Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-08-07

ec a ds.. with fresh lime or
dry earth-keeping a quantity OF
one or othtr always present for the
purpose. Once n week haul the
contents, .f which 4 compost heap
has been made, without the limits
of the town, unless it be desirable
and more convenient to use it up
on gardens. experiment with IT
by what is known as the ''irrigl-
ton system of sewerage" having
proven it one of the finest possible
Fertilizers.
2nd. five wish only to escape
disease let there be no privy with
n vault in less than 100 to SEQ feet
of our well. If we aspire to be
cleanly as well as healthy the dis
lance should be much greater, un-
less in case of unusually favorable
geological conditions.
3rd. If such nuisance has exist
ed already for YEAR until the earth
is already sOdden with impurities,
abandon the we'll and make a good
cistern, with a charcoal filter
Catch and well filte, the water af-
ter long rain falls, when the atmos-
phere has been thoroughly washed.
Ordinary rain water is not pure.
Snow water is also not pure as Is
generally thought. Upon the snow
capped crest of the Rocky Noun
tains its analysis shows a quantity
of organic matter. Freezing water
does not purifyit Fatal disease has
been caused by infected ice.
4th. Clean the streets and alleys
&c everything capable Of putrifac-
ton. The British Medical jour
nal says, "All sources of putri-
faction, dust-bins, drains and sew
ers must be regarded rs capable of
becoming centers and avenues of
infection, and should BE putt in per-
feet order and kept clean" 1t Is
n mistake to suppose that hogs will
do it for US. They eat garbage 1t
is true (and by way of complement
we eat them), but a most serious
difficulty is that they bore holes in
the ground to hold stagnant water
and dead cats. When just ripe he
stirs it up and airs himself in the
street and among the people. He
may be a good sanitarian in so far
as the eating goes, but otherwise he
is a most Objectionable character.
To fill a mud hole is often to fill a
grave. Nothing is more productive
of bowel disorders especially
among children than foul air from
Just such places. In this conIec-
ton it is right to say that the pub
lie well Just being completed Is IN
the very center of a mud puddle.
Nothing but drainage can keep 1t
pure. The soil Of Ninita Is most
excellent for cheap drainage. A
moderate outlay of money would
do great good Pig sites near resi-
dences are not only n great NUS
ance but dangerously capable OF
producing Typhoidal disorders.
Stock pens especially where hogs
are held and shipped are q danger
Gus nuisance which ought not to be
tolerated in the midst Of q town.
5th. Cellars under dwelling
rooms ought 10 be abandoned en-
tirelv-this Is the verdict Of the
science Of Sanitary Engineering.
No amount of tiling or cementing
will obviate their humid emana-
ton which viii always escape into
the rooms above. A damp cellar
viii decompose vegetables or other
matter and poison its own atmOs-
phere so that nothing can be kept
pure in It. Preservation of meats,
vegetables or milk requires a cool,
dry atmosphere. However, the
moisture becomes less objectiona-
bic with increasing purity and cool
ness. The old fashioned spring
house is perfect tor the reason that
the flowing water absorbs and car
ries off atmospheric impurities.
The milk in a stale cellar absorbs
also with great facility, so that we
may in some extreme cases abso-
lutely taste it. Then a preferable
plan would be to build 4 thick
walled stone or brick house above
dry ground and floor With stone
not brick.
We are aware that this paper,
prepared amidst business pressure
hastily, is not complete. We have
purposely avoided everything spec
ulative, saying nothing about any
conditions effecting public health
other than those which relate to
drainage and sewerage of our own
town.
\ SURE CyEE FOR PILEs.--The first
symptom of piles is an intense itching