New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-20
4 Statue One Hundred Feet High.

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The correspondent Of the London lSma
at Berlin writes: speaking OF Westphalia
| 4 ought to bestow few words npon an
| artist. native OF that province. Whose
! talent and perseverance have lust com
| pleted very remarkable WORK. Some
thirty or forty years ago. when the unity
| movement had barely commenced, Herr
| Ernst Won Banded. Westphalian devoted
20 the sculptor's art, conceived the patriotic
IDEA OF erecting q gigantic statue to Her
mann, the vanquisher of Varus in the leu
tobnrg forest. A grand national monu
ment, the statue was to reach the enoE
nous proportions Of one hundred feet
not to speak OF pedestals and base;
ana as 1t was to be placed on The top Of
hill. tho site of victory. the ,litHcultyo
getting 1t IN position not a little added to
the magnitude Of the undertaking. In
spite of all obstacles. what appeared
chimera thirty years ago has now becomes
reality. Assisted by wealthy friends and
occasional public subscriptions, Herr Won
bandel has completed the figure, and in
wv; Two months expects to witness the solemn
inauguration of his monument by the
German Emperor. The statue ia of en-
POSED copper, and has been wrought
py the hand of man whose brain
created 1t. His whole life has been con.
sumed IN this one object. When he had
done modeling-no small TASK in tho
case OF figure with hands i've feet
lopg-he took to the hammer and forge,
and literally formed the immense surface
WIN bis own unaided strength. A good
zeal OF it was done at the foot OF the bill
wherein it stands, the sculptor having
built himself forge and hut close to his
CHOSEN locality. If the whole is as impOs'
ing as the head, which / saw ten years
since. Germany will possess not only the
!1argesf, but also one of the best statues ID
Europe. The eighth wonder Of the world
Will tower over the famous oak woods near
Detmold. the capital OF the principally OF
Lippe."
A New Orleans paper, discussing actual
and prospective sanitary regulations for
preventing fever epidemics in that city,
suggests the adoption OF what might prove
q very neat and effective way 20 avoid
many OF the vexatiOns and delays of the
lime quarantine. This is simply TO place
vessels under a sort of marine or transit
quarantine, beginning when the Vessel be.
gus 70 load before sailing from an infected
port and ending ON the day of arrival Of
Ne" orleans, by which time it is thought
the enforcement of the necessary sanitary
regulations would thoroughly purify the
incoming vessels. The regulations sug.
gested are briefly these: The mold 0.
the vesse! to be pumped clear OF bIgs
water. thoroughly disinfecte1 before
slowing the cargo and KEEP: Gear Of
Dhge water by frequen: pumping
uuflng the voyage: all persons TO De II.
spected and pronounced sound by prope,;
medical authority before taking passage; al!
clothing and other articles which may by
33ny possibility convey the germs OF epl'
lemlc alsease to be opened, aired and duly
Iulnigated or otherwise purified during tns
voyage. There is apparently no good reason
why these precautionary measures shouio
Tot oe taken just as we'll while the yesselis
Il motlon or preparing to sail as wsle ses
. lying up in quarantine. In order 10 avole
ne Losses and delays of the present quarsn.
ihe system the owners of steamships plyns
between New Orleans and ports whence u.
ectious diseases are liable to be imporVe.
rave, 1t is said, signifed their williBgnesss
ni9rce any sanitary regulations which IDs
iealth of1lcers may prescribe, and measure
OF lnstltuting the transit quarantine ~
eported to be actively making by w
health officers at New Orleans. The ssnl.
airy condition of New Orleans has oeel
realty improved of late years by the sle.S
iontof lots, better drainage, and BY gre sS.a
'ttention to the obvious laws of sanlILy
clence. With thorough sanitary nessua
n1orced at home as we'll as upon AZ W.
els coming to its wharves, there Is Aost
PIE reason why New Orleans should no. IT, 10
Qieest moderately healty in summer; ~ 49,
ne good thing which Ben Butler do w.
ng his military career was to demonsuihS.
hat New Orleans could be kept healtny'1
coping it clean.-Ne,c York World.