The Dickinson press., 1888-10-06
PLANT SHADE TREES.
IMPROVING NEW WORKS SANITARY
CONDITION AT SMALL eaPsNse,


The Intimate Conncctio, Hrtwrc, Shade
AMI Good ucaitl Durtns the u 4 >ea-
son y Physician. Happy Thought.
On, WIN GarGl tor Trees
There has beer happs thought brewing
IN tho mind OF very learned we'll rs very
kind hearteo resident OF New York. whose
name L. DR. Stephen Smith The Thought
has beer brewing for the last ten years ana
is ont that deserves Il b. told ncrause 1t II IL
not TOLD and large uuu.,ci .! citizens OF
New Gork are not nladt to SOC i;is beaut,
md wisdom OF it and lend human support
and aid 1t can never become tnurc tnan
thought, and then more would h. ths pity
1t is well known t. thns. unfortunate pcop.,
who arc obliged to remain in town all summer
what suffering is caused hy the exceeding
heat, but the degree OF heat borne by the well
to do and those who have spacious roUIIlS am!
houses that allow OF Il full sweep OF AR. suct
as there may be, is nothing compared with
that boiling. melting, burning heat that has
to b. endured hy The dwel!rrs IN tenement
houses und the poor districts of the city IL
was when DR. Smith was on the board OF
health. and had more than ordinary facility
distress, and misery. and mortality that
accrue from the heat and lack of AIR In the
summer that the thought came to him what
Il benefit would bc gained to the dwclcrs all
over New York if the city WIS planted with
trees He became SO interested in the idea
that he made Il thorough study Of 1t. and
viewed it from every side i'll order to test Its
practicability One means to which he had
recourse to test his theory was tc take tn"
temperature OF the pavement in town on a
| hot summers day. 1t was $50 deGs. Fab
rcnheit. He then went to Central park ana
took the temperature of the atmosphere
underneath the trees 1t WIS GO degs and
&c degs. Fahrenheit, according to the dense
ness of the foliage.
1t is well known fact that tho tcmrera
.ure in forest or even under clump +
trees is cooler in summer and warmer III
winter than in the open country The i'll
stinct OF animals is to SO under the shade OF
trees when the suns rays are too beating
Men gladly avail themselves OF the sana
privilege knowing the benefits tc :n re-
cciNed AS result OF DR. Smiths inveStlau-
! ti"n he says in this regard Forests and
even single trees have u marked influence
ulon tie surrounding temperature. especially
!irnS the summer. and they evidently tend
I, eiuallzc temperature, prevent extremes
| both Iii summer and winter Hence they be
y.4"lt %: Immense value as sanitary amenclcs
~ preserving equality Of ciinatl" conditions
Whoever has walked III the streets ot Nav
N":'k Oh hot summer day protr',rd from
the direct rays OF a midday sun bs tls um
.,r,a. has found the reflected he:ii If the
pavement iEtucrable Ii for II m"i!cnt hp
t'.iSs.s.! INTO the dense shade OF n tree he NJ
,lcc experienced a marked sense of relief
Trees .Ntia!e constantly arse vo,lrnts -.
moisture INTO the ar. and this is constan!
,rocrsS %. cooling the air Or s,mitn ais
says III his board OF health report '''rhr n
!uence of trees heavily ieavcl, IN district
,!,cre there is no other vegetation. in nui
.r"t.n, aal equaliZlng the temperature ,:in
GOT be oye:csiinatct They are ulsc II i,p
ne,Sa valile owln., to their power IL !es,
" ncutralze malaria. and to a,Soru tie ,,n,
'onous elements OF gaseous compouu,i> wll.i'
'rey emit the oxygen. The CONCLUSION tron
ile foregoing facts is inevitable that on. ID
lie great and pressing sanitary want. OF N'v
lnrk city isan ample supply OF tree, IL i
'sill:'ut that the shade trees ct proper kln.i-
md suitably arranged supply the condition
trces,ary to couuterlct tho evils of cxccSSl ~
neat"
frees would add much also to the beaut'
ii the city but that is a MINOR question tr
consideration, They would brlng shade an
iloisture, and reduce the fearful blaze frou
lc suns rays, and that would mean The pr
erv;,ton of human life and some slight ~
spite from the hand of disease
Tho wonder is that such O felicito,l
thought ns the planting OF trees in tins "!t
lid not occur to some one long ago aud IA
not been carried INTO effect Charit:il,i
nlndcd people are constantly trying Il, Tin
liew method of helping their fellow he,;,.,-
) l'nls is an object that would lie far ms
D 'rliseworthv than starting Il hospital. an
f ocs not mean Il tax on any one citizen ~,
) 'css it would he tax to keep III ',reS"rvat =
| he precious boon IN the shape Ut sha,i
T. rec What If these great green !,i;> ''' ualu
we're distributed III the ne,: ,:,H.,"riiu"i nt II:
/ Five Points. or any of til" quarters yhni
:. tenement houses are as numerous WY
f what added comfort the children could nla
N the street 1t would be possible tor tn,'i
q To have the benefit of the little an t"r" w;
stirring instead of being shut up IN tli"lr "
n roolnpl homes III order to he out of int. >,it
, The degree of croweilng in til" tc'i"ii,rr
+ mouse districts of New York is greater t;,;,
), l,iy other city in the civilized worth "A la,
Il that is owing much to the small compass =.
n land OH which the city is situated The M"
a tality is of course verI great IN these Ii
+ tr,rts. but If it could be decreased even
II the smallest degree by the planting of tree
such a result would certainly ha worth II
effort. A curious map was made 10y u
Smith while he was pursuing the invest.S
. ton Of the tenement h,"lse system and
" :, shows to an appalling degree the ii'r"sS,
" the death rate during the heat ot the -ti,
- mer June ~ Is rcckoilcd as the r.lnnlI
- of the hot weather Vita the rise IN I
temperature. Indicated by brilliant scarf
= = mark on the map rises also. III close i'fo
:. s. unity to it. a heavy black mark showing {
!: havoc death is making cloudy 1av t
- black mark 'lcScc,Nis. Il thunder shower tax
~ place, the same effect is prmiure,i. All tt,s
- variations go to show that the smallest
~ mospherir changes rs well as other cont
,rcpcles make n difference III the death rii,
- There is at least man IL, New \
e, e who exercises his hest e.,ravn. tn keel'
VI few remaining trees IN order He l. n III
~ of leisure Much of his time Is spent
~ i, plorin. different parts of the city tor
y, purpose of discovering where there are tre
~, -. They have become to him US INTEREST,"
~ as human beings and If he finds II
nuy OF item are badly treatedthii
pavement has been brought III too close -
~. tar, with their roots or that they ought IT,
oD iucpsr! in order to keep them out ot
PC reach of mlSrhlevCnls t,oys-he takes the MI
i, her of the house before Which lie has Il
10. such q tree ant! tinas the name OF the nw
/, in the directory then goes nome aud Wl
nd postal card 70 hilh anu ''allS MS h''e'''
Iva to the circumstances In this way he
Lo been the .l;ealiS of preserving, iEinv of
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