The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-01

i'o'Sn nttle sore ana worn, and slight.
~ out OF humor over the belated return of
the boat, we dare say the participants will
week from now, recall the occasion as
one Of the most enjoyable Of their lives
The projectors or managers of the excur-
sion and the officers of the boat were ex-
ceedingly clever and attentive and did all
that men could do to make everything pass
of happily and tremendously
An irate Briton was brought before
Judge Bird, yesterday, in charge of consta-
bic McAllister, for trcsspassing on private
property, in this, that he had monopolzed
Waldcr's steps, Unwilling to be tried by
o "nagur," lie took change of venue to
Squire Comings, and it appearing to City
Attorney MCGEE that the arrest was made
more to CRAFTY McAllster's resentment
than to vindIcate violated law, he
dismissed the proceedings. 1t seems that
the Briton, whose name is John R0lston
was lolling upon Walder's steps McAllis-
ter told him to ''move on He did move
OF" but finally gravitated back TO the same
place, McA., incensed that an order to
move on should be disregarded, arrested
Roston, with the result above stated, And
now it was the Britons turn He had $40
he said, and it was question with him
whether he should remain in Cairo and
make an example of the thing" who had
exercised his little "brief authority" over
him, or leave him to consciousness of his
own httleness. He finally concluded to
leave Pink to his consciousness, and
hold on to his $40
1t will be absolutely futile for the
Health officer to attempt to put the city of
Cairo in a good sanitary condition, unless
his efforts are heartily and continuously
seconded by every householder or occupant
of house, in the city. A great outlay of
money and vast amount of labor are not
indispensable, at all. A single days work
will put any house-the largest and nastiest
in Cairo in a good sanitary condition; and
the duty of the citizen thus discharged no
one need fear default upon the part of
the city. We find in Southern exchange,
directions what to do and how to do it,
and as they apply to Cairo quite as well as
to New Orleans or Memphis, we
republish them at length. To the first
paragraph we invite particular attention, as
the great danger to the health of Cairo
turks under our dwellings, business
houses and our low board sidewalks
l. DAMPNEss. If the soil under the
house, walks or platforms is damp, or
flooded, drain it off at once, and fill in with
river sand, or if that is not obtainable,
earth plentifully commingled with quick
lime or wood ashes. This is a point, the
importance of which cannot be overest-
mated. Some of the residences in the city
have pools Of water formed under them,
and these are most deadly, breeding fevers,
bowel disorders, and diseases of various
descriptions. The same treatment should
be applied to every wet spot about house
or grounds.
2 OUTHoUsEs. If there is any odor
about an clubhouse, it is in bad condition.
There is no excuse for it, when little sui
phate of iron solution can completely de.
odorize it. One dollars worth of sulphate
Of iron-copperas-will be sufficient to
keep an clubhouse in perfect order and free
from odor for year. Small quantities OF
the solution should be added from day to
day. as is required.
8. CIsTERNs. If the water in cistcrn is
colored, or has any odor, or is filled with
flaments of green slime, or contains living
organic matter, it is deleterious. Lime is
an excellent puriticant-so is charcoal.
This last should be fresh, scwed up in a
SunlS ouIh, anu dDoul tNcii' -A'c ppuuus
of it immersed half way in the cistern
This should be done every week or So The
only objection to lime is that it "hardens'
the water-but it renders it clear and free
from faint Half an ounce Of perman.
ganate of potassa dissolved in a gallon OF
hot water. and added one pint at a time
will precipitate all organic matter in d
cistern. This is also an important matter
4. REFUSE Servants should be com.
PEELED to place all refuse in box, where il
can be reached by the city scavengers and
removed. A small quantity of decaying
animal or vegetable matter is sufficient tc
give rise to most pernicious exhalations.
The above points should be attended to
at once. The BULLETIN will soon give
other hints regarding domestic sanitation,
which should claim the attention of every
resident of this city. Let one householder
in neighborhood set the example, and the
apathetic will soon follow in his train,