The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-03

PROFESSOR II. C.JANEwAY lectured before
the Young Mems Hebrew association in TIE
city of New York n few evenings.ago about
the prevention of disease. AS he is eminent
in New York city, and MS the Season is now
upon us when our city must look earnestly
to and work vigorously in behalf of its SAM
tary connitiop, We think the following short
extract from his remarks on the subject will
be interesting aud instructive, too. Ho said
among other things in substance as
follows: Gall were familiar with the cost of
sickness, Involving the expense Of medical
attendance and loss Of time, work and wages,
but many were ignorant Of how TO prevent
it. A mar should first learn his hereditary
tendencies, and if he was likely to inherit
disease no should guard ag lnst it by his
mode Of life, his choice OF an occupation and
Of q dwelling place, etc. After enlarsing
somewhat upon the tendency 10 consumption
and govt, he spoke particularly of hereditary
insa If child were liable to that the
grestest care should be tsken from tho CARL.
est infancy--irst TO develop the body. AS
he grew older no should be trained TO avoid
worry and anxiety. Action was desirable for
such person rather than undue reflection
All mental shocks should BIO avoided. 1t was
BAD for him to bo wrapped up in one idea,
such as the acquisition of money or power
He should choose copgenial pursuit and
by no means be forced by his parents into
dislaste!ul one. There were good reasons
why he should not marry, but, if he did, ho
should carefully choose congenial wife.
The lecturer then spoke a! great length on
the necessity for pure air, water and milk,
giving several instances Of the deloter
ious effects Of bad air, among others
that Of the passengers on the ship London
derry, in lS4S, $50 of whom were shut up by
the captain during a storm, in the Storage,
an apartment 1Sxllx7 feet. Seventy of
them died in an incredibly short time, having
commissions and bleeding at tho eyes and
ears. Speaking of the dangers of improper
air 10 dwelling houses, the lecturer described
house he had examined in which he found
the cold air box Of the furnace connecting
directly with the sewer. In another house
no knew of three cases of malaria where the
tenant, examining drain that the owner had
guaranteed to be all right. found cesspool
under the house. He had also known
people to put their garbage barrels under
the cold air box Of the furnace. People
should examine the plumbing in their
houses for themselves and not be- satisfied
when plumber said It was right When.
ever,it was possible tenant builder or purchaser
Of a house should insist that tho plumbing
work be all in sight and not buried in tho
walls. II people would all Insist upon II
the houses would soon DO built 10. But if
the plumbing is In the walls the peppermint,
test should DO applied. "A considerable
quantity Of the esscnce Of peppermint should
be- poured Into the highsst trap in the house.
and II there was break anywhere the pep
psrmint odor would betrayi it. Bad odors in
: house were like the rattles Of a rattlesnakc.
They meant bad plumbing and danger" Ho
then spoke earnestly in regard to vaccins'
ton, saying that hundred years ago ten
deaths In every hundred were caused by
smallpox. Now, by vaccination and isola.
tlon. the prevalence Of the disease was