National Republican., 1878-04-18
OUR SANITARY BOARD.
An Answer to Newspaper Criticism
A Card 10 "The Sunday Heraid"-Less
Criticism and More Cooperation Needed
Some Matters for Those who Condemn the
Board Of Health to Consider.


Criticism and More Cooperation Needed
Some Matters for Those who Condemn the
Board Of Health to Consider.
Ny attention has been called to the following cd
itorial Of the last issue Of the Sunday Herald;
with the .sprinRtme comes another outbreak
Of hIos s' 70 sprnr from
poisoning Here Is q subject for the Board Of
Health to grnpple with Il they are capable Of u,
and which will quickly take on public attention
irom the trisiaUs ndsccntium and cream.puf alb
surdities lift is the wood pavemenr or the defect
i've drainage, or lack OF ventilation. IN me name
too"
Is not the editor NJ tho Sunday Hcruld aware Of
the unrenittng efforts Of the Board Of Health In
that dircction7 Is he not that every case of
infectious or contagious diseases reported Is IN,
and removed 50 far as It Is within the power OF the
board to do7 Is he not aware Of the thorough svs.
TEN Of the board for the prevention Of preventable
made thorough investigation Of woodpayement.
aud publicly reported the insanitary condition Of
sminations' Gc.Y L he not aware how the board
has labored. from time to time. to impress upon
Congress and other authorities the errors OF our
sewage systems aud the remedies necessary for
their correctiou7 Is he not aware OF the thorough
examination and exhaustive report the board has
made Of the paludal deposits ,hatsendgerns o. dis.
he not aware Of the plans submitted for their abae-
mcnt? Is he not aware OF the hundreds OF sunkeh
lots rcccptaccs for stagnant water nests for infso.
rin that Il has compelled owners TO hlH ls he not
aware Of the unremitting vigilance over All clAsse:
Of nuisanecs, hundreds Of which are daily absted
through It's constant cxertions? is he not aware
that the B0ard Of Health has no jurisdiction over
sewers. unless It Is To complain OF their bad cond
tion That 1t was not allowed even TO give advice
~ tn the planning and constructing, OF the same
Constantly Il the board urged s II reniss, 70 10
things 1t has done hundred times. and IL doing
daily with unabntcd zeal. The reports Of Its dongs
are made public and I'LL volumes which are opened
to every eye yet again aud again 1t is written aud
is spoken as II complete ignorance existed as to
| the great work performed by that board.
Ithas become fashionable TO cast aspersions rather
than to investigate: but OF this we cannot accuse
the editor, of the sunday Herdh who generally
yet even he must speak OF poison (cTc9m puns and
| trisnus ndsccatiHm fs abSuriitics. Had he seen
thirty cases of poisoning by the snme pun, some
| even unto death, aud had one OF the unfortunate
victims been Of his own, he would not laugh. aud
might become indignant at any ones sliu'on to
slur on the efforts OF the board to understand niti'
gate or prevent dl7casc that carries tn the grave
hundreds Of tho l!ule ones before they stain the
| age Of ten days Should he look into THIS matter
seriously, may be that his laugh would lie turned
into tears and sympathy for the ones that could not
be so poor or so degraded rs 70 laugh at the death
Of their little ones The Important acts oil the BOARD
passed over hut II the hrard cntcrs into hrEli
ncnt for the best manner of protecting the people
the more serious and the more earnest TIE ar
gument, the more 1t is seized upon and held To rd
Culc.
The dSagrecments OF the board are purely argu
mentntive, as the decision Is always reached 10y q
vote yet these difference. Of opinion are hernlded
as al argument for the Rbuli>hmcnt OF the board
An army Of ina cOnteuts urc filling the halls Of Con
grcss TO destroy what |. most important TO their CS
istence. No attempt Is made 10 help or to i'm
prove, but always To destroy; no attempt to deal
fairly with individuals. viz: the removal Of The
useless and the support Of the nseful. No, the de
structOn must be complete. How often VIC see q
horse drawing up hill n weight evcn beyond IL
power. and a 2CO.pound driver seated on his easy
scat, cutting the poor horse with his whip! Docs 4
occur 10 him to descend, tighten the weight, and
put his shoulders TO the wheel In help? No. Hi,
face is flushed with anger, rs he applies the cruc
invention; but he never helps. Not he. IL Is no
his business To pull the cart 1t Is that of the over
burdeucd horse and II 1t succeeds, IL may get an
other cut for its service. II Is even 50 with th'
Board of Health. Now Mr. Editor. come and b;
fair. Alight from your car Of criticism; 1t i toC
heavy already. Lay s,de your whip Give II help
ing hand-dnd you are powerful and Intelligent
and you will find to your satisfaction that you hay'
then rendered q good service TO your patrOns-th,
public. The board expects justice at your hands
II others do Insist upon applying the whip and th'
cxclamatons Of their disorganiEng temper.
| FIAT JCSTlTIA.