Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-01
State or City.

1 i..l =. .----..--.-..-.. Is. 1853 81
IE7til't 81 toiHmbla-....i 1888 4.557 lies
Now, ty licking at this statement. we find that
Ibig ''i>e;,>e Is 40 >ccter Of places la the far
duWEc ty 81 Atlanta and the Wcll UP city Of Utica
l1ft sAiA oHt-1GGrth OF the entire number OF
u'a'h> resulted nom consumption and pneumonia.
Fg2ir, wr Iind that IL the whole state OF Rhode.
I>th'i. taking the portions where the population is
ht centralized as well o the confines of the cities.
ana h'iIy quarter IF the deaths the year 1882
Resulted Iro'n the twO diseases nauI-l
AbDG. ont>f0urth to one-fftn l. the general rule
ana the District OF Columbia II no exception. al
though in this inatanCe,it comes u2:ier the one
fourth u il sheer FOLLY. however. for ans one to
state that IT, mortality from lung DISEASES here is
ally.
There are number of circumstances" cen-
IIhueu me doctor. that should be considered In
Iorinii- Judgment upon the figures In the NOR
idnty reports from the department. THIS CITY is a
soppins Place on the great thoroGghfare to Florida
ever Wh.th thousands ot persons from the north
anu west Journey, hoping 10 lind health on the
Tie shores oi The gulf Many OF these invalils get
I-Ft ana are up3bic TO travel further They die
ti'rt others get To the Land of Flowers aud falling
u iiin the promised fountain OF Youth start on
tutir h3lneYar lsurney hnpinc to reach their own
htdrthStone before the fatal hour MANY of these
uie mere. too. These persons almost without eX-
otptiGn dre sufferers from that 5courge OF human
Ny-tS.iSr al the respiratory system. During the
present season have hau three or four cases at
hotels Of parsons WHO hid been here ly't few DAYS
al the iurthfSt. They Were persons IN advanced
stage ~ consumption. They died here aud their
a"atil7 were OF course credited TO thi, city In the
report on tle HtAiti. once OF course. We cannot
siFf d0 explanation OF each tjtSc. There
= q iifG" floating population here. estimated
nc twenty thHltStui. and Tie deaths that
H-uF Ia TINS Number are III ilitIf., IN the statistics,
I.IN aftar 20 iac.C.isi Tine mortality OF the city
tH.siil 'Np months. is physician have signed
"a q = tJii'tJ' "i persons " 10 h:d I0t been
IL IL city Ih'rc than twenty -four hours have
u d"1ui t-s 'I zen u other pils .tli.S CORE
: 1''~ " i;l L.iLe II,-ry j, B-;. an increase IN
u ii .t'ti rate during TE5 winter. We have had
I"'7f $50 ~ ,.s'-. and OF rrrJ~. U;it of that
humber there have ie5. many trs:n. Then tins
SIN :ii:I .i.'I htisiiir- 10 hic the poor colorci
=. u TIC HiSjilct nave iC-t. Subjected have Tt-
suite; ia IH'rssjsIH@ TIE morfau.y among That
tl.e~' M ZIG '.t. q l.t among ia, white people
city. ''
'>ocler.u~ and cxno-gre ada to tue mortality
100 t't-'t t.vis. Pas 'lit Iad other DISEASES
"a, y-r. a- ~d g.f,r. Il &, he Ieresf folly
a. - |" - =, ~, " .7i .1 Or ne District
dr-it> iGfaI rsSfifJtp,. diseases ave CONG crnad"
wUyT ~ vEerG SAYS
Il N.tE the ar,ic.e IL tIe Ec..,l.c..ss." said DE-
.Ltif s. 'efI. L-.s--i,r u t4a ~. b34sd 81
h"';'A - STt; Reporter. ..and had net been %
hNS la lave answered K WITHOUT waiting fer
a iH's:' ". Tie ststrmeDj that Washington Is
''' Es itd ihr consumption l. not only .rri1i-
dcI2i - J;r interest," " The cry aud to II infer
$50 ~ i.-iioi5';H5 lids it j. m5.iGI41>,y fa.5a
,4'ts D.. n ne Hi..L- Hia~gN tE"t tg climate u
AMI t.te losing raff OF tn arttcif certainly
= az. ~. -. Wy. '.s lEteiifr ia boson sn1
q / .E. a. (
Isea .is. ,..-, a. ,e,,s.l.s. -. 10 ,ls .t
AsIe. :" I4r DIS thi, water /, concerned. the in
- i--s Is NJ I'.o-e THAI IN other ellis Tie
- - --s- "a i.-r IitcT have extended al
y ". ',trry, sH! -" Increase - !i,.sa IS MOI
t"nrntI .s 80, I)csl-~ Ton can no ip0re me-
Ia ri:a-ta OF WASHINGTON by he death,
l-.. FL! pl!lagl.. -. III ~, 'c ,t
~ .....'.' Ia me liner i'eoD', gather here
j. "a. ...,'r., I,r.,tr'',- - 80 ~ - -
IH g. t.-,-r 1..,. .,> yrr 49,. ,..i,,r,. tia,.
