Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-21
Winter NuisanCc~.
SALT As SANITARY kGENr-rHE Bgsr AGENCY FoK
THE REMOVAL OF SNOW AND ICE

SALT As SANITARY AGENr-TRE BEsT AGENCY FoR
THE REMOVAL or SNOW AND ICE
A Physician in the New York T-i,,une
If sidewalks cannot he cleared OF ice ana SNOW
either salt. Slni or ashes $ I'D ba snrln}l71 OVER
them. None but the poorest people should l.sa
ashes. as they are rough with ciHdcrS and ar al
all times sand = good and clean. hut sal; Is The
best, ana when finally swept down into the cutters
VIII also help tn keen them omen down 10 tne cuI-
vertS n receiving basins. which q VIII di~intrtt
Salt does not cause iinhthe-1, hut bath CIrsS aal
prevents II. The best ply>i,IauS now rN!y ltr.1.=y
upon saltwater Sarge>. mout h-yyases sprays ard
only sore threat contracted in foul ai- ana Cu,-
mon SAT- IS one ot the test Ct>,aiee,rts I, cares
iVui sure tatodt>. 10 Use common smile.
guSl as IL curtS corns and prs~tlNeS mt1t.
~ prevents al pUlTid d.aomp ns.li"u IN tle
throat or elsewhere. M dotr.nclJ whatever, Hgt
on TIE contrary. g1.2t henafr arises nom ma,fir =
the Snow or railrnHt tracks win -lf. ulu,ii- he
SlG>il toe swept quickly down into ta' aefrroJ H.
telNlaG b@eIhS. II the QUANTITY 90 81 Do I7r-c
ti.IN i II WLuid also greatly improve The CONDITION
oi the r'cGvilC basins ana sewers and prevent Fbc
,orlaaLl9n ~ sewer tStaN. lniolh rdlN Il Is bad
~ nat luge quantities. NJ wafer. n!tAcr clean ar
uFJS fresh or salt. III. Ina The streets. l.a, re-
marx also that salt l. FAR better TG1n damp ia
reeves 10 Keep down dust while Cara,,~ .rn A7.rS
swept IN houses Il not uu.y a-n'eu> ana
freShens old carpets. hut almost cu,ua.,r.y d'sn-
IIcis them and rsn0veS almost 81 isn-1r Z
Gipntherid in a house. Another adv lpt-vN Is Ir1r
Ii requires good hard sweeping To remove 1ha
wAole OF II. ana dust ana dirt l. Then taken cut ~
HouSenoders nor only have the right hat II i
thelr duty. 10y law, u sweep ana shovel their
gutter snow into the middle or tie streets. The
Guy railroad people have nn hight u >Eoen or
throw II bacN again into the cutters They should
either ue com lt-icd 10 ali SHOW AWAY fruln the
uich or 10 melt IL WI SAX ami then sweep Il right
specify doM into the nearest Te,vlytu- basins.
SALT water. also, does not iniurr horses Rtn!S
nearly as much as has been asserted l1 ~. n
cures the scratches and sore heels OF horses ;r =
Nlled Their feet 10 washed ami dried. Is they
always should be, aS soon a. they come back u
Their stables II lett wet a3G hail. frozen with
snow, Ice. salt or fresh or dirty street wafer. thrir
heels VIII be injured II railroads be allowed 10
scatter sand over their tracks they should b. also
obllged 10 pay 10Y its lin2l removal load Tor load or
Rather more
Many OF the city railroads are the tyrants. not
the servants OF the pllo.tt They furnish TOO tcy
cars, ana hai ana dirty accommodations a8d pay
little or nothing into the CITY treasury. they
should at al times be compelled TO keep UAr.r
Tracks Wei paved. ana cleaned from dirt snow and
Ice without any annoyance or injury 80 the resi-
dents along their routes. They should at the VERY
le1ot pay large bonus TO the street cIraulG. de
pdijfhrnt. or furnish sufficient b1N-Clrs and in-sS
10 t,th'. away al Tie GlrJ ANA SNOW which comes
upon their tracks