, 1877-09-27

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INK 1'1utr1 ut a t,'ts,cn!snt l,iAr rhAIlrtir.i
will thc tlneris IN houses by means II tulst
vup,uii is fnrncl ~ tnca,is nf n uoEtishIr cr,-
g'iirt whch draws the substance from thchou.cs
10 the tank trDn which It WAS removed and
!itiikcil. AN improvement hRtl been ,natlc upon
tht systtn hy connecting the strce. corurr tanks
with one At the central works. A. vacuum
W.. %ss formed snt hy pumping the mr. from tHe
smaller tanks, resulting In tho cnl'ee-
Iiow tho tu'rtancc was dctpforized and
ut'lisee! was fully dcacri',ctI, .howlng how the
shptctl IN barrels. Thls powder bail been
found " bc Ut great value. The speaker then
went Into consideration Of The vault system,
Which WAS In general usesontsfde u the large
these vaults were offensive and unwilolcao.ne,
and the speaker discussed son,e Of them al
length. finItnR fault with tnnnt Of them. liz
held that IL was essential that The excreta
shonl 10 utilized and returned to the soil "a q
I]r. N. $. Davis read = paper on "The means
Of tl!min!slitnG infant mortality from b'wel af-
llicti'ne." Thu causes were staicsl generally "A
the result of high Temperature In bot summer
ozonc, electrical conditions, tic. The PRINCIPAL
cause, however, waa tho hot nirhts and absence
0l ventilation. llut DAYS were not ~ protluctfyc
Of thts complaint az hot nights. All physicians
would agree that they were ns n rule called up
nli.lnEgh. and early morning. The remedy slly-
Gcsle4 hv lJr. Davis WIS, for tii,,sc wj,o could
not avail themselves Of floating ls,spItn1A and
the like. gunl ventilation, cool bati. before
putting the patient 70 bed, 10 retluce the tenn
ncraturr ut the lxxly ard Gt,!ct the nerves,
Proper Intention TO tho rules suExestcd would
rc,lucc infant mortality.
Dr. linmtll tcssitietl 10 the correctness of Dr..
pavts' views. nd.luctng IN supt1rt Of them sorAc
oi his cypcrienccs with children IN tho Floating
1Ip4p!taa
Dr. Lyman thought we'll Of Dr. DayIs' aug-
gcatons, and said they would he Of great bcnciit
to Tic children.
Dr. Turner said that children were fetl largely
on artificial food, aud when cows milk was used
It was weakened to make It seen, like mothers
milk. lie knew vi SUMO cascs In whcl, children
lad dlc.l OF starvation. lIs was In favor OF
pure milk.
The tlfscERFion Of this subject was prolonged
for sotne time.
In TIE aI>scnec Of Prot: Hitchcock, Of Am
read. from tic rroof-shects furnished, the Pro,
ftssors "HepoIt upon the experience ot the I}c.
partmcnt u Physical Education an'l Hygiene Ut
AfH'crtt Col'cEc.h 1t was An Interesting ac
Will, IN array Of Statistics and dissertations,
showing the results Ut the systcin Of physical
culture put futo practice 1T that Cnivrra!tv.
Or. Ct,an, nf Qu!ncv, folfnwcd With brief ea-
any OH female pllysleal culture Mt Ann Arbor
College, Michigan, showing the beneficial re-
suits Of q aystetu of physical traning In tue de-
yclnpnlcnt Of hcultli among the girls.
The Association adjourned till O'Clock.
The evening session was entirely occupied In
],earug u.i4rcsscs. DR.. Z. Ingalls, was In the
cl4ir.
TIE first address Was by Dr. Edmund Andrews
OH '.Tle Sanitary mud Economical Importance
af the hest SurElcnl and Metllrnl Treatment Of
the Needy Poor" Tho main thought expressed
was that the rasks of paupcrlssIl were .largely
augmented bx c1nss Of pous though, if,tlustrI.