Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-04-10
Public and I-rivate IIenlth.

=. Professor Chandler, as reported by the n. Y.
Tribune, makes the following statements on The
- Prevention Of Disease"
1t has been demonstrated that disease is pre-
ycntible, and the plague that formerly desolstcd
large countries scarcely appear now In the year
593, in London u GOO persons died of the plague
in 1908, 3G,OQ0; in l625, 50 600; in 1866, no iess
than oS,Wo persons were swept away in a single
year, twlcc os many persons as die in New Yolk.
and this was when London was q comparatively
smal city. In the little island Of Icelund, IN the
year iIOI, 900 people died of small ppy OUT OF
population OF 10000. Now this is one OF tie
most easily prevented OF all Diseases and it is 10.
probable that there will ever lc another serious
outbreak. La 1870, 800 persons died In New
\ ork, bnt in lS32 a yaccinating coips was sent
out and 100000 persons were yaccinated-as many
rs would permit H. being ysceRated free Of charge
Yellow fever is equally under control. One of
the best illustrations OF the disease and OF camro
ling IT. is presented by the csso pf the skwe ru,
The siikwofm forms one or the most important
eiemeuts OF wealth in France. Some years ooo D
| disease broke our among tue silkworlns md the
| calerrii!ers Which mako tho silk were covered
with dark-coiored spots; their ability 10 wort
| suddenly stopped and the silk industry Of FRANCE
wa almost entirely destroyed. a great Fraucu
chemist investigated The matter, but Ae at l,ls.
found scarcely anything to detect in the little
worms, tho character Of the disease or II prrscnt
until it manifested itself by DESTROYING OF the VIZ rr
but he subsequently, discovered in the moths the
previous stage OF developement-ihe cause OF tia
disease, or the indications of it, and he founo Thai
| hf could distinguish those moth afflicted with tie
| disease, and that by proper isolation and treat
ment the disease could hr eradicltcd and ron
trolled, and so thi, important industry w.s saved
| to France.
Comprehensive inquiries have demonstrated lls
Eet mat thorough drainage al place is inyaria
bly, follow by II decrease IN consumption typhola
fever, and rheumati N. The researchcs OF tba
English Sanitary Department and recent inyesrf-
cation undertaken by the State Board Of Health
OF Massachusetts have shown that the AVERAGE
result Of drainage improvements, when thorougb
~ carried out. after few years, ID 10 reduce th.
mortality by consumption iG per cent, and that
| the reduction continues. At the same lime tho
other canses OF mortality are dlninished o,u "a.
tenth to one-haif Ter cent
| Ia England thorough ,y5lem vi dtainsps
and introduction oi good water was tried inS
| number OF towns and it was found thai the IN
provement to the litta town OF Dover OF 23OOu
inhabitants rf u.ed in per cent OF the mortality
| being reduced Ia Croydon the reduction wss
per cent III tsldir, per cent in Salisbury
20 per cent, and Newport. (? per cent. in che
word one-thirl oi the deatha were prevented n
| this community BY thr introduction of a prone,
| y tenn Of drainage and FRI a water, " hiIe ID.
general mortality va diLlin' ..cd in th desrse
| the notla lahIy from spec al eau a. sas Iio,inshs1
| to much greater degree
| Flt5, Susan Everett, NJ. u Of Mem YORK IL a
recent le'trrn ON thr health ur i. omen ana eLil5-
| ran, ,ay7.
Hls an lW+ul Ihct That IA Sunmef IN New No5.
ont ot every ilo deaths, oue.half are children :
| Ihi I heoau-a New Yarl mothers DO NOT l,.-.
care 81 their ,Llldrrn, but a tLey afe az ali abs
pecunlafIy. eaye them to nurse lecause con
| sumption. seTotul, and LIVER di.eases I'D othef-
| Will grow out OF the = three ats thcss Wit.
| which humanity sater. aud all thea are cur.bI,
bI right modes al Living therefore disease !,
something 81 whieh man u woman ghopld he
hlmed hrse- -dft1 OF the children IN The H.
ted states die before they are i've years Of ass
simply because they are falsely reared. Aner.S:r
women show conatantly decreasing depepe1ac,
| as regard. muscle. They lack In ycntlr eppo,tl
nitie. II climb trees. pr4ctie, gymnastics mat.
| acquaintsnce with The ,rpniDg-hand or scrubb;pg
| tru,h Vanity deness aud loye OF piee,yt
| are the tame OF American women Lie uud.'
the blue laws OF Connecticut is preferable 10 IN,
| without anA restraint. Women ought 10 ha,e
Iglted children. Susanna Wesley had four ta.c.
| tel soni. Were mothers " iser an, more metacu
eal In ihe training of Children inLcectuslity ana
spirituality would b. grea.Iy Increased Dsu.yh. .
ters can be nothing high noble unless they srs
trained by noble mothers, Mothers should not l. !
theli daughters escape from uuder their hnpd.
until they arc under the hands OF a husband ist
women drselope character Let them d,sl,Gs
small heads, small necks, small chests.