Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-20
IT HAS FALLEN FLAT
The Salt Lake lDtarmOuntain Confer
eace Not Likely 10 be Held.
CONVENTION IN SAN FRANCISCO
An Excellent Scientific Paper Read
Before II BY DR.. winslow Ander-
sou, Utah Boy.


sanitary convention in this city at an
early date. based on the belief that
prevails throughout the country that
diseased of an epidemicnl character
are liable TO aweep the country during
the GUNNER OF 1893 and that proper
precautions against them should be
taken forthwith. Salt Lake was the
fret city Of Importance in the West 10
advocate n general cleaning up and to
all appearances will be the last 10
move. The sanitary conference
scheme 70 far Rs representation
from cities OF over 10000 population,
west Of the Missouri river IL con-
cerned has fallen figt though Health
Commissioner Beatty Is still Interest,"
ing himself In the matter.
Tho idea OF holding Territorial
sanitary conference IL now being
quietly agitated In case the inter.
mountain gathering fails as expected.
Such convention has just been
brought 10 a close In San Francisco and
q state organization effected with the
following officers: President, DIR. II. ,.
otme OF Los Angeles; first vice.presi.
dent, DIR. w. IL. Mays, San Francisco;
second vice-prtsident, DIR. Nj. kegens-
berger, San Francisco; secretary, DIR.
WinslOw Anderson. San Francisco.
DI. Winslow Anderson IL "a Utah
boy whose early life was spent nj
Springvills and was the adopted sou
OF DIR. Winslow, deceased, to whom be-
longs the distinction Of being the only
person whose body was regularly cree
mated in Salt Lake. The event took place
In Difference TO the DOCTORS wishes,
often expressed during bis life time, Ia
tho Interior Of the block back Of the
Tneater, and is remembered by many
old Residents 10 this day.
Many OF Uiah's sons have won fame
AND fortune in the arts aud sciences
but none, perhaps, have done ~ over
greater obstacles than DIR. Anderson.
lie was one Of the most interchangeable
and perseveriug students imaginable,
aud from poverty anu obscurity he has
tiasn to the proud position he occupies
tOuay, with one Of tho largest practices
OF which any San Francisco physician
can boast, ana his utterances and
writings attract attention among the
medical men Of the country.
The proceedings Of the San Francis
co convention are full OF Interest TO
the public. A synopsis OF them l.
given by the Chronicle OF that city as
follows: In his opening address DIR.
Ruggless made n low romarks upon
the subject OF cholera. He said the
rcstilence was now dormant, but IL
will take all medical skill possible 70
prevent Its breaking out.
Papers ON various phasea Of the gem
crsl subject OF epidemics, anu particul-
AIRY cholera, were read, tho first one
being on the "Relstive Merits OF
Quarantine mud Cleanliness, 4" by Or.
}. II. Lame Of Sacramento. In tue
couTso OF this paper DIR. Lame re-
fcrfed particularly 10 n land
quarantine, but he said tho greatest
safety 10y In the rigid adherence OF
individuals TO the strict rules OF
cleanliness and sanitation. A perfect
land quarantine, he thought, would be
~ difficult OF application as TO be
almost impractica0le, except at an
enormous expense. Pure water, pure
surroundings aud pure air are essential
to the development OF the highest
physical life, and during an epidemic
VI cholera they become mucn more
important.
DR.. Geo. G. Macdonald OF Sausallto
followed with "a paper on "Cholera-
Its Cause and prevention" In this
address DR.. Macdonald dealt with the
practical sui Ject OF the cholera germ,
and he gave fow statistics In conneC-
ton with Its life under certain condi.
tions which are Of interest. Accord.
ipg TO DIR. Macdonald the germ will
live one month In batter and like sub
stances, and about one dry Ia cheese
nnd curds. In boiled milk II will live
indefinitely, provided the infection
takes place after the milk IN boiled. IL
before, the germ will live until the
milk 10 boiled or until 1t starts To fer.
ment. In white wine the germs Will
live Ave minutes and In red wine ten
minutes. Cold coffee will support
them for two hours, imitation coffee,
vita chicory, five hours, cold weak tea
niue days, strong tea one hour and
cocoa for an indefinite period. Spring
water viii hold live germs for from
five TO eight days, well water from one
TO six days and sterilized water about
three months. Sea water will kill
them In four days.
DR.. Mcdonald also gave some rules
These, no advise should be Printed
Gu slips In various languages and dis.
tributed.
DR.. Cluness OF Sacramento read an
instructing paper, "Will the Cholera
Reach America this Season?D which
prospect he thought was imminent.
Following him DIR. S. $. HerTick Of
this city read paper on "The Disposal
OF CITY Refuse" The method he
recommended was cremation, and a
description Of various furnaces formed
the burden Of hig paper.
In the evening the session was
opened by DIR. q. w. Nuiting, who
read DIR. KobeI's paper ON "IGtiology,
Distribution aud Prevention If Land
hul sea Cases" DR.. w. II. McNutt
then said few words upon "Hygiens,"
aud Or. II, =. Orme OF LOs Angeles
read "a Few SANITARY Suggestions in
REGARD TO Cholera, e,c.o
The paper Of the evening, however,
was presented by DR.. Winslow Amber.
son. IL was "Milk; lite AduIteration
and Relation to Infectious Dlseases,V
His paper incluUed not only milk, but
butter cheese, bread, coffee, tea ana
even the familiar beer came la for a
elote analysis. DR.. Anderson has
giveu the matter great deal OF study,
mud his paper wis an account OF his
researches In the local food and LIQUID
supply. lie said that II the butter,
milk, water anu food Inspection was
more thoroughly attended 10 ~ the
city II would Iedbce the death rate at