Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-10
COMMUNICATION.
The old Sanitarian Rej oices over the Passage of the Plumbing ordinance, Regrets That 1t is Not aswiser Law and Again A six 6 fer Office.


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 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 My heart is three-quarters full of joy and one quarter full of sorrow in consequence of the passage of the plumbing ordinance. My grief is caused by the fact that this ordinance is only half way measure. It does not give to US, Sanitarians, the is sad to think how many lives we could save every day in the week if we only had all the Money and all the Power we need to fully control the ignorant owners of houses.
 But, with all these drawbacks, this ordi- nance is triumph for Science because it is distinct recognition of OUR superior knowledge of all things pertaining to hu- man life. trust the Board of Health will at once ask for supplementary ordinance so that the good work can go on without intolerance. Perhaps, after all it may be people to being ordered by sanitary wisdom:
 As an educator of the public, this ordi- nance will undoubtedly prove successful because it tells architects and builders so many things they never knew before. For instance, it directs that "drain and soil pipes shall have a fall toward the drain or sewer." This instruction could only be given by Scientist whose profound stud ies had taught him that water has preju- dice against running up hill. It will pre- vent ignorant architects from planning drain pipes with rising grade. Another very valuable mandate is that ''pipes shall bo run as direct as practicable. J Hitherto, builders have been in the habit of putting all pipes in houses az indirect and crooked as possible simply be- | cause they did not know the great Sani- tary fact that the shortest distance between two points is straight line. A matter | not heretofore thought of is contained in the requirement. that "all pipe shall be of good quality, and defective pipe, when dis covered shall be removed and replaced by good pipe" Unfortunately, nothing i, l said as to what shall be done with poor pipe, which has not been discovered"
 But. although this ordinance is treas ury of information, and should be regard. ed as boon to architects and builders, as | an old sanitarian, feel bound to say that | it contains one section which conflicts with genuine Science. It directs thai "waste pipes from refrigerators shall moi | be connected with sewers without being | trapped" This section must be printers | error, because our board of health has en dorsed the opinion that "a corpse in { refrigerator would do no harm so long a. it's presence was not known"
 | However, many of the defects and omis sions in this sanitary measure are cured by the fact that the ignorant public are dis tinctly told how to do only portion oi the plumbing. The remainder is to b. done "as directed by the Board of Health. This gives us lever whereby we can dis | cipline any one who ventures to question our infallible knowledge of Science.
 But what avails our profound knowledg' if we do not have More Money! Falstaf said: ''I can get no remedy for this con sumption of the purse" Now, my purs, has not only got the consumption, but i also has acute gastritis; nothing stays 1T it's stomach.
 In view of this fact and of the debt dut me for my sanitary researches, I ask why l should not have some gravy and be ap pointed Scientific Sanitary Inspector oi Plumbing at a good salary? Shall tn, American Eagle soaring on tireless pinionl mount above the azure clouds and at on, imperial glance behold our magnifcen country stretching in gorgeous panoram, from the pine-clad hills of Maine to tn, . shining portals of the Golden Gate; iron the splendid chain of inland seas to thu balmy tropical waters of the gulf; shal he behold our immense network of rail roads, our factories pouring forth murk. clouds which tell of the industry within our ever-spreading and opulent cities ant our fertile hills and valleys covered witt countless tokens of prosperity, and no see ME installed in office as Scientist Perish the thought. Whoopl Give me tn office at once, so that Sanitary Science cal be vindicated AN OLD SANITARIAN