River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-09
Sanitary.

The matter of health is attracting
| the attention of the newspapers ant
the public generally in every part o.
the country, stimulated TO a very grea
extent by tile terrible example of wan
of sanitary protection in the case O.
the city of Plymouth, OF which al
| eastern journal says:
''fhe slops from kitchens, and other
offensive matters, are permitted tC
flow through open cutters in this
streets, or accumulate in foul-smeiling
pools in back yards or gardens. Some
of the Inhabitants obtain their drink
ing water from wells located within
fifty feet of privy vaults, and often
nearer still to kitchen cess.pools.
These wells, some of them, become
dry in the autumn, and during tile
season of low water must contain con-
centrated solutions of nastlness. The
main portion of the water supply of
the town, however, is derived from
ponds fed partly by mountain stream
and partly by an artesian well. But
the ponds are unencl0sed, and cattle
and other domestic animals have free
access to them, and they are recepta-
Giles for all the dead leaves and Lutri-
flying carcasses that are washed down
by the rains from the mountain sides.
Is it any wonder one-tenth of the in
habitants are stricken down with ty-
phoid fever? The wonder should
rather be that they are well; for if
there be any one thing relating to the
causes of disease that has been de-
monstrated beyond the shadow of a
doubt it is the casual relationship be-
tween filth, such as befOuled drinking
water and bad drainage, and typhoid
fever. That drink'pr vstrr p'll9fcd
by decaying organic matter FURNISHES
one Of the best media for the growth
of typhoid germs, and is therefore
highly dangerous, is as demonstrate @
as "a problem in Euclid, and it has
been demonstrated over and over
again, and the demonstration empha-
sized by epidemic after epidemic, and
yet so dense is the ignorance of many
people that they go on digging wells
in juxtaposition to priyy vaults and
turning kitchen drains into open street
cutters, and when the scoWge comes
and changes happy homes into houses
of mourning, they eXclaim, what a
mysterious dispensatiOn of Provi-
dence!' How long will it take so.
called civilized mankind to thoroughly
understand the relation between clean
illness and healthl The Sanitary News
in the spirit of genuine philaT thrOpy
has had the supply of Plymouth ex
amined by competent chemist, anC
I,p "a ~
| fOretoid. Both wells and hydrant
water were foul with organic matter
| VIII the demonstration thus afforded
| of the relation between typhoid fe
yer and polluted drinking water bC
| heeded!"
This sad example should not pass
unheeded. While River Falls is
city well drained and supplied wit
| good water, still in some instance.
! the plainest principals of health arr
! violated, and there are still alleys ant
other places which perfume the al
on these hot days with exhalatiOn;
not as sweet as the perfumes of Ara
| bia. CareleSoneSS is one cause; wan
ton neglect another. The Board o
Health is acting in the matter, aud il
is to be hoped that the citizens vii
aid their efforts cordially.
"Cleanliness aud purity of air ar
the deadly foes OF al contagion
Pure air, pure water and pure sol
are essential conditions of healtLfu
life and the surest safeguards agains
disease Of every kind. =
"Secure dryness for every part 0
your dwelling by thorough drainage
secure cleanliness for every part o
your premises by careful removal 0
all decomposing animal or vegatabl
| matter, by allowing no garbage hea
or cesspool to remain near the house
and by frequently cleansing and dis
injecting the privy, the contents c
which may at all times be kept entire
ly inoffensiye by the plentiful use 9
dry earth and coal ashes. EXamin
and correct any defects Of sewerage
In short, let there be nothing left t
pollute the atmosphere or poison TIN
| water supply. Let the sun and al
have free access to the house and t!
pecially to the sleeping rooms. Sc
cure proper and well prepared food
anu comfortable clothing, and 9TH
pestience that walketh in darkness
and reyeIs in filth will pass you by
seeking a more congenial soil. Re
port State Board OF Health.
Hosiery 5 cts. per pair and upward
at Abraham
Weisend Bros clothing store is TIL
boss place to buy clothing. soft