{ -t- g. El:a nraI CoIr-r,-i.ltt,r ,,ti.nf,
-- i.'',. y. l.t.i. ''.'' u i.-.-,' one
-. r. ~ -rf-,. - III -. an. sl:I
b.. ,.r ,:rn.-F, ..a c.-- \ il-,-.Trr.iii
u. ris--y Fi,..,'--i, is. ut pulmonary trouble.
: Z e. u.--l- -s.u:agy s.sb.ylari ,v...r. a rna6
g.. ;'., v5'1 "a tendency - c0l+uinnti0T 4
: i...J.':f H'r. N'-.u L. -nCud avaiG sunIv
~f-f.- tAe G.--7s, I.rsa lr Tn.. ditsr .i,oi,id
Ia i. H. rss- r.. -f 70 Ia, a.: I,.ts. brl t0
TIE i.,r-,.r ...st, q f.s. 80; -. 49,. bys ~
IF- hH- ant tGrslt.Jc }sr.isaisC,l II. r,.uIsttn,
- 3. .i.' '..-, ar as -.--F -1.e 81 Pulmonary
t.-r, y make i.G,te or rG difference
f,.-t' th-J ar'' She 1T n'r..-.lS t1at in
t,,,n - ~ t!rt s''fer more
c., ts.r..~ my ,',r,1 lf,r,c, uL,
-H' i.i.tsy clothed aHd IsI-arir!Y ls.i. WhT
- y us toi!thi' Z we I-',' rj ot~.lrS, We
N r. =, e. Hii MIN. Many Oh them
f-,.,-,.,.r .rt a., ptitisc OF
= j.. .~.r.ls.. - = 49, az Ntad>e Oh
- -, -, fiei,' H'ts'- " Aie was on
s,.,,-. ~ - - 10 iuf'k INTO th5
-, ~ ~ LII ,1l VI washington only.
'F ''iit5 SuSttp!!s@ q" lu,ig diseases and that
an .t,. -. ~ " tit't mem success
- ~ S-itn'', ~ lii'lI eases surely Is not at
Irn ~ "a, We ~ one of the best cities or the
-, - u'diLItd ven c!edled. We'll ventilated. !
81 go - ~ FttN"n III the statement that we
80 t,.ii.ipiI.f5 >,stS above other places.
n 80, -, :. ~ it't q FeI1 ,41tit proportion
=. :. - III 't.'5tar Is ioiau among the
go .4''H' - " ,47"i-iiotoiI
DR. D. W bliss
itr..,.---. ,.a-.I.,r "a, -. - -, ,
-. - IA, D''-''i u IL AI''l saiu Ihe
80 i,-'i ''i,'E Itci pulmonary diseases in this
cay = -is'ut he same ~ Baltimore and Phade,-
pin. e. little better than Tty: YORK and n ,re.,
ca IL. a., t;,..,, I,,y-g, m -, - 80
=. ~. :, iN 20 ID aooue IL per
1''' '' '''' t'-iht'cf IBIS EiStrict IS not more
iV'rtpie IN such ',isc:5 than any portion along
',e Atlantic coast
= fht- inst u car Ne shown" continued the
buins t'idi deaths -Ee from zymOtic and pre-
v i''j'r Il>-is'o arr at iJweT average than any
~ - ''Alo tjHft.E, Aerc. OF course the vital
N.--ti~'r9 are h'FJ accurately. A great many
Ltf@ ~ii." a " IL dth rstr but 1t is generally
-, - 10 uItS ulo.4 "Elch II Is based are
DIX y : LINCOLN.
7',- i'i"f'eF eaii-d on Dr. y. = lincoln In
! III ne % i recently published statement that
".','-'"-' - t''e l''Jf!'e iie'd OF consumption.
''E 'SS'-i'oh = W'tfue' said the physician,
= am INK one acquainted with the facts well knows