Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-08-13

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It = already receiving It In .om.
sister States ae q
ID. Benjalnin Lee, Of pr.
secured the SANCTION OF the S,'
cal Society Of Psnnsylvari.I . e!
Of . law prepared BY hilnseif = we 1sd.
liar to the New York law. 10 . VI @
public inspector Of plumbin. s1ct
age IN every CITY, town anS soa Oh
pality In the State, which = aekI
efage. q ~.
BY its provisions It Is mad. a.
Of the officer to inspect nh t h do
having connections with oulldiS
cesspoolA and especially h se n
plumbing and drainage. In.S U
In which sickness, attribstabI.A ~ noas
gaA has occurred, 1t il provides neN
new building shall be allowed A. ~ seats
cppied until the Inspector sh." be
decided that It's plumbing and 40 as
are perfectly safe, and has fn,ni.sn
.certioeate to that effect. Hs.ssd
.lties are imposed upon the ows.h
property, Who neglect or refss = ,
its provisions. The owners OF ho~o
New York are obliged to hsvs ,pss
spected by Q proper officer, 10 SaS1
II the plumbing and dra nsps %
meats are such as to make them y
GENTLY safe for occupation. Fla 1
decayiDg matter help to rene,s, ava W
keep up disease. The filthy can,.a at
Of New York City last sea,,n ,'a ae
increased the amount Of s;ctr.s's ',
deaths In January, Fetrusrs y,
March, 1881, there were nine tho,.s
two hundred deaths, Showing .aas
crease Of two thousand fou, hnah
deaths over the same three month"; aa'
the preceding year. 'u'" q
The great 70 ,hionab'e error Of th.s,,
having sewer connections with Sv
ling houses-i plainly criticised
condemned. A large share of,be hon,
In New York are unit to live in ~
prac tically 80 all over the co,,,as
where connected with sewers So
properly located, properly cons,ruc,s,
and properly taken care Of, areofy,Iu.
but they should not connect with ~,
houses, our cellars or our hon
without the most perfect ssf.ops,s
They will always stand a. peners,os J,
disease. ] would like 10 say much mas.
on this subject, but have given snw
cient from the best authorities 10 M
people on their guard. p
They can investigate for themelv.
and make such changes, when ne.,.I
as will make them comparatively al
from disease. Many familits who h,y.
sewers carelessly connected with The,
dwellings. are constantly sick, and h,u
to spend the summer away from HON,
to recover from the low grade sickp..
brought on at home, during the WHIT,
and cool seasons, with no appsrssi
cause, except the unmatched sewer, pi
soil pipe communications with ,h,;,
houses, which they never notice q
think OF.
Those who have charge Of tho Plaza
ofresort for those In search OF health a
pleasure and the physicians who tirry
with them in business seasons, re,,
the benefit Of that kind Of n glect.
Water closets or privies should b,
constructed separate aud apart fton
dwellings, and, AZ far as prac,ic lbl4. b,
made to connect with the ash nu'i
common to all houses. Surplus Slc,,
iiany, can be put In a separate vau, o,
pen. Thus mingled, the privy deposit.
would be deprived OF odor, and through
chemical decomposition, become inet
and harmless. Their removal q. an
time would be easy, and not ATTENDED
with danger. Dry earth closets, 10 q
great extent, serve the same purpoe,
but ashes are preferable; as being better
deodorizers, and as being nearly slviys
obtainable.
The above plan, II generally adOpei
by our citizens, and arranged properly
on low ground, would keep our dve.
lings and yards clear OF poisonous PRIV
carnations and deadly case, which
often produce sickness and death. u.
tax now levied by the City Council ff
the removal Of ash vault deposlis hir.
ing them carted long distances, al sI.
travagant prices, perhaps, prevent ih.
construction Of the combined ash and
privy receptacles, and still keep IN our
midst the old-fashioned ard dearly.be-
loved foul and filthy pnvy or water
closet. The city authorities and alvis-
ory committees should look at thee
matters, II not with the eye oil sciencr,
Mt least with q moiety Ofcommon sens.