The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-04-02
SIMMER BOARDING AND RURAL
HEALTH.

bOarder industry are coming W nu ih'iN
fully realize by New Englanders every
wear. Considering his reputation LOT
shrewdnesS, the Yankee has been uhusu-
uallv slow to the Importance OF TINS crop
on6 IL * still difficult to convince the
,,ooric i'm fine .'back districts that there
are literally ''millions in it, to any
STATE which will cultivate it with care.
A few far-seeiug men are gradually get
ting their neighbors' eyes open, prom.
inent among them being Mr., Oramandal
Secretary of State in Maine, and Mr.. n.
i Bachelor Commissioner OF Agrl-
culture and immigration in New lamp
shire.
A few years ago Mr.. Smith brought To-
pether a mass of valuable matter, show
ING the great importance which tins IN |
dnstry has already attained in the Pine |
Tree State, and urging the people to
redouble their efforts to attract the Tue
of summer travel in that direction. Mr.. |
bachelor has recently sent out from his
office a very creditable pamphlet, winch
contains many really excellent views OF
fine lakes with which New Hampshire
abounds, and gives long list OF places
where summer bOarders are taken, with
names and rates arranged alphabetically
by towns.
The railroad companies, which have
hardly shown their usual enterprise Ill
this matter, are also waking up, ana TWO
ar three of the chief lines leading to the
lakes and the mountains or northern
New England-like the Boston ana
Maine and the Central NermOnt--are
spending considerable sums this year IN
collecting and publishing the detained
information needed by the general pup
Al oil
rates of fare than before. These efforts
are now especially directed towards
"oneninr upH Vermont, which has never
had n 1.-THE of the summer visitors to
which its remarkable charms of natural
beauty entitle it, Bnt the Green Noun
tain folk have themselves chiefly to
blame. for they have done little to adver.
tise the attractions of their State. Even
now that the transportation companies
offer their aid, the farmer are SLOW TO
respond. ..
"Ihe Boston & Maine Railroad says
the st. JohnsbuTy CdtedOnidn, mas
twice sent an agent over the Passumpslc
and Lake roads to obtain full lists OF
hotels and boarding-houses,w with number
of rooms. rates per day and week, etc
Yet we are informed that the responses
TO these inquiries have not given
as complete information as could be
desired
The financial gain to the farmer from
the advent of the summer bOarder Is
obvious to everybody. But there are
other advantages to the rural community
that follow in his train which are not so
ant TO be thought of. One is the marked
Improvement in the sanitary condition
of a State which is sure to be brought
about if a large number of its villages
are visited by outsiders during the sum
mer. This phase of the subject Is dls-
cussed in an interesting manner by the
New Hampshire Board OF Health III It's
recent amualreport
The Board has now been i'll existence
nine wears. and the report opens with
an expression of justiiiable PRIDE IN inc
nrorrrss which has been made during
his period. 1t says that there is prob
ably not a town in the State but is in
better sanitary condition than it was
five wears ago, and that in many rural
towns the continuance OF undesirable
conditions is owing to the lack of funds
rather than to total ignorance OF thelI
bearing upon life and health.
Towns that for generations gave ne
thought to hygiene have been aroused
from their inactivity to intelligent and
systematic action, and the results are ia
be witnessed on every hand. Typhoid
fever has almost vanished from some
towns that formerly had an annual out
break of the disease. Scarlet fever Ina,
been greatly lesSened by isolation ah'
distinction and diphtheria by the samC
means is rendered less fearful to any
community that will avail itself of these
safeguards. No progressive town to-day
thinks of neglecting sanitary matters, o.
of ignoring an outbreak OF infectious o.
contagious diseases, as was formerly tl'
practice"
While due credit for the improvement
is given to the many efficient and ACTIVE
local boards of health, and to the bette
information Of the average citizen in re
gard to the sanitary necessities OF Ill
town and the Importance of sanitation t.
ii""to and Pnhh" Interests, 1t Is polht3'
out tlat pIlVate interests "ie 'l
greater stimuius 10 sanitary HcIloG' Il
evidenced ny Iile "oIk "ccoulP llshcu u
manufacturing communities anu u
towns llequeIteu ny summer pS'lucls'
Inc report says tilaI tens VI tIoustlhu
OF summer ViSlloiS coile llIo tic o."v
alllu3uy III Sc"icu Vi ieGio"'iV" CIV
health, ana IlaI hlaJoIi'y u !ues
Vlsltors are Oh IiiG most litelilSeh
classes, ana are, as they should Pei eve
watchiul Tor aSreagle ana a iIt SUI
IOuhdlhgs' ihey ueiilalu Lll"C tlle con
dltlonS Shail De suGI IHaU tne uIIlEer
mourning Glsease ulerelIoil SHAH oe Ie
duced TO tHe mhtGm. ....,
The Board MAINTAINS Iiiat III Is III
duty OF the state 10 protect as lar as !
able, the health OF the thouSahds VIII,
visit tins switzerland OF America eaG
year. Alter speaking Oh Che lhcalculaol
benefit to the state OF the money WillcI
they leave, the report taxes inns Droa
view OF the various ways III Willch III
commonwealth ProIIs' Inc sulhIne
traveller mas made valuaDle many Naile
ana hillside that without MS patrOha?
WOulu not DC WoIJh Ulle u'Aes now pan
upon the property: supports SCHOOLS an
churches; Dulld Oetter highways; Deaut
hes ana VeIliles many town thaG Du
Tor MN wOuld De hioss-SroWn ana silent
constructs and maintains raliroad lines
eXertS moral ana euucatloIal lnlluehCe
contributes TO the culture ana lhtell
gence OF many localltleS, increases prof.
erty valuauOni ana IN lnumeraOle othe
ways adds 10 the welfare ana prosperlt
OF the state.
In return the State incurs certain OBJ
cations to the summer visitor, hrs
among winch Is ms protection aSalhs
diseases arising from sanitary neglect Q
oversight. III Is encouraging 10 lear
tlaJ the Boalu mus tne PropIleUols
hoJels ana OoarulhS-houses, as rue
awe 70 tle llPoIualce o. Boou saillt u;
and the pecunlary benefit accrulng ther'
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