, 1881-01-16

:ns ne. hui The ra.iu Gf fa1ntics IS nat St
.rn.t The scar!rt-fcser seems 10 coatl'1ue II
l., ,nf mild tylH- . .- ,,,~~ xo
rf,-i Yesterday, and tae patients were prompt
: -tn,e,r.i 10 the p,s.-Eu,:st'- Tine was 1ouh'
II !, tA1tariO STREET. L wG1lan sla!1ieu N"GF Ac
t..r,hy. ngel n years. TIC other WAS rcpnrte'
1uln the f}rd's'yn fi"n*c. " 'a1u ~ 'M't,'ss -
coIuf5.
,1rrrR.Sr CLASSES OF SEWERAGE.
10 Il: Elaor e| Tx Chicdyo Tribune.
cH1ctcp, Jan. lf-t.s the question ot the con-
s-ta.;on uf the sanitary hygiene Of ttis cit, UP
rars III present to Ire occupying. f'uollc aftef''
.;on. take tac llterty Of addressing sou III ref
c,-n!c thereto.
TIE Tu3ui Ne Of the 18th inst, referring to the
iryest;-stions recently yuade hy the Board of
;:.a'.a ., the City Of New York. expresses, ut1-
I,3ltcdiy the uA:ycrsa. sentiment at gratitude
which ali Thoughtful people must feel on bearing
1Las united and spirited effort is being nadc,
~; osly to diagnose the nature of the diseases
xs!eh are carsc! OF aggravated By scwer-Sas'
lrt alsu to ascertain the most efcacions means
Il conGutl,,g them n1d OF securing freedom
t,nnl the intrusion Tito dwelling houses atld
tul.dings ot the NoNious vapor. ..-
prs,f. Caard!tr's belief "thai niue out ut every
c7:.atcr or lesser extent i1npregnattd by sewer
rs !" is uuguesuonabiy true: nor Is Chicagoany
Letter OF III this respect, although the 1na1or
pEdoa of the buildings III the city belng Of conl-
laratirefy recent erection. those unAcquainted
r::h tie 1c;ual facts might be pardoncd fur
3osbiiEg.
Approximately. it Is said that there are &, 900
dvegiiu::~ houses snd inhabited buildings in This
:i:y. TAcsc ,ray bu divided into four classes:
TlD-r which are nut SaIlitArily conserved
aat is. houses and buildings tho plumbing and
!ue:3a! s.wagc systems VI which are 1arlinlly
II primitive Or.fcr. ''outputS" alone being.
{.nri,.t.1. and the arrangement Of trlpa and
-,s-ppes-wbcrc they ezist-beiug such is sim-
i,y o:er m cnsy means ier scwtr-gas tt gen
:l7..". IND II rise nls,l obtaln eutry into tho
h'u5ts and buildings themselves.
=. These III whscI, while tho existence OF
st'"er-g:s Is recognized Ind an apparent effort
made to vuurd a.aiasr Its entry, she means to
taecnd do moi cunserrc the purpose intended
fur several reasuns, the two most self-cviaent
q "oich are the ignorance Of those iHtrustc1
With Ibis Nrrangesutnt and the overwhelming
anxiety Of ownors and propeietors to save ex-
peHSc
!. Those in which, though cost has been made
m para mount consideration, unl Indeed wtlero
monty iu 1nlny cases bAs been s,,enr with Il .ny-
lsh hsad arc ger little better than pcst-houscs,
tscane not only is the Whole Internal system of
eeHera-c faniiy. hut, though the existence of
e$ef.gas has bccn recognized and noEliuallF
provided for. TWO most important factors-at-
sAs.pnerlc weight ard tempcratu.e--hAye been
cat1Ftly overlooked or have been treated rs un-
worthy OF consideration.
4nls 1hrd CLASS Of buildings and dwelling
eocst Is tae largest Of the three in this city. 1t
.t".Nnses lotn public Offices and buildings. and
1Ae residences Of many Of Chics@o's mos. prom
intnt citizens
!. Those in which both capital aud iutclli-
esnee a fsse worked band In hand Ia the planning
a.a construction Of huuSes and buildings. md
~5efV. tha nurtic- huyin2 f>eeu executed nm
ai ~ i'steiheeot supervision, attention hns been
pa'a 10 tae mh'r minute details, whiGl, it, 1uany
1ta1a w louia to hc the primary causes. and
Innr ~ Fa an,ass having been takea Of tho we'll
a;asa iaet oi physics that greater current
',,;' e!spaees u te:s." one, has, by the intru-
rae.:on ot the simple sysItl Of sy,.hol1n-r into
'ut arrangement of closets sinks ctc if, f1t,uscs
a.,,;sr ~ not only done away with nil prob
. as.ust OF sewer-gas either generating IL, ln-ve
4aaat:t'es ia IN tue internal sewers ur s,,it-nines.
