The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-05


Observation-Disclosures Meahurss 10 Remedy is
cdutes. The Council Committee on Health
met last night for q few moments at the
City Building and adjourned 10 meet at
2 o'clock Saturday, when they win, In com.
pany with some Of the physicians who are
taking an Interest in this matter, mRkea
tour OF the infected districts and deter.
mine upon some course Of action In the
matter that will materially alter the situA.
ton oil atEaira In the Fourth Ward, II not
produce q radical change. Alter the meet
ing was over q reporter Of this paper met
two Of the members Of the committee and
also DR.. Edwards, Health Officer, In the
City Clerks office, where they were en-.
gagged in cAnvassiHg the situation and In.
dulging In many hypothesis and theories
upon the vexed question Of "What can
+bs done In the matter and how can we do
III" "while l." said one Of them, "readl.
" recognize the natural disadvantages
that abound In that ward, and all
calculated to advance the epidemic
and foster II not only for this season but
each returning one, and mot only for this
disease but With al contagious or iniec.
ton ones. Yet there are artificial causes
that superinduce and foster 1t also,
equally, and In some instances more 50
than the natural defects OF the district, |
mean the criminal negligence Of parents in
the matter. In one instance when there
was a death from an unusually malignant
attack Of the disease, the child was kept
all night exposed aud "waked." Persons
we're actually allowed to remain In the
room all night in that contagious and dis
ease breeding atmosphere, and 1t Is said
fatal results have followed It. Sewerage
and drainuge may be practiced until that
district Is honeyConbed, and the thing will
be Of no real benefit until domestic coop
Grafton Is had, Parents must isolate their
children, keep them absolutely away from
infected rooms,and where there Is the least
apprehension OF Contagion. The idea OF
allowing little children In a room from
which u dead brother or sister Is being bu'
ried, and permitting them TO kiss the
lips OF the corpse, Is r~eprehenslble In
the extreme and counting death for
them and others, and yet this Is to be
seen daily. 1t Is OF course through igno.
rance, but it is II fatally mistaken ignorance.
"What We need, said another gentleman,
lis domiciliary hygiene, not civic, "and un-
I'll these are conductive W. will be sub.
jected to the fatal annual visits we now
have Of this destroyer" DR.. Edwards has
been untiringin his efforts to disinfect the
district in which the disease Is prevalent,
and has thoroughly cleaned the cutters
and had them sprinkled with lime. In
reply TO our question as to which we're the
injected streets, he said; "From Fifteenth
to Eighteenth and the creek on the south,
and bounded by Wood on tho East and
jacob on the west. The disease is also
threatening other portions Of the city. Two
or three cases are reported iromthe Eighth
Ward and one child, we understand
was sent home from the Eighth ward
school yesterday on account oil this disease
in b efanily to which, it belonged. The Com
mittee on Health appear to be very much
in earnest in the matter, and will do all in
their power TO cooperate with the Health
Officer and physicians in their efforts to
prevent the spread Of the epidemic. There
will also have to be thegreatest care taken
in the matter, and in the way we have al
ready indicated. II one child is threat
ened the other must be kept from 1t.
The matter OF more perfect drainage In
the Fourth ward was also thoroughly dis.
cussed, and new and capaCious sewers will
be constructed soon and property holders
compelled to tap them, and in this way
one OF the principle causes OF infectious
diseases Obviated.