Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-17
Heard Of Health.

communication was read from Mrs Sher-
wood, IN which very pathetic appeal was
BOD clothing destroyed by the board during
tine last smallpox scare. The secretary was
directed 70 communicate the facts therein
St. tel 70 the House Committee on AppTopri-
atiOnS in congress.
Tie weekly statement of the health officer
was submitted, showing nUisaDces a6ated,
II, causes of death investigated, l.; bUrials
a public expense, .: patients treated by ply
siciaEs to the poor. 80.
The contract of Messrs. Helpsteine & Bent
ley, druggists, for furnishing medicines
To the poor, was annulied at their own re-
quest.
\ communication was read. signed by sew
eral citizens. asking that a physician to the
poor be appointed for The northeastern pOr-
lion of the city; referred to the health officer.
OFT N THE COLD.
Mr.. Narhury called the attention Of the
board To- 4 SrievOuS practice which had come
TO his knowledge. which was the excluding
Of school children rom the school buildings
until particular hOuT-ninc O'clOck-tbeSe
bitter cold mornings. II appears there is y
IUlc-whCtheT made by the teachers them
selves or the trustees he could not say-that
the doors be barred AZ the entrance Of the
~ChOOIhOU>eS. II had become a grcvOuS evil
unnecessary and barbaTous-and something
should be done if possible, by the Board OF
Health. 10 remedy II. He had that very
morning seen a group Of some twenty little
boys ana girls ShivCTing about the door Of q
~CHCG house. nearly frozen To death and had
been told Toy them that they were not al
lowe! to cut'T until nine o'clock. lnqUrisg
further. De hal been told that the TGi" hal
iecn made by the trustees for the purpose of
protecting tHc iurnitGreand glass, which gets
broke by me iollpiugN OF The cHIt -f"l NH'i
There il no one 70 restrain them. he thought
the life OF one of these children OF much
greater value than few chairs or paTos OF
glass. lie had spoken To- several OF the
teachers. bat no one Of them, IL seems. has
the power to cancel the rule. which was an
arbitrary one, and should not he enforced
during this severe weather. The children
cannot all get o the schools al Just the hour,
ard if they are DESTROYS OF being prompt they
are quite apt 20 bc at the school little ahead
Of time. and the result i that they have to
suffer FOR their prOmptncs>.
DOCTORS DIFFEP.
Dr.. Verdi moved that the president be
authorized to communicate with the Board
Of School Trustees expressing the opinion of
the RoaTd Of Health ON this practice and re
queStiIg modification of the rule.
IT. Bliss moved To amend, by referring the
subject to The Sanitary committee for in
yvStigatiOn.
rr. Verdi SAID It was a matter that did not
require much investigation; the evil wa.
Known 10 exist and IL was generally con
dCmned. All that was needed iii his opinion
was 10 call the notice of the Board of School
Trustees 10 II. and they would 10 doubt
remedy the evil.
NE. LANCsTON THINKS TIE CHILDREN CAN
STAND 1T.
NJ. Lang Ton said they should be very
cautious how far they 20 1t * well-knOWn
that when children assemble together without
any restraint they are apt to do much mis-
Chief. and the school property costs great
deal OF money. and should he protected. He
had doubts about much damage having been
done the children by letting them stand out
side q Few minutes until the arrival OF the
teachers. ard II may be that the Board of
Health have no business with the matter.
Stringent rules must be made or the pro-
teCtIOn OF school property The Board Of
Health should tOuCu this matter very / Chilly
until they know how far IL COdCeInS them
DR.. VERDI A WARM FRIEND Or THE SHY
ERING LITTLE ONES.
DR. Verdi said The practice was brutal and
uhIeeIlI@- No man, with spark OF humdni-
~ would suffer his dog to remain outside Of
doors this kind oil weather; much less little
child. Let IL have the children taken in out
OF the cold.
Dr. Bliss said they should not act too haSti-
y; they know very little about the matter.
