Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-25
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s..ttle. June 10 1888.
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OR CR0wLER.
81 have Just taken long walk, re-
-.,tsd the growler, as we took seat
..,,,i,ed and began whiting pencil.
s.,d return with my spirit loaded
-,,h about equal quantities Of pride
"a shame. When see what this city
!, dore during she past two years in
,mnroyirp the streets, feel proud. 1t
Aaus one thing certain, and that ia that
u,ouerty owners have faith in the future
athis city. Capital ia cautious. and no
man will expend money in improving
,,onerty unless he has faith that he will
a.. his reward in increased valuation.
aBut haven't you felt as though you
amid like 10 kick some of those small
puIsd. short-sighted land-Rrabbers who
lick against every proposed improve
usp. Of the cityf Why, what do those
tlIows mean, anyway Can't they see
shst their property would be Of little
Mice IL the stumps We're allowed to re-
maiu in the streets and the streets un-
gr.ded? We Judge of u CITY just as we
"a Of private residences. We 90 along
ths streets on the hill and notice a moe
rsaldence. We conclude at once that
he owner has enterprise. IL we notice
choice collection of flowers and other
Indications of refinement and taste, We
uy his wife 10 a lady Of culture. The
whole appearance Of the surroundings
impress as favorably and beget desire
10 become the owner of equally attract
i've and valuable property. 80 when a
Stranger visits our city; his desire to
remain here ia influenced by the In pres
sion be gets of the thrift and enterprise
made manifest by the condition of our
sirsets aud public buildings.
@Ihis impression is generally favora-
be, for few strangers criticise closely.
But you take walk around the city and
look into the alleys and baok ards, aud
you will see sights that will not call up
very leasant reflections. How often IL
has been proved that very few uen. and
women, too, for that matter. viii keep
their back yards clean anless compelled
10 do 30 by law. IL would seem that
proper regard for their own health would
lsad them to keep their premises in good
mnitary condition. But II does not.
Places not much exposed 10 public OBJ
efyation are allowed tn get into most
vretchedly unhealthy condition, breed
Ing and spreading disease and death in
every direction.
"What Is my remedy? | would or
eanlzs a board of health, with power
70 arrest and punish all vioiators of
The plainest sanitary laws.
"You look over into that seothinR
mass OF filth and rubbish all along the
vatsr'e edge from Columbia TO Madi-
son streets, and tell me how, with the
mmmer sun pouring down and the foul
sapors arising, disease and death may
not DO expected to visit the dvellers In
that region. You 90 back to your Of
bee aud fire your guns, loaded to the
muzzle, ut those who have the power,
sus xho will not act promptly in build
Ing wall along the city front and
hllisg MP the unsiRhtly and unhealthy
pits | have mentioned. Fire at the
doctors for not taking measures to in.
crease the powers of the health officer
and for not supporting him IN the exc
sasion Of such authority as he now has.
Possibly you may wake them mp and
fes them 10 engage IN the work of pre-
ysntion a. we'll as the cure of disease.
have no doubt our physicians are as
veil educated and as successful in their
Practise as asy to be found ON this coast,
but they are wofully deficient in harmo-
~ OF action In medical and sanitary
societies. Each seems To 90 about like
an ancient knight, clad In steel armor
Y protect himself and repulss others.
Know OF one 50 utterly destitute OF all
eeutIemanly principles that he seeks
svery opportunity TO tear down and be-
ltsle the reputation Of every other ply
ncian, M the foolish hope that thereby
m Will build MP his own.
We are soon 60 have an election of
say officers. ! wonder il, among the
many wants our citizens will require of
mel servants, the said officers. to supply
VII 30 the placing OF our beautiful oity
80 Day In proper sanitary condition.
inssmperance and prostitution are gi-
Eastie evils, and Impress Us painfully
because their effects are hard to coHccal.
nat the secret, silent, ever mocking aud
iatai results Of piles Of filth and CESS
peos OF decaying matter are too often
oseriooked.
\ This leads me 30 speak Of sewerage.
pont you know We are repeating the
Ihiake Boston mAde2 The wise men
y wat city thought they knew it all, so
asy aiscoar1ed the filth of that great
s,slopolis into the bay. They now dis
ss ~, mat the fsh, although caught
ssses sway, are sick with the poisonous
% seuus from the city. Awhile ago you
adsneo several articles upon this sub-
nea bat what do our city fathers care
Anow about sanitary mattersl The
sSsao'e u, the planning is all done ~
- snRineer, whereas the sanitarian
s.o. osu % consulted. We shall probably
ssanue 10 repeat the blundsrs of other
~ 49, instead of setting them an exara-
~ e sanitary knoa ledge and engineer
i s,ss. All equal 10 the discoveries and
Hxssss Of our time."
We near that the Medical Society,
-. recent meeting in this city, pro-
- - investigate the subject OF sew
- We remarked.
-. sss, great many jokes and squibs
- ~ afed az the medical profession cal
Aeu 70 lead the thoushtless 20 sup
mnss: As doctors favor unhealthy sur
moss.s. Ihe real truth is thai, IL
ss;sapso oy selfshnsss, they would
an. Lof an opposite condition; for,
niss sou zee that in n sickiy commu-
~ asfe must be more work and less
-. 'sAn !. 10 healthy oue7 No class of
a, .a. - sne world do 50 much hard work
unhssanlng as the doctors, and in an
vcss season or locality this hard
bas nu poor pay Is greatly increased.
49, asvs Rrovi nearly ready 10 &c
snss On the subject of the profess
49, Tome in some other day and
fts.s .pfomised TO do so. and withdrew
1 ne growiery.
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