Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-09-06
SANITARY PRECAU-ICVS.

NOthlnr Is more certain 10 fTouucc
disease than neg lect Of the laws OF
health at time when we imagine that
VIC are impervIous to the approach OF
disease. The old adagc is as true now as
Il ever was that can ounce of preventive
Is worth pound Of cure This means
nothing more than that safety to health
and consequent happiness demands that
al the elements, which cngender disease,
should be speedily provided against by
every community, whether great or
small. Even the unnecessary sickness
of one person in a community brings
misery and suffering, not only to that
person, but to all with whom he comes
in contact, and when disease is spread
In any community and the number OF
the sick is increased the suifelings Of that
community are rroportionally increased
and when disease becomes epidemic OF
contagious then people begin to more
carefully study into the causes. Lewis
ton has q reputation for general health
and has been SO regarded since its loca
ton as a town. Occasionally case Of
dip'heria is developed, but il taken and
treated in season it readily yields to
treatment and hence but comparatively
few cases have resulted in the death OF
tho patient. Small pox has never OBJ
taiued permanent footing here, and bu
very few deaths have ever occurred here
during period o; twenty six years, ant
nearly all were contracted abroad ant
had been neglected before they arrived
here. We have had some malarial anG
typhoid fever, which have had lipgcr
ing existence aud where they have not
terminated fatally, have been somewhat
protracted. Our physicians when Gale
early have generally succeeded in battling
the disease where constitutions have moi
been broken down by long abuses Of tn,
system and previous indulgencies. Bo
this state Of things cannot always exist
The water Of the city, which is used b,
the inhabitants, has generally been good
either that from wells or from the Clear
water. Seldom is that from Snake rive
used for drinking purposes. But ther'
is one thing that ought to be guarded
against, and that early. Our priv,
vaults are built deep into the sandy ant
gravelly substrata upon which til,
privies are located, and in case of higl
water from the rivers, the water pcrco
lates through this sand and gravel an,
carries much of the dissolved cxcremcn
from these priyies to our wells an
renders the water impure, and if no
often bailed out and kept clean wi
surely cngender disease, aud not one
half Of our population will know wha
is the cause, and when told Of tho caus
they will be reluctant to believe. Man
town aud city of long standing ha
been compelled to abandon portions 0
the town, to save the health Of tn
people, and when the change OF location
Is affected general healty is soon restored
There are numerous instances on recor,
where this has been proven to the salts
faction Of physicians and observip!
citizens. We have board of health il
this city to watch for the health Of tn
inhabitants, and guard against ever
avenue Of disease and recommend to tn
city council proper means of avertin!
disease, and not wait till panic iron
disease becomes prevalent, and the live
of many have become sacrificed, wtic
could have been saved by prope
caution in time. A hint to the wise an
s,ouSs1eroto 20 oil su {E ,,.opt