Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-10-09
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Old Sanitarian Endorses the
State Board of Health.


State Board of Health.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
The secretary of our State Board of
Health has recently read sanitary article
which gave me great pleasure. 1t gratifies
me to find that 1 am not the only sani-
tartan whose profound studies have led to
valuable conclusions.
The secretary states that the usefulness
of Scientific Sanitarian is in proportion
to the extent to which he incurs the dis
like of his townsmen. He clearly shows
that a man who is not hated and cursed by
his neighbors sis of no practical use as a
health officer"
AS an experienced Sanitsrian, heartily
concur in this opinion. We Scientists
are cordially disliked for the simple
reason that we know so much more than
| our neighbors do. Our superior knowl-
edge combined with our lofty philanthropy
| makes US odious to an ignorant and sordid
populace.
Our secretary points out that practis-
| ing physician, who is also health officer,
"will gradually and surely" lose his pro-
| fessional business. And our learned sec
retary clearly shows that this arises from
Cl6 1acG LndG tLe wealthy uatc
| US sanitarians.
This is perfectly correct. My long study
| of this matter has convinced me that as
| soon as man becomes the owner of one
| house which he rents he is thereby con-
| verted into mild rascal and public
enemy. Moreover, his turpitude steadily
| increases with every additional house
| which he obtains, and when he finally be-
comes wealthy landlord" he is almost
invariably william of the deepest dye.
! 1 fully agree with our secretary in the
statement that Scientific Sanitarians are
scarce and valuable articles. He is also
correct in concluding that the only way to
adequately protect the public health is to
have network of sanitary Colonels, Ma
iors and Captains spread over the state, all
| under the control of our Sanitary Com
| manding General; and furthermore that
these officials should all have a salary large
enough to free them from dependence on
an ignorant community. l am, however,
bound to say that while our Secretary
mentions "Colonels," ETC., as important
officers to enforce sanitary discipline by
Furnishing offenders, he makes a mistake
in omitting the name of one official who is
dear to the heart of every true sanitary
soldier, to-wit, the Paymaster. But this
is so we'll understood that it was perhaps
needless to mention it.
| After a careful perusal of this valuable
document can find only one point in
which there is any essential difference of
opinion between the secretary and myself.
He evidently wants to be the Commander
in-chief" of the sanitary army which he
wants raised to keep an appreciative pub
lie in subjection to sanitary regulations.
He also wants fat salary for performing
| his Scientific duties. -
Now 1 want that Office and that fat salary
myself 1 admit that my fellow sanitsrisr
needs the salary, but, as the hideous wolf
called Poverty, has already scratched al
the paint off my front door, need it still
more than he does, and 1 must have it
We Scientists may agree on minor points
but we are not likely to agree in dividing
the spoils. AN OLD SANrrARIAN.