The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1885-07-25
OLKAN W.

we are pleased TO say that the saI
| itary condition of our town has bee
somewhat improved lately, still 1t ca
mot bessaid to be In desirable eonGl
ton by any means, and it should r,
eeiYe immediate attention at the hand
of our town authorities.
| Cholera is on the increase i
Spain, and may reach our shores an.
Sday. yellow fever may break ont /
any time in some of our Souther
cities and spread broadcast over tn
land, causing a panie-stricHen peopl
to fee from their homes for dear lifC
The time to prepare for war is il
time Of peace, and our town author
ties should bear this we'll in mind, ami
keep the sanitary condition of on
town in such a state as to alleviate al
fear of any contagious disease visiting
us during the present season. TIL,
constant showers we arc having nov
calls for immediate action in this mat
ter, and more perfect system o
drainage and cleaning up should b.
adopted in order to prevent the pro
cess Of evaporation of the filthy con
tents OF the bitches, which daily accH
mnlste IN them for the want of proper
drainage facilities, and our Lake front
also needs looking after.
OF course many will say, what Can
be done in the way of prevention,
locally2 We say much may be done
If the authorities use proper diligence
in the matter. Cholera, like all con-
tagious diseases, is = preventable
seourge; its habitation is among a
crowd it revels IN filth and decom-
posing organisms. Therefore, the very
first thing to be done is for each indi-
vidual to see that has house, outhouse
and yard is put into a good sanitary
condition. Do not wait for the author
tiles to have to force you into doing
it, but do so Voluntarily and imme-
diately. Have your drains cleaned
ont and yonr wateF-eloset emptied and
Gisinfected See that your back yard
is cleared of all deeaying substances,
and all filth, rags, etc, burned. And
in case you fail to do this, don't think
hard if an officer visits your premises
and compels you to do that which
every good citizen should more than
willingly dO--keeP your premises in a
healthy condition-for it is his duty
TO do so.
With such timely and inexpensive
precautions as the above, our citizens
would assist the town authorities very
materially in their sanitary labors, and
at the same time would render their
homes proof against disease and in
sure TO themselves and the whole
town good health, without which no
community can rest happy or prosper.
Lake Charles, naturally, is one Of
the healthiest towns in the South, and
it could only be through the basest of
negligence that either cholera Or vel
low fever could become epidemic in
our midst, but we feel that it is incum-
bent upon all Of US to see that our
town is kept in good sanitary condi-
ton, that we may make of Lake
Charles what she really ought to be
= summer health resort for our North
ern friends, and the most prosperous
town of the Southwest.
In conclusion we will say, that
our present city government is com
posed OF good, philosophical men,
and we have no doubt if the citizens
of the town will show disposition to
aid them in this work they will use
every means at their disposal to effect
the disired remedy.