Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-28
MORNING SESSION.

How the Proceedings of the BJdy were
Exaggerated.
The TIL State Sanitary Association met
in the hall Of the Second Branch OF Coun-
ell yesterday morning. The programme
called for the Assemblage of the distin-
guished Psychologists, psychologists and
other citizsus who constitute the AS
socistioD, promptly at nine O'Clock.
Shortly after that hour a REGISTER re-
porter ttrolled into the hall only to find /,
wearing a SD and deserted look. Three
or four gentlemen were standing on guard
over a pile of papers AID waiting for the
arrival of their associates. After a long
delay the room began slowly to fill mp.
Mr.. ]. B. Kremer, OF Carlisle, Pa, and
DE-. Spencer NJ. Free, of Bsech Tree, Pa,
two prominent members of the Associa-
tor, put in an appearance, and number
of gentlemen from the city who are inter-
ested in sanitary work followed them.
At 1880 DIR. @. F. Ulrich called the
association to order, ana britii5 stated the
purpose of meeting. DR.. George l. Gar
rison, the S .oretary, stated that ne had
received Communications from number
of gentlemen who were on the programme
regrsttipg their inability to be present but
inciosirg papers which they had prepared.
He suggested that the papers be read.
The suggestion was accseded to and DIR.
Garrison proceeded TO read the paper OF MIR.
A. ]. Moxham of Johnstown, Pa ,on coop
Grafton between state and local authorities
developed in sudden crises" Mr.. Mox-
ham was one Of the first on the field alter
the Jamestown food, and bis experience
ia that terrible visitation furnished
the principle material OF his letter.
He reviewed at some length the
difficulties that the relief
committees encountered, and pointed out
that the power and aid Of the State Board
Of Health had not been invoked speedily
enough by the local authorities. He be-
lieved that if the State authorities had IS
snmed control of the relief work as soon "a
they had arrived at Johnstown, the horror
Of the situation would have been more
readily lsssened. All cslamities of this
kind had first to be grspplsd with by local
authorities. as they would be the first on
the field; but the organization OF local
forces should be 20 effected as to permit
an easy change of authority to the State.
On every committee he believed represen-
tatiyes of the S ate Board of Health should
be allowed
At the conclusion of tina paper there was
L f,tst nj rf n
itatiou. in which Drs. UlTich and Free
took active parts. DR.. Ulrich made an
especially happy reference TO the sanitary
work OF the medical fraternity, and ex.
pressed the hops that the day would soon
come when il would be the duty of ply
siciap TO keep his patients well, instead OF
TO cure them after they were sick.
DR.. W. b. Shuttlesworth, of Martins
Ferry. then read an excellent paper on
Emergencies. prepared by DR.. L. j.
Grshan, of Peoria, Ill. DIR. Graham en-
phasizsd the necessity Of every physician
having a thorough knowledge OF sanitary
science, by which great many conta-
eions might be stamped out or suppressed
in locality. The paper was discussed at
some length, ard the debate again driited
back to the general benefit Of proper San
itatiou. DR.. Garrison instsuced nun
Der of large cities 10 which the death rate
had been steadily decreasing from year to
wear. and attributed the decrease to more
correct observance hygienic laws. Mr.. j.
B Kremer described the efforts OF the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad to secure better san
itation in their workshops aud in the
homes of their employees. la one place,
be had been told that the sick rate had
thuu been reduced from ten per cent. to
less than Oue-tenth OF one per cent. Dr.
S. l. Jepson said that be thought baotefi-
ologists were inclined to reduce csusation OF
disease too definitely TO germs. Sanitation
generally resolved itself into cleanliness.
Water" was the subject Of the next
paper. IL was written by DR.. K. Harvey
Reed, of Mansfield, bat as he was absent,
it was read by DR.. Garrison. The auth
spoke briefly of the Importance Of water as
a vital substance. Chemists told us that
il was never pure; and the question fol-
loved what y. = are water was Injurious
The answer was, all water containing de-
composed animal matter, also certain
mineral waters. Wells or springs in
cities were hound 10 be contaminated with
organic filth, and disease inevitably re-
suited from using water from them. Dr.
Reed instanced large number OF cases
in which families had contracted danger
Gus diseases from usirg well water poisoned
by surface drainage The sanitary crime
Of dumping tons of filth and garbage into
the streams WAS next referred 20, and the
typhoid epidemic in Bsllaire few years
ago mentioned az one of the frequent re-
suits of this practice. The paper ended
with an elaborate argument in favor oil a
pure water supply at any cost.
superintendent Anderson OF the city
schools opened the discussion. He said
the water supply in Wheeling was be-
coming worse and worse every year. The
sewage of Martins Ferry and the north
end Of the city was dumped into the river
a few hundred yards from the water pipes.
He believed that Wheeling should at
least 20 above Martins Ferry for her
water supply. DR.. Jepson agreed with
this visw. Dr. Free suggested that it might
no. be impossible to boil the water before
distributing il over the city. This would
insure a perfectly pure supply. Dr.. John
L. d ckey, DR.. lewis and several others
spoke. Pending the discussion of the
question. The association took reccss
until On m