The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

Successful Meeting Of the San
ifarians at Nashville.

American Public Health Association
convened at Nashville on the 18th
inst. and was called to order by the
President. j. l.. Cabell, of Virginia.
Over 200 members were present, and
the galleries in the hall of representa-
tives at the capitol were filled with
spectators. These sessions are of
great importance to the whole country
and are attractive and instructive, as
the highest talent of the medical fra
ternity are enlisted with a view to
prominently bring before the country
the prime necessity of sanitation, in
diminishing the causes of disease. The
subjects discussed are of vitalinterest to
every individual who desires the stand
ard of health elevated and our people
instructed in the mode of intelligently
combating disease and alleviating
communities from suffering and death
so frequently induced from a neglect
of laws conducive to hygiene. In the
afternoon, Col. Geo. A. Waring read
a paper on drainage and sewerage Of
cities; DR. Eliot Clark paper on the
city scavengering Of Boston.
The Association was welcomed by
Gov. Marks, in words endorsed by the
whole south. He said, "When our
night of affiiction was so dark you can
never understand how comforting it
was to us to know that all over our
broad land there were benevolent
men whose hearts flowed out to us in
generous sympathy. We congratu-
ulate ourselves that it is our good for
tune to greet the accredited represen-
tatives of those noble people, who re-
membered us in our affiiction. We
extend to you, one and all, cordia!
welcome to our state, our homes and
our hearts"
The President, DR. j. S. Cabell, de-
livered the annual address, which was
an exhaustive review of the sanitary
condition of the country. He review
ed the appearance OF yellow fever in
different countries and means adapted
for it's prevetion and treatment, CIV
ing due attention to the commissions
that have had it under consideration,
with results of their inquiry, earnest
lY dwelling on prominently infected
locations. DR.. Hugh Miller Thomp-
son, of New Orleans, read an interest
est paper on disposal of the garbage at
New Orleans, reciting the reckless
disposal of garbage for purposes of
street and lot filling in that city du-
ring 1875, and the present plan of
dumping it in the river. Several
gentlemen entered spiritedIy in dis"
cussing the Importance of removing
garbage, and especially while fresh.
DIR. Z. A. Jones, Secretary of the
Association, presented lengthy pa
per on municipal sanitation, by DR..
E. G. Janeway, treating Of construc-
tion of dwellings, penetration of inn
pure ground air, building houses on a
foundation of filth or wet ground, and
tenement houses in New York. The
necessity of a uniform system Of col
lecting and publishing statistics relat-
ing to health matters. The presenta-
ton of the social evil problem, and
the fearful results of disease therefrom,
by DIR. A. l.. GihOn, Medical Direc-
tor of the United States Navy, was a
paper Of unusual interest. The subject
was treated in an able and thorough
manner, indicating much attention to
the evil.in all its phases. The treatise
should be generally read and seriously
studied. Few persons understand
this question, as here vividly present
ed in some of its multifarious and in>
sidious results. DR. Gihon is earnest
in pressing upon the members of the
Association the importance of enlist
ing in an enlightened and merciful
struggle to mitigate the evil as well as
diminish its distressing results. The
Doctor says: "This is the age of re-
sponsibilities with great enlightenment
and adranced civilization come higher
obligations of man to his fellow-man.
The mother and father are culpable
who allow their sons and daughters to
be ignorant of the pitfalls which be-
set their way of life. Society is GRIM
inal which allows these pitfalls to ex-
ist without the signal lights and sign
boards which should mark their site.
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