e,~as 49, .so'.urs Il preventive in the form IF n
sn'"E. S ana r1gnlariy-coutinucd downward
srser.r,s tqa qll1,, necessarily must prevent tho
.u losges il 10 punt Of exit nhnvn t1,o ix..i ~
.,rI r ~ u 1he aa'lt1g Itself, where. II NM rem
i,tsst immediately iEnoxio11s jt l,etY,tux.1 so re-
fr:h air If rs sIeaFso 1o T. 1y admixturo with the
"n1 kuch epidemic Diseases -: ,,.,h.,;tl a,'.i
,-',,,. daphthesia and estrtIs, running
-ha i... aaInnxh2ui the length and flrrnfr, t,f
:jns H., u.s. 10 Which shall claim the most VIC
these d,sess.s ,1. u the primary causes nf
tEnee es VI paramount lnpor- >.
tl ,,., ,.na established bevon1 MI oucstjon-yide
RAJ of tho *, ,y,tpsaed N TNE TK,nUSE's eIito-
tae rr;,ns =. na,,o ,et-fhat whether tewrrras be
;,t,,.a IL, ea9se Or t1ot of tie diseases mem
toA1 III prrstnce acts ,,s nTf,1,ar1ro-
ai.o i: ss,1 ae co1.tag:on lar md wide. What.
New yrrt s,aa ~ and admitted by such eminent
isr,acrs Is 6s oI!on phyEielans and sanitary
Ind tt"ns' srh1' Thomas, King, Allen. Nnrion Sinn,s'
s,r1us /; ~" .n numerous to mention. bul whose
that pr1;.ai suG profession s cuualy as high, IS,
ous drai,y ona ue .Ie number Ut cascS Of ncrs-
h.s ~ Hao such kindred diseases h,s t,t.r'.asnl
IL the ~. W f"uulnerS OF these WHO have rcsur,r,l
i'sY a. morphine, opium, chloral and SIM
p.cs:iu,, that ,su anu nc crvinc*, under the i1n-
WIZ tuS on that l:tssi1uda an1 ,,,,,;, '4etu ~
All tha.a u "a 'aaas cases >nadc life i burden.
RI Ibis |,:.;,i te1ieA the cause uf nine tcnths
Si .t,'j v,n sac want Of e,,crgy, and they
s-ei:lSt wh,z, "a @ se"ec-eas Is the ,l-ciemcrt
[o3.snd.' ne'u1 inlucace thty' have to
!:s..Is A,s os worthy Of the consideration, espc-
tuus,s ,sho ~, tI"se owners and builders Of
ane, 10 bS ,i,,.a ti na.tt'es u economy nrc In
:sry Ire purpose Of obtaining rruper SAM
r., .auon OF their premises Thai tl,ptyh
::utiursn,, >, w pot'r: rule pay the heaviest
:ca 10 nt n., ela'n or the DESTROYER. yet tho
ea;kta. o' PASS throuGh the furusce uu-
't,sent ma'y ventilated sever lost Eurland's
ru,Iy tho ~ ncr co.lsnrt: and still more r,-
Grret G ns 81 the heir apparent to the 1hrnnc
siuy hltasil hiif1E tor i time II, ,he hninnrc
EEK passts ;1 ,.iar ,snr cause. nesiJes, hardly IL
@atb n u which there is not chronielai tho
ren Or ra..,; ptHnintnt citizen his wife. chii-
Il c3,u,a c''ao The causc Of wuicn is due to
Dr, Tirsns4ua Tius Influence Of scwcr-,as.
eox,, sa,.i,n Ut Losl1on England. the wolf
ary rtfr," Ftt<iriIicr, in Il trputlr4 on sam
III frum >. 1ntiy aeSentiy published by him states
b,ldu ai ~ = per cent Of iEfl,1ilt. deaths in
,ubtoz,,,. u tnron .hs,ut The provinces were I'm
thu SH,,!se1 by the presence, uf st.wrr-1rns
ttis .-itn ncaa!lss Of those vino fell yictims".
L y-;ih. Aea.ts 1ae pc7centa.c varied from. !
a,hs 20 ~" pv- cent. ~AIl thosss J;
~. l.o ors Richardson concludes. ..m;s,ht |
"a pa,s . n,,o'acd had only proper attention |
e al tha uc sanitary h. vcuc W their houses" !
rs on, a 1's. 80 pTot;llneHt Of C:licagOs arcni-
st utf -, H., = Ae" wv days ago stated tn the writer !!
the ~. "As tile Whole system of sewerage !
uita-r@ 49, laaliE. bur that the entire iuter3nl
ih,x x.sAeAfS -. nf HOUSES was equally !
r.e3 ~ -. A!ter day. the rei1ti,mnu ,,fi-
;idcneps 81 ~. e'icd upon Il, po and inspect the !
at1er u-;,h ftc5 whit, c:tunot tell what il tho
rrv cssniotue a re alr inside them. In almost [
'ub;nc ,..i w -, se"e1-xHs present. Defective.
te.7O1 af ~ t.Iss .eIss In soi-prcs, and in tie ]
.st.at.s. i, ~ tath. ure the nc1unl reasons Of its
tho 1r;.en saen vulumc as ru be unDcar:,bie
II, uf ,,',!atIt detect ct system and urrause-
ar,nap IN a!pta'n:ins aud intcr1lul sewerage is Ihe
= little or no good in telling these par.