Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-08-03
A QUESTION on SEALrH.


The profession Of medicine has dis
tinguished itself BY its energetic efforts
70 stamp out disease and to diminish the
mortality and sickness due to bad sani-
tarv arrangements snd disobedience of
the ordinary laws Of nature. In Euro
psaa countries the legislation on this
sabiec, has been considerable and sue
esssfal, and there and here sIke, it is to
the doctors mAinly that the public owe
thanks for their unsiriBg Efforts to pre-
vent disease as the best means 0. pre-
ssrviug health. In q series Of lectures
by Dr.. Alfred Carpenter, Of London, to
the medical students st ST. Thomas
Haspitsl are expressed doctrines N this
saSeo, which sra slWsys worthy Of re-
ueFs5 attention. The ari which pro,
notes pubic wealth, And those EbO are
lsas. ale 70 tSks care Of themselves, are
those for EA0n the State Esst provide
projections Parity Of air asd water and
the disposal q great towns are the hTstre
o~uistCs q nS1iaE them healthy. Public
hygiene. Stk;s medicine sanitary science
are convertible serns ana preventive
ne5cDeisth tie ioRnaatOa Of al Ct then,
Eu5 i might AXE is place in 81 courses
a medical stables, 4fsst vhieh we trust
VIII be considered ~ the managers Of
the Memphis Medical Coleca The il
5viauL h0uss a ibe unil q sanitary
Wrk and every doctor oaEai - be able
70 prescribe So lis Ebalssona needs o.
ar and vsis- ana drainage iusi as be
does in tbs bo5iy ailments that are
s. largely dHs 10 defects in shsss
umEv oanH6ons q . hsAlibfal
hrma BIT beyond tbs there are
problems 70 Be solved L the ool
lsalion and EnLiysz a vial statistics
En6 II Ire study Il Bmu6c u Prtvszt
abie dissasss f- 1hsir existence N a1y
gwen laulE9 n EEE F-spsDSEEhng 3A
rm Is m1ssH evidence Bi 3 great San
tE-y 5aisri in 1aIt plsos Ths vas en-
dsnusi IL hs gslDE fsTss F2rgBs Al
Memphis n lg-s II ra--ee and ID
n5uIr preventive nsAsu-as implies =
E1ufT Of tie rEusHs Il nsslss 2ni q Is
propagation, Eui thus fbs VIDE bald
opened in- SANITARY rsiu-n ana lsEiEis-
ti1A We hRl VIII nHumsBdE6un hs
5nairiuuE ruu-ss End ths ErInranf rUta1
Of 1hs buE-i n health rs val Is the
uEel HnH-E ant personal BsfTsT 1'
Dr. JUN z E-aEne shs hashb oEear.
II w11ssdnE uu EfT BY fhs enforcement
q unE-Euans EEEiust railroads Enl
~Etalmb1Ltk The eoE II Az GFsn b
ellTH 81 spi5suis Inst night hBvs
bss8 pzsrsHis3 m limited U Eaupsl
Uut AEzshsr y TrD2E EEulsry 1sEs
ursE, IL iz-faii lhEs Of fhEsovnn an
s-1i11rsms-iot EBch rarllAto1s 1sEo1ll
bsp-ssuabsi y an syz1a na5csl d
Fissr Ttsrs osFg vas 3 mere insr1o
TIRE lesson ksa nat taught b d. Be1
jam Lee q P~blEselyhia As % -
waste q lie AID is money s~gaTAlsntii
t1s neglect q Proper sanitary sctio1 g
tie dzs Of the smallpox Outb-ssk II
hss city several yss-s sEo. Lad aEai,
nthis proTsa 81 he experience Of kez
phis. SsTann1h snd other cities il ~
SJ1sh. hos far have the -Euihorides o
this or arg other town bszsEhsi 81 b.
Earningg Isolation, disiBfsctznis yea
tlsiion, quarantine are al measures 0
prevention that are cheaper b. zsy 0
prevention than any smo1ai Of bsney.
lencsin stoning for disease aud death ihs
are duetO causes which we're prsyeribls
Tae questions Of water.s5pply ana seg
erage are Of vast importance, bit TIE
are highly technical, and car ozn locs
authorities would DO well 70 siudy b.
Carpenters lessons drawn iron his E,
perienes in English towns. We are a
however, abls TO appreciate, II not sharI
his zeal in discussing such matters IS Il
introduction Of sanitary discipline !
elementary schools, and how far infeI
ton a be prevented in schools. I'll
efforts Of Howard aud the discoveries
Harvey and Jeuner we're the foundation
OF that science Of preventive medieit
which has done SO much good, and
claiming SO much attention at the han,
of Legislative and administrative bodie
and il is to the honor Of the medic
profession that they are energetic in a
plying it to our whole life, public al
private; to that of the poor as well as
the rich; to the little children as well
to the adult and working population;
private houses and TO public resor
schools, hospitsls-all localities wit
disease is often introduced in the VI
effort to counteract it; aud modern nj
icine has earned its greatest glory by
successful effort to make disease Il
frequent and less dangerous.
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ANOTHER international conference
the subject of a uniform system
weights and measures, aad coins, for
nations, is to be held atthe Trocad
Palace during the Paris Exposition. 7
conference held in the same city 10 /
was a notable one, and il prepa
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