Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-04-18
SANITARY SCIENCE
To the Editor OF the Eagle

Commodore Wuodman having earl,
opened the spring campaign agains
Wichita deadlie~; foe. malaria. b.
gailamlly pouring q telling bcoadsid
into the sWaEp~. cvokin@ thereby
brilliant defense of mja,matic lucr
from lUcman orihy Of his steel
permit me to follow up the attacl
with a short paper on sanitary Sci
ence," hoPin@ it may add weight +,
the growing public sentiment advers
To certain cxi-iin. conditions and in
slitur ions deemed unfavorable Ia tn,
health of The city.
Scarcely generation marks the cx
i,tence of this science. recognized a
such, vet how greatly has 1t alleviate,
the miserie- of humanity. lis within
the memory ofthc living that dirt wa
esteemed virtue, and chung closcj
than 4 brother 10 all flesh.
II was centuries after CLEANLINESS
was proclaimed to be next to g0dli
mess before dirt abdicated that posi-
ton. The odor Of sanctity celebrated
in the m dd!e ageS was the rank odol
OF the unwashed Then both cottage
and palace were alike unsayory. Now
II has a-Sct IN aphorism that clcan.i.
mess i life, dir; i, death. The object
of all sanitary design. etc. beginning
ami end. i absolute cleanlinc of body
aud mind. which, obtaining the dis
case, giving the leading morlaliiies to-
day. would bc largely avertei or
STAN &c oJt IN their entirety.
Thi, vision of Elysian heights is
open 10 the advanced >anitariau. and
il become hi, du;y 80 point the way
Ia the mulH,Hi.
The basis condi ion 10 be main
tanned or established ia this matter OF
varied detail. i found ia rec currents
of both air and wafer. a. they natu-
rally existed, in, about. under AL il
the riciait, OF our dwellings.
fhc next essential, or law, is like
unto it: he removal of all dccompos-
able waste from inhabited premises.
Ca these two obscr, anccs largely
hangs the ply -ic,.l veal of commu-
nifty. To meet tho first condition. the
removal of the dams under contro-
versy would become the earliest con-
sideratiOn. The charging OF building
spaces Is also an obvious need. Every
one has unqucstionabiy right TO
enough of Gods foutstool 10 breathe
in. Nature uncquivoeately protests
against twenty-five foot lots and
skinny, ill-ycn lated dwellings A.
flowing stream TO suit mans purse.
These crowded areas form the NOR
gage ground Of the no,somc pesti,cnce
that walketh AT nuonday and from
this base of operations >pcad readily
to more highly favored localities,
which otherwise would enjoy a prac-
Teal immunity th2refrom. The same
is true of most other diseases, and il
is then seen that 4 community. like a
piece OF machinery, is no stronger
than lis weakest part. This place the
engineer carefully guards and
strengthens in the machinery: would
ii not be wise to initiate his example?
Various expedient> for removing and
disposing OF waste have been aud are
being tried. principal among which
are hydrant and storm flushing>, in
Guiding sewerage by which sccumula-
ten huriful 10 health. are washed into
convenient water courses. These
methods are open to the objection OF
COMMUNICATING both the water and air
currents of a locality. Local deodor-
izing and local firing are good bat in
suiiicie plans. The forming OF waste
heaps aud made Lands adjacenily. a. III
Chicago, also fosters impurities. The
Partisan scientific system OF daily re
movals in closed tanks TO the rural
districts thereto be ieodorizcd with
earth and used for fertiiizing purposes
gives the best practical results. aside
from the economic features. it, value
usually paying tie cost of such re-
moval. and the earth made partial
return for lis spoilaiion in tie interest
Of human needs.
The usual practice OF unframed
health officials in wedding out bad
smells seldom goes to the root of the
matter. as germs Of disease. with and
without learned names, are often gem
Grated from other than rank objects
There can be no positive exemption
from preven'ab diseases except in F.
eternal vigilance ia detecting the least
infraction of sanitary law. Last fail (
the EAGLE sounded the danger signal /
IS 10 the yitiation aa3 dampening of
the atmosphere b. the crowding trees.
We trust that lis no uncertain sound
viii be duly needed.
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