National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-15
BOARD OF HEALTH:
ID ~ 49,
6R. O. NJ. sHAFFER, MlCRoscoPIsT, {

DR.. @. n. SHAFFER, MICROSCOPES, ON
"FERTILIZER."
The Board Of Health held q meeting at their
rooms last evening; Prof ]. NJ. Langston, preSi-
dent pro tsnPors, in the chair.
Mr. Marbury, from the finance committee, re-
ported bills amounting to $3.50, which were ap-
proved and ordered to be paid.
Prof LangSton, from the ordinance committee,
reported on the subject Of the transferring OF the
telegraph wire in the possession of the board and
running to the Alms-house. Inasmueh as the burial
Of all paupers, furnishing coflns, &C., has been
transferred 70 the board, he recommended that the
board retain control Of the telegraph and have It
put in order. Adopted.
Prof Langston, from the same committee, on
the claim Of one Hunter, late sanitary inspector,
for S229O a. still due him, reported, recommend
ing the payment Of the claim, Agreed to.
Also, from the same committee, on the subject
of employing the coroner TO make examinations
in cases were deaths occur and no physician has
ing that the Same duties be put under the control
Of the health officer, and that ne detail Inspector
Dr. Stewart as medical sanitary inspector 10 such
duty, and relieving him, for the time being, from
the duty now performed by him, and that another
inspector be employed to fill place made vacant
BY the change. Adopted.
Jas. H. Smith, sanitary inspector, was granted
leave Of absence for ten days.
The health oficer submitted another communi-
board, inolosing one from Dr. G. NJ. Schaeifer,
microscopist, and stating that the most important
point in Il s that comprises the chemists opinion
that there is q good deal Of dry BlRughter-house
refuse in fertilizers He has not finished with
the teas. Ofthe thirteen samples examined, one
contained suspicious leaves Two or three Of the
and China clay, and the ashes Of some Of the
black, as we'll as green, teas show chrome green,
which is quite . modern form Of adulterAtioh, the
M d-fag hninu Prugginn hlue and
some other vegetable yellow. DR.. Schaefer
makes the following report Of his examination OF
| the guano sent 10 him: First small masses Of Q
reddish brown substance were found throughout
the powder, forming nearly one half Of the entire
| bulk. These crumbled readily into hns pow.
blood globules, and in some instances epithelial
/ cells, and were undoubtedly masses Of altered
blood. On comparing them with sample Of
steam-dried hogs blood put up in vast quantities
| in Cincinnati for fertIliEing uses, they appear
almost Identical in their microscopic character
istics. On shaking 3 portion Of the whole powder
/ remained suspended for long time after the rest
| Of the mass had settled, and they would, when
dry. be capable Of transmission to great distances
2. a considerable portion Of the powder is made
up Of minute block masses, the larger ones just
structure, were unaltered by acids, and were
| probably the Shared remains Of animal or vege-
table substances 700 much suP-aiyided for identi-
8. A very few fragments of the hbres Of Toidn.
tary muscle, which showed stria on boiling in mu-
| ratio acid, and appeared to have been little II
| any altered by decomp position.
| {. A few distomes were scattered through the
| sample, the fragments Of eosinAdiscas were re-
| cOs-rfEhd -
| s: Yii1erOus crystals were seen, forming posi-,
| bly, one eight the bulk Of the whole powder
| This chemical composition you have probably
| already ascertained, and with regard 20 shape
they were mostly Invisible with three classes
The communication was referred 10 the Sanitary
committee
! The following were condemned as nulsances
/ and the health officer ordered TO abate them:
frame house in Green's alley, between MEsSa-
chusetts avenue and L and Fourteenth and FIJI
I teentn Streets, owned BY Jane Rollins, having
leaky roof no water supply OF hre pfoteetloni anC
being in filthy condition.
The dilRpidated frame ulldingS Nos. 1925, % and
30, K street northwest, owned by Edward MedleT
being in filthy and bad sanitary condition gen
orally.
A power Of attorney was received from Murra.
& Co. assigning their contract TO CLARK & Robin
son, which was ordered 10 be hled. The boar
then adjourned.