WHAT they do should be done as individuals
and not "a q body. To send a communication
10 The school board requesting that they
change any Of their standing rules he thought
would he presumption.
Mr.. MaTbury advocated some official ac-
ton as cOnServaIOrs OF the public health
they undoubtedly have the right To- interfere
TIE MOTION To REFER.
The chair Or Cox stated that no doubt
much suffering was caused the school chill
tren this weather. As cIlStOiians Of the pub
lie health. they have the right TO deal with
TINS as with other matters affecting the Ltalth
% the citlZenS. IL Could best he done ny the
sanitary committee and by a conference with
The school trustees.
HE amendment of Dr.. Bliss was agreed %
ana the resolution adopted.
THE ABATTOIR QUESTION.
\ delegation. composed of MeSSrS. VI
IIeneT, T. El'inger and NJ. PelS OF Bdlti-
more. representing a stock cOmpaDV. ,ycrs
before The board to make explanations about
q bill now pending before Congress to cStab-
i,Sh cattle and drove yard and abattOir al
some convenient VOnt on the Baltimore. and
Ohio rrii. cad near this city.
Mr.. Bremen addressed the bO9rl. showing
the advantage Of such an establishment and
proposing that il the bill becomes law 10
sfNf q.
lie Board Oi Health. What j., wanted j. au
endorsement of The Board OF Health 10 get
tnC bIll passed.
Remarks were mad" 10y several in favor of
the project. but Mr.. MarUUry opposed any
:.cilOn endorsing IL, as 10 would come in con
fict with theiHteres!S OF The drove yard now
established near Georgetown.
The whole subject was finally referred u
the sanitary committee. and M IaugStDu
was added 10 the committee in order - look
after ne law points.
A
METHODIST CUSFEEESCES.-Th Baiti-
more Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
tn.-1H VIII NEE; this year ia Winchester.
Va March al. and Bishop Jesse +. Peck. l..
T., VIII pres Idp. There are one hundred and
llueiy-iCuT travelling ministers in this con
ference. Last year there were reported l.1yt
ITOt"tiDueTS - 90 members -n1 local preach
CTS. iI' churches. valued al s--tf.. 40. and -
I@TSOnS5 e~ ValTeri a. >jU1,2 .1. raised for re-
cent Improvements i'm churches and par~ou-
ages, ~i",.t'-G2. and Indobteine,, On the
The Baltimore Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South Will holt
. lt> ~ elltieth session at Mount Vernon church
10 tui~ city. also commencing on the "a OF
March. Bishop Marvin will preside. The
. number Of preachers in the Conference. in
Guiding elders deaCUu>, SupeTuUmerary and
>upciauU"tcd. reported last year was lS.;:
local preachers. t., IncmbCT~. 2f.I;2 white. -
Cn.oTed; churches, -; probable value OF
churches. ~t~',Ii05 parSonageS, 81; probable
value. -. 100.
The anuuai conference Of the Methodist
Protestant Church CpnveGeS in the SIarr
Church, Bali more. on the 10th Of March
Rev David Wilson. -. D.. president. TIKI,
conference includes within its bounds the
states OF Mary land, Delaware and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Last year there were re-
ported o.! churches and 1Gj ministers: over
!@-ntp church members, value of church prop
eftN, ~,tN.ono; number Of SuHd1 y-schOOi
teachers. $50. SUnda SchOOl,SchoiarS n $40.
! There ares churches in Baltimore. in Wash
irS'On, ami in Georgetown. Each Statiou
Or circuit : entitled 10 send "a lay delegate to
the conference.
IANpLOED AND TENANT ACT-'Tne case
pi Mr>. Mary Early against Mrs Catherine
Mason. under tine landlord and tenant act
was before Justice Boswell this morning. IL
( appears that the defendant rented certain
I apartments OF the plaintiff. The defendant
Oh taking possession agreed 10 pay only the