The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-31

31EI G&y90 ~ sH0 "a ooiO1 ohU 'ho
s BkSSWT authorities of all the
S-y cities, where the first
injection is feared should any case escape
the vigilance of the port guards, are busy
cleaning up and iumigating all suspicious
nests.
But what are the interior cities and
towns doing2 Judging from the conduct
of the Shenandoah borough officials they
are complscently reading the accounts of
the dreadful situation across the water and
waiting for some cases to come here so that
they can see what they look like.
Shenandoah is one of the principal des-
tinations of immigrants from all countries,
healthy and unhealthy, robust and strong,
blind, halt and lame and yet our Borough
Council is as undisturbed over the threat
ening scourage as they would be if it only
had existence in the interior of unexplored
Africa.
Shenandoah has as much reason to be
alarmed as the people of New York and
Philadelphia. One slip of vigilance, one
piece of infected rag, yea even disin-
fected letter from the post Office, may de-
posit microbe in town that within twenty.
four hours would sweep out of existence
every soul in some of the crowded habita-
tions in the borough,
This is an important matter. The Bor.
ough Council should act, and act NOW. It
should be in a position to call into play at a
moments notice an efficient Board OF
Health and tfIectuslly cope with the first
case.
But the first thing Council must do is to
see that there is a general cleaning up OF
public and private properties in all sections
of the town and make all as clean as
possible, and, therefore, make them less
liable to attack
The HERALD to-day publishes two
timely communications. One from a
leading citizen and another from leading
citizen and physician.
Let the Councilmen read these commuai-
cations carefully.
Let the Councilmen act upon the sugges-
tions sustained in the letters.
Let the Councilmen bring themselves to
a relization of the dreadful results that may
hinge upon a moments delay.
Let the Councilmen act NOW.
The writer of the first letter published
below says in a private letter to the editor
of the HERALD; 1T seems to me we are
slow in realizing the danger we are in from
the filth in certain sections of town, and if
you think the above will help stir things
up please publish"
'PEssIMIsT' WRITES
EDITOR HERALD AS we are threatened
with possible visitation of cholera which
Is really an epidemic caused by filth, 70
behooves our Council to take some action
toward putting the town in better sanitary
condition. A large portion Of our people
are utterly ignorant of all sanitary rules,
and, should this disease get hold upon us,
it is likely to cause great many deaths,
By prompt and continued vigorous action
it may be averted and our experience with
smallpox some years ago, and the expense
incurred then, should remind the au'
thorities at the present time that IAN ounce
of prevention is worth pound of cure," b"
l had occasion day or two since to pas:
through Pear alley from Coal TO Lloyd
streets, and the stencil encountered wa,
sufficient to deter one from going that WI
again in hurry. 1t is not necessary Il
specify localities, the Sanitary Commtte,
of Council, which, 1 take it, is empowered t,
act it cases like this, can readily locate th,
disease. breeding parts and are, think