New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-13

birth. ,,..,,,o o,os, ,opulatop Of
foreign elements the North as compared %tn we
South while another indicates the close with tbe
North There are only about 2eo o foreign born
in the United States Tho number eI oea.ns va
there ia an OF deaths over the general average W
about 10 per cent ,en rtGm SS 70 conmpon when
on our In the south the native eoored furnish
a less mortality from consumption than the average,
nile In the North II much greater than the average
SANITARY ELEMENTS IN DWELLINGS
Dr. Lewis W. Leeds then read a paper on I" The hani
ary Elements in Dwellings" Speaking OF the draughts
which often brought into to ventilae the foul ar
crowded rooms ne said the draught itself should not
be considered much az the feasibility OF making IL
pleasant and safe He thought IL mlhake TO over
heat all the fresh air fast IA 1t was admlttea 70 our
hospitals and public and private buildings. ne h's
10 the conclusion that all artcaly warmed ar
was inurious 10 animal life. The duration OF life I'M
doubtedly would he extended II the body eouid always
obtain s necessary warmth by clothing and exercise
and nothing but pure cold air should be breathed Ma
lures method Of warming was warm noor neateu ny
the obstruction of the suns while the aE above Is
cold
A report upon the Natural History and Habits OF
yellow Fever was then read by j. NJ Toner NJ DE- OF
Washington The fact, he said, had always been patent
TO the profession that certain diseases were peculiar 10
certain localities The geography OF diseases was NO"
attracting great attention, and the moro exact the ID
formation which obtained the more power the phy
stefan would have in preventing them. one question
was whether elevation had had anything 10 40 III 'ne
escape from yellow fever. Its favorite places were
between the 45h and Tooth degrees OF longitude ana ae
Ssth north aud 35th south degrees Of latitude
Almost all seaports in the tropics are subject TO IT.
seems 10 follow water having their outlets
I'm the Gulf OF Mexico. Rains. storms, and especially
frosts, mitigate or stop It, Towns with small p3pa,h
ons are less liable suffer than large ones, ana the
same towns, their populations increase are more
likely to suffer than before When yellow fever hrst
saubrious places generally the water coufses Inc
places where has been most general IN TINS counry Is
Tho 1ntNla nHa Nafn
cred indigenous vet nothing has ever Deeh dscoNereu
there showing different conditions from places wnere u
is not u native. There are, no Doubt numerous
undiscovered factors necessary TO It's yitatv anu
growth This would seem to be 80 IRON lne iaeu 'ns
some years, under the same general conditions us
ravages greater than In Others Ihat the osease
mas ItS lss WI" I U LONG since noticed mat this
disease did not occur in high attitudes In the same a
tude with Vera Cruz, but $500 feet above Tue sea- u IL
unknown IL is asserted that never has been known
any climate above hight OF $500 Ieel. Inn in1 ~
proved be true in many In the United States tins
limit has been fixed by some at 4 400 feet Inc
highest altitude at when a case mas povh ,t
ZOO ''i feet above the sea. Al Winchester, in
Virginia. 200 feet in altitude, case was reported'
bot it was proved In the interior part OF Pennsy
vaDia, near Harrisburg when the disease was raglpg
in Philadelphia IN 1892 at an altitude OF 500 zee, mere
or two cases reported; ~ is slateu hna1
stranger may live securely near locality wheie tne d
epidemic II he does not enter ue az % m
tric This suggests the idea that the straits OF r h
which yellow fever exists Is heavier anu lower lau te
surrounding air From the facts gathered togetaer
would clear that this disease IN the oea siates
never exists above 900 feet II 1t can be shown lhat the
existence of yellow fever depends entirely upon tne
olevatios, great deal Will have been done III te IN
vestigaton In response 10 inquiries Dr. IoneI sa'ed
feet, and Memphis 200 feet rms was inc result TAXING
the average Of the eenters of population g.. noe
In the general discussion when followed u "As
stated that known in which places AT
like altitude showed different results one hunerei eA
tremely; the other very little This couid only oe nc
counted for by the difference the soil one had only
the thin covering of vegetation, which grew on inc az
most bare rocks the other had rich tropical Vegeta
tion growing volcanic debris. which was saturated
with water during the rainy season Hlst0ry showed
hut Africa the shores of which was brought 10
the West Indies IL not known on tne FcInc coast
brought around in vessels from Rio When 1t Is once
planted in place, the seed never IS killed II may 6e
which has ever been infected with It be entirely
freed it fingers in it, and the disease may oite9 make
itself known when the vessel enters warm climate Dhe
Havana for instance.
