Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-03
Pulmonary Consumption In Cities.

1 r rom tisl d0o1tsS IN PrCfeNSOT Frank D0NqlI
g.cscn g o AoieTioda Pcbiic Realth Associ-
tenth of the people of the cities die OF
consumption. For It's prevention, hygienic
treatment is the most successful. BY drain
age The mortality is greatly reduced. An
elastic, dry atmosphere il best. Few OF the
large cities have mild and equable climate
favorable 10 the respiratory organs, the want
OF which develops pulmonary Complaints.
OF the rich, sixty Ia a thousand are afflicted
with the disease, and two hund red and wen
ty-three 10 the thousand OF the poor. Among
The children OF the aged and diseased IL IS
more frequently found. When darkness and
oampneSs prevent growth and health. con-
sumption is produced.
The quantity or oxygen is always dtmin-
ished IN cities, even in the streets. Persons
predisposed 10 consumption ought not 10 be
allowed TO live in cities. The absence of SIM
light Is fruitful cause OF the prevalence of
the disease. 1t is not permitted in our
houses, and when IL does pretend 10 intrude
our housewives exclude IL with heavy cur
tainS. The streets are so narrow and the
houses so high That sunlight seldom reaches
the sitting rooms. The school houses are so
situated that children can ever see the sun.
The sun i the source OF all light, life and
beauty, and is as necessary TO give color and
health and life 10 animals as TO plants. Ii
corrects musty smells, so prolific OF disease.
There is no surer way of promoting COZ
sumption than by the exclusion OF sunlight
Sedentary life and inactivity, impure air
and the absence OF sunlight In cities produce
fearful mortality from consumption. No
exciting cause is so general as indoor occu-
pations.
xcessive dryness. especially in the hodses
of the Iich, is bad for health. Many other in
huences OF city life contribute TO it, preva-
leDce. Proper food is next in Importance to
pure air in preventing q development OF the
disease. To the neglect OF supplying to all
an abundance OF milk and butter is largely
attributable the increase and prevalence OF
the disease. The poor, especially, get but
little hydro carbonaceous food, and with the
rich II is not the fsvorite 1t ought 10 be.
Close confinement TO business, overwork,
and whatever contributes TO impair the vigoT
OF the body, tends TO develop consumption.
The hygienic treatment of al diseases is the
great medical fact OF the times.
TRICKS UPON TAILoRs.-Inspector Nc
Dermott caused the arrest yesterday OF two
young men who for some time past, il is al
legged, have been enriching themselves by
means OF neat trick at the expense OF sun
dry transporting tailors. Their method OF
working is given as Yellowstone would
enter tailor SHOP under preteXt OF gettinga
suit OF clothes made, and while examining
the material the second would come in and
request the tailor TO sew a couple of buttons
on his coat. While the tailor was thus en-
gagged the first would slip a roll of cloth
under bis overcoat, and under the pretext OF
going 10 get cigar leave the store. The roo
berry would, OF course, not be noticed until
after the buttons had been sewed on by
which time the thief was out of sight. The
names OF the prisoners are John W. Meyers
and John Williamson. They are both OF geu-
were captured In the store OF Herman Abel
ing, No. So Greenwich avenue, where they
were practising the trick. The police have
been on their track for the past three weeks
but IL was not until yesterday that they
were caught in the act.-lN y. Herald, Isl.
WHAT HE WANTED.-After witnessing
the other night, in this city, a play divided
into i've acts, the intermissions between
which he had evidently improved, a gentle
man riding in one ofour street cars got TO his
feet, Strengthened his legs as well a. he could
adjusted his hat, looked up and measured for
an instant the distance TO the bell strap
made dive for il, caught il al a third at
tempt, put his entire weight on 81, and OF
course rang both bells violently. ''Here.
here! what's the matter wi tn yer?' yelled the
conductor. What are you ringing the bell
at both ends for" Because" replied the
passenger. with great contempt, abecause
(hic) l want both ends OF the (hic) car 20
stop."-lN T. Post.
A NORFOLK MANS CoNFEssIoN.-weu
we are lazy in Norfolk, that's a fact. But
there Is no need of working here. II a man
has energy enough TO dig a worm he can
take pin hook and sit down on the wharf
and catch fish enough In one day TO last him
two. III he Is too lazy 10 dig worm he can
tie piece OF flannel rag on a string and
catch enough crabs TO last him a day or two:
and II he is too lazy TO tie q piece OF flannel
10 string he lays down on bis back on the
sand AT eDb- tide OPENS his mouth. ard whom