fully tried tina;
beneficial results and lowering of the mortality
have uniformly resulted, and, in ~ hot and moist
climate like our OWE. we confidently anticipate
That the introduction Of the charcoal system tChar
closet systcm) will render city almost exempt
from such diseases a. result from ferlnert alton
impure air, charged with dsa .veeable odors and
IN" refuse OF our large population. 1t will strike
every one that the promotion OF the health of thi.
Sty must be most important ingredient in It's
future prosperity, and 70 those who are CHARGED
with the public administration of its affairs i,
womb seem that reform in this essential par:ic
tar Affecting every house in the city of New o.
leans, and the .act - often ed that ci-au.
ness - next to goilInes5 mus; con- nce all th,-
'ile rlbhc health aud public morals must iu,oroyr
Nih TIE general introduction OF the Char Sv..
lem.
For tn" above reasons confidently reco,rmsrt
W. sSsl' IN To- 'hc favorable [atice of Your body
convinced that IL VII he found PARTICULARLY
adapted TO the wants and ul.n,rnts OF our rnI
altion and the sanitary demands ARISING IRON ~,
pro,r. 81 OF the age and srien.. and the au.,iora
t."l! 81 our social ceu4i'iar
respectfully.
:. 'ECiy LkGAEE
A...E.nau OF Committee.
ioth7 President q; the New Orleans Sanitary arc
fertillZiug COMPANY
S;r-The use OF yolr Ear C'os,t bos b.., an
sanitary. and the effect ct the deodorizinr np4u-
20 marked III orr premises, which We're conspicu-
"'ts!V offensive from the sinks that v g are ,ct;l
80 " the sole dts'ra OF Dcuetitin., our fellow
lens III addressing 20 you voluntary cert Il
cate OF such fact
Few hours after covering orr vault viii! the
sanitary agent, the offensive odor had been com
lteleiV neutraiZed; nor has its SUBSEQUENT use Al
s1ie siEhttst dcgrt" changed its cond ton OF PEI
1"ct freedom from the usual property OF sinks
S4'e US icaVt through 10 recommend
iuow-oitlzrns the adoption, without hesit alton II
ab teir hahitatons well a. offices aud store %
-" Fart Closets OF III" New Orleans Sanitary nC
FcTfiliZing Company.
Very respectfully. etc.
SAMUEL SMITH & CO..
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