, 1877-02-10
The f,uhIic Health.

IsRipEs or not, 1aIkse ~ cnLl! tInSe 20 l4c ItS-
with iaIluerable cuTealis recipes all warranted,
aud Plentiful washing machines; the only dIi-
ference being that when i l. question involving
life and death II seems not te worth prize, while
IN tie ster OF vsasline machines small SUM L re-
quirse for the rsteut-rskt- A lew yesr- measles
were rendered harmless later scarlet fever Nas rob
bed OF ali and this year. IS sort Of troNn
u centennial glory dphtheria has been ren ier-
Ell inhc ucus 80 that ~ immigrant, freshly imported
from some giboring planet. rhe read and believed
all the Papers say the subject, would insvitsbiy
70 the concus that all these diseases were IS
harmless as cisned tul-d <, except when the AMI
NAL VS. let loo by some nedlhn2 Physician
lake lite Of this. and % much Of that sEys
"a very learned physiciAn.' and sNAb the chill s
thrOst with it. Il have treated over seven thousand
cases in this manner Sna never lost one" Breathe
the steam from sage tea says another. it never
fails TO tie worst CAS- of dphther!s IN from two
10 twelve huns" Coli packs cries No s. ' hct
baths snd potato Pouirces with earbohe acid, never
tsil." says No 4 and every one boldly PToclsins
that every other remedy e1oep; As one Is fraud
snI delusion sni unworthy II the slightest conf
! tencs
The doctors poo- devils blamed for all the deaths
tie pat nt cures credited With all recoveres aud 50
we glide along, thanking Col We are not as other
Inen are in uroIe or EnSlsnu-in the firm belief
that We are the enlightened and D,eligent and
GolfaVJTei people the globe, when tie truth u
about tins that Ieselib.e may sesIa, the death
great cties OF London, Paris Manchester
Liverpool &c. with AL the poverty sna wiekelness
erowel houses ami scanty Fare they contain have
annual death OF from IS 10 y pr l0O3, while We
II America, with scarcely many rlile posts
AN abundance food and prosperity die At the nate
OF 4 20 50 per 100 annually. Why Because, With
our Yankee impsu.no- To y-t along N the roIh,
have neither tin. money TO eHpend in improT.
ing tie sanitary coniition 0; our towns AMI houses
Y.e;-si < to clip some ee-al the columns Of
country newspaper, 10 cl arins back ya &, or drS-
injecting closet. Our scool rooms are packed with
little iunocsn,s nko aioStd to breathe Vi;a;ed
atmosphere aud de by the dozen TO save tax oi
tro mills tie COLLAR, streets are aithy, our
wells are i lei With tainted water, and within the
ciy limits ave LuadGel nl:hy vaults and n.ut hol 5
al, br-s;h:..s infection. irto our no-trIl,
Al b.en must die, bat they Leei not lie in such
Lulry abOu: 1t. IheIe n tine for I'll things, even
DEATH bat necessity FOR half The ehreu horn, to
die before they five ye'. OLD, theY DO Disease
Is inevitable IN many instances, hut frtquent!y esa
! Be avrrtel. The plague Is now unhesrl Of, Whine
cl,oers yellow fever ami typhus fever are rities'
For centuries they LlI Europe in CONSTANT tenor ami
within the past nf,y years have peEe,ratel in
TO the heart ii republic. A. the present ~ these
pests are anus: entirely excluded from shores by
our quarantine reguii:UEs. but we Sill have saf-
fcirncy O; su. Pox, SCARLET fever, measles, typhoid
! yer, hoping cough. &c. These all l. fairly
cl1ss.i under tie heal OF " filth diseases not that
Nth spontaneously gives yin 10 thsm, but because
1t materially the mutt p.:ion Of the germs
that propagate them. TO preserve health It is an alb
solu,e necessity that have pure air, pure water,
wholesome foOd Clothing. light. exercise. sleep, al
e1crcrr powerful influence on Our oTgaHizltion,
bu; TO consider ali these subjects would occupy too
much space.
The question IS can We improve the sanitary oona-
tion q our city 50 TO l-ssen death rate and
event the spread Of disease! Certainly We can, If
W wi! but act in the Iaatter, and this be done
TOO without incurring much public expense. The
city fathers here elsewhere, tie -cape goats
on whom all blame II thrown when things are not a.
| they ought to be. They are - poor moTt7s, AMI
| bar. their shortccniuss bat not hiInisbr ior
- all the clouds that !oaer upon kou-e." TIE!
have :hsir duty DO, AID each resilient within the
c,:y mi has IL 20 DO Toenforce the pe lorInance
If Ills au-y the rub N1W, We hIVlaeiy ordinance
requiring every Lllsa-hOIier 20 have Li4 Cues clean
ei once year, and in \ fae " burns cut" that
has not been cle.n-i t!:e of t- property IS
| liable 20 d haeoi twenty- -avc dollars. Why B-c,u-e
his negligence risks The dr.trrc,ion Of proper y.
fti.:- is e-al ar1 .ust, -loulI rot he fined
Wig viii n langer II Ly ue.lact ~ !La most or3n-
ecauri1ns il Il c-Id 10 cieenlia,ss Lis pr M
y! 4 spark viii travel a square and ignite
bu!ciue Foul ar i waited from end o: our city
10 the other Il the city Ia, authority % dictate 10
Ia re-ir' 10 t.. construction ana cleaning Of i
chimney, surely they should prevent L.IH hom al
lowing swiI barrel TO 1T beside liz 5l win
dow, hs yaII to Ie Uttered over with decay n; w
cation, or drove of LOGS 10 gIunt AM sInk within
ten feet Of liz ue.gI ur's door The streets should
be ,l,rel either BY tie city or tie property holders
Mud Ao'es that contain s.agtnt water seven mouths
ia tie year should l. A.led uI,, an! walks Of some
I kind Le CONSTRUCTED along al Cur sire IS Many
women and Children boo:ue i'll from getting Their
feet and cio;hiEg vet Ia going from their Lots 10
/ Main street TO school.
! The proper GUiLOri,e. sIoud enact suel laws AZ
| they deem best, then appoint competent raeu sui
pr Hem 10 Sc that they are eHscuel. And IN IT,.
choice Of executive ot=.s, We 10 not want political
strikers, but competent, Gear headed men who viii
comprehend the nature o. tieir duty .nI faithfully
perform It. Inspectors Of Nuislncls are in sctiv.
service IL al oar cites who devote auy attention
10 the sanitary welfare OF their Inhabitants There
shoGd also be Investigation made Of all public
/ buildings, school HOUSES churches and halls Crowds
| spread eriiern!es. The supply OF water for each
/ family should be examined 10y Competent authority
and II the Is u and the well 50 tlintei that
cleaning does not remove lie oteusIyeu,ss Jheu that
well should l. cl0<-I up Stables, prIysrs, drains,
cellars, all Should lr INSPECTED and II the prUirI-tors
too Lazy INDECENT to Keep them III proper cnn-
dtiou, ties should b- made to DO II No mrn has
/ r!sht To keep barrel OF l.h Its premises any
more u n a barrel oi guUiawigT.
The i."porta' c. q" tIsuiyt Tnay not II 80 patent
now with our houses far af.rt, but oar clt, = gov
ing and VIII feel tie c1IrCis OF our D-ZIlsrhce
more aE3 more every year. Now is the TIM 70 's-
gin, and Zee! certain many human lives VIII ie
saved before the footsteps ot the coming year are
heard.