NoNPRRIODIc CHANGES OF HEAT.
Dr. LOrin Blodgett Of Philadelphia said that the I'M
portance OF considering the nonperiodic extremes OF
climate was one which be wished to bring especially TO
the notice Association. The climate Ia tho Last
ern States is remarkable for its liability to extremes;
excessive heats prevail followed by almost Arctic cold
A. an Illustration Of these conditions departure OF CO.
is possible from the Of any one OF the Winter
months. such depression is very remarka6e and is
heat is also remarkable. We have minimum OF 80,
and may have "A maximum OF 1902 Hundreds OF deaths
from prostraon occur even where the greatest care
Is taken. tropical atmosphere envelopes us, the oura
on of which we cannot estimate The most destructive
epdemcs appear their origin in these presenta
mons but il all cities and had tue sanitary ad
ministratioI that New-YOrk has tho epidemic would
probably have never obtained f0Otholi Excuses OF
heat how are the great cXgeDces calling Tor action
on the part of our sanitary ORGANIZATIONS 10 the
cities OF New-YOrk, Philadelphia, and Balti.
more, these snonperiodic heats are full OF
danger. Our climate is Inherently liable TO great
sanitary disasters spark OF yellow fever i'm
ported into New-York during the intense heat Of 1872
here would have probably oceasloned great epdeic
throughout the country An intense heat sueh AZ that
is unknown in Charleston and Key west th4ronsh
especially in the North, is matter OF great uportanee
These strange changes which rendered Ne"4Srk , a.
hot Calcutta or Bombay occur frequently ana sud
denly, without giving US intimalon OF their coming
beforehand.
DR.. Hough, DIR. Toner, and Dr. Hamburg Smith dis
cusSed The subject
DIET AND NATIONAL PRoGBEss.
Dr. A. @. Hamlyn of Bangor, Ne, said the courage Of
an army in ratio to its ration ana it might be said
that the intellectual force Of was in similar ratio TO
his Authorization. Man becomes omniyorOus by reason
Of his intelligence winch arranges by Of cookery
varied amen tatiou. The gOrllas stronger than The
strongest man. feed only on cereals The Roman glsdi
ator and the hardy logions Of severus fed
only on cereals with little TAT The nercest
In the selection Of meat for food there Is too little
Flesh contains the elements OF vicious poison
Rutchers' contains hut small portion
ment as shown by French physicians. Ii is now
posed 20 tho air before serving II ior the table The
exposure deprves 10 OF portion OF its nutriment.
Animals should be stael and fed before being offered
for food bu so far from that being the case they are
The meat should he prepared AT lIc pastures OF The
cattle and IL necessary the law of the nation should
secure such a consuII nation America has given To
civilization two dangerous gifts, the potato and the
tobacco plant.
In the evening Dr. G. b. White presided and the at
tendance was much greater thau during the afternoon.
Prof j. S Newberry, state Geoogst, said this country
was marked out all its geographical and geological
formation well by Its varied resources Of climate
and agriculture 10 become the great abode of the
great nation the earth. He dWet upon the mineral
resources, especially its coal and iron fields.
Prof. Blodgctt commended that the Great American
Desert alkaline desert and determined To DO
so bv the gentlemen who first explored IT, from
line ucrustations and from the presence OF salt Lake
itself.