New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-21
SANITARY ENGINEERING.

Az ADpREss BY CHARLES J. MooRE-iNPtUENCk3
or PERSONAL, CLIMATIC, BUSINESS. AND OTHER
pxCUIIARIrUs-NECEssIIY or PUnB WATER AND
CLEAN STREETS
Tie second meeting Of the New-IOrk So
e,sy of Practical Engineering was held last evening In
the rooms Of the Geographical Society at the Cooper
Union with James A. Whitney. the President. In the
chair paper upon The practical aspects OF SANITARY
Engineering" was read by Charles s. Moore, oiSh en-
gneer OF which the following abstracts gwen:
Tho speaker said that although the terms sanitary
science and sanitary economy had only como into gen
eral use within the pas. 20 years. yet the principles and
laws involved had been known and applied from very
remote periods Hygiene, the principles and laws Of
hsalth ia divided Into two great classes :
First general hygiene. referring to the gen
eral Influences health possessed or OK
erted 10y physical phenomena or peculisrties; snd
second special hygiene. relating to the APP LEGATION OF
known laws to the sanitary wants Of community IL ia
necessary for the Sanitary Engineer ~ be thoroughly well
acquainted general hygiene although his constant
pracsice will more particularly involve an intimate
knowledge OF special hygiene General hygiene ~ HuD-
divided into three sections: individual peouary Inas
ia OF race temperament iosyncrsy, and age the study
OF which belongs particularly 10 the dohs OF inc
medical man and the political economist special morbid
teDdsncrs that H. the in which disease Is ger
minated and disseminated and the manner In Which nat
uyal agents and peculiartios In tho Individual or SUD
s,,pcr assist these ucons agents influencing life, In
cuding Internal agents sch as food, clothing cTeTci1e
mental and moral culture, &C.. and eHefnni agents
which comprise tho principal ptysca' eiemcnt
Of nature, srch ~ Hight heat cleclilFlty, 'no
a. no.pbere water and soil The inrnence pososHsh ny
th..e various OK formal agents then indi"sic the
nat randi FORM OF oxidation being Characterized as
shown by Are or combustion and the sio"est FORM ny
under It's various terms Of IMPOSITION pitib
..ction rust and rot. The general principle was euii
caieI that tho slower the process OF oxidation to more
unhealthy Il the most RAPID PrGc a. coouhuou ~
Are hejng harmless IN its external influences anu .'
rinu hpinw L
,ndueucr which amount VI ozone polstiie "ld Cal
hnnic acid in the atmosphere Ssd upon lts gcu"Iti
bygicnic effects then pointed OUT, aod mo prevS
ir,e OF certain dise.ses during The e"nouahf oi par
,icIr wind. noted and ths peculiarly tai dIrhS thr
,rey,cuce Of great epdescs and Nhc uces tDe a,no
,hrs ,.as IN w rjsbiy ~ calm. Water, ID us buf "i-
~ yty.r sprpg aud water wis Then coiso'e' ~ w.
~ Istect. and the nature al ie hipuilies ooh
an artifcla witch In general con- tns
two former weie rOl,phl Out- A"o oniN'si'
.u,s were next described .,.t,.s T., o., ,.-or
ybe .nidect Of specia hygiene was DIVIDED mo stveh
rarts Tgs first was the construction and shnatn "
bcs,s and the gfest .orainD - lhe ineson o "hM
in huiidc, TO keen tine blood or III inmates Az Hu
fo,un ten ,xre of aS,. Various iUrs OIL accouipinh
A. tht- i,e,l were here cxpdnpf, WIN tr S~lhi,s
n.s.yy Tor Thorough vcnrila"n AND ebtins rr1r,"'iy
n. tire effects sulphur, o,'r OF t.ir t"is :"
ovsl s,s The solitary accstions ia rcH''" y" N'"'