The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-30
The Importance OF Cleanliness and
Distinction.
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WHEKLINa1 June W. "a.
Editor Of tho IptellIgeneer:
An editorial in Mondays Register ufg.
Ing the Importance Of each householder
maintaining good sanitary surroundings,
has induced mo to offer 4 few sugges.
tons, which may not be without benefit.
The private property Of the city has
been inspected during the past spring
perhaps more thoroughly than ever be.
fore, and about Ave hundred nuIsances
Abatsd. OF course this inspection cannot
DO repeated during the summer, and the
Health Officer must depend upon persons
Immediately interested TO report any
nuisance that may arise In their locality.
1.-THE complaint Is deemed just 1t will a.
ways receive prompt attention.
But householders themselves, as has
been suggested BY the Register, are much
more largely responsible for the condition
Of their premises and the health Of their
families than Is any public officer. Often.
atVe privies, cellars, drains, yards, &C., all
tend 10 the production especially Of diar-
rh@al diseases; and doubtless many an
Infants Life has been sacrificed from ne
glectlrg some Of these things. Atew min.
utes labor each day will serve to keep
any premises In q sale condition. Thor
ough cleanliness Is the first essential {;
alter this, disinlection. Cleanliness having
been secured, the following points are
applicable to almost every house:
The cellar should be ventilated daily
BY throwing open all doors. II damp,
scatter lime over the floor as often as
seems necessary, and WhiteWash the
walls.
II any untrapped waste pipes exist in
the house, conducting from the water.
closet or kitchen sink into any closed
sewer or cesspool, send for o good
plumber OF once. This Ba prolific cause
Of disease.
All priyies should be disinlected at least
weekly, as follows: Dissolve FIVE (5)
pounds Of copperas, with one.eighth 10
one'fourth pint crude carbolic acid, in
three gallons water, and sprinkle around
the walls and over the contents Of the
vault II would be still better to do this
daily, Zoo large q quantity Of the mixture
In that case not being necessary but Il
used as above directed weekly, much
good may be expected. The same mix
ture should be used daily, In small guam
tity, in er.closets.
Offensive drains should be treated in the
same way.
AliEeral use Of whitewash to all out
houses, &c, will not be without benefit.
A word as to the public parts Of the
city. Owing to many Of the alleys and
CUTTERS being either unpaved or out Of
order, the waste water which flows into
them in all parts Of the city Is apt to COL
lect especially In fat places, and TO be-
come offensive. This cannot be prevented
BY the authorities without daily clean.
ing, which would involve an enormous ex.
penditure. Flushing the cutters from the
dre'plugs, which would be Of great value,
cannot be resorted TO frequently, because
the water cannot be spared with safety.
l therefore urge the importance Of
householders daily devoting a few min.
utes TO sweeping the cutters adjoining
their residences. This is the only way
in which they can DO kept Tree from bad
odors, and the time and labor required
for this work are insignificant.
The distinguished Health Officer Of
another city, in a private letter to me,
says: ut is a fact patent TO every one In
this city that in all localities where the
people sweep the cutters in front of their
houses, the ttreetS, as well as the CUTTERS,
are GltoGys elsdn. The daily sweeping OF
the cutters is the very best thing that
could be done 10 keep the streets clean
and the sewers from becoming foul"
Hoping these suggestions will receive
the attention oil the people, and promising
10 do all within my limited power to keep
the city In good condition, am, respect.
fully, s. L. JRPsoN, N. D.,
Health Officer.