The sun., 1893-02-12
mas srzrros czrEs . sN rils WOMEN
She s.eeest- Thtpss that They Can DO n
InnrnNc the Citx.e Sfrcete.


TO THE EDITon OF THE SuN-Sr, Complaints
as to the pressht condition OF this city are
numerous. but suggestions as to n remedy are
few. Having poured out the vlals OF our
wrath on the city author oriti es, ] letus consider
our individual responsibilities In the uniform
dirt and disorder OF our streets. cars. and all
public places. Neither the wisdom OF Solomon
nor the strength OF samson, with two millions
OF dollars annually to back them. could keep
this city clean while million OF people do
their uttermost TO make re otherwise. Respect-
able men and women tear UP letters In In.
flnitesimal pieces and scatter them on the
sidewalks; lawless boys pull, down sheets OF
Advertisements and toss them up and down
the streets; mflkmen leave huge carts all cd
with tin cans standing on tho Boulevard all
day Sunday. .i,.'aa.
But to take up the nuisanoes in the order Of
their obtrusiveness. let us begin with tho pa
pors. which are IN ost easily disposed OF. though
most claring in appearance. They are an ele-
ment OF danger. too: blowing about. they
neighborhood to another. We fumigate letters
from vessels that have had contagious. dis.
E!tais.. asylpms. jails. prisons. tenement
houses, Ts and the slums OF our city sport with
While t'ommissioner Brennan and His stsi:
ars caps ,4tses s Labor with the ssows At sea end
women Of This city t" ses what they Me can nd do to
relieve. the plehorc ash barrels. which have
tne, pfeYsnted fn moss pathetic appoarance In our
ddIsrosrng e The rapers Eacl mistress Of
CONAN are burnod on her premises. either In
the range. the furnace. on the pavement in her
to be blown through THO streets as .socn.as the
ashes are smptied. Women should teach the
in their places OF business, anpnot allow their
ianitors to to sweep out bushels OF napers TO 1T:
after they have BEEN nicely ;0 cleaned @ sG 'Hss ws
h have any pity orainan ces forbtddins people 70
Mayor Giroy % to haVe item printed hisf IN large
letters lett and posted in all public places: In our
With our children. and ~ In % our Titenens S0te to
Important question: Women should take sui:
are not violated and offenders are reported.
~ Having ,disposed Of thY papers .housekeep.
easily scraped and the thin skin burned. Which
thick and thtowps 9aS lie 'e reass s into e Ss fSs
ash barrel Egg shells, bones, coffee grounds.
This done, the ashes. Kept dry and free from,
tSe Sc 81 out a s
in Long sap S and dfs Nsw o5 Ss n' swamp 'n0'
,nmily that It could be easily disposed Of in
2 small pcrtabl furnace could be used in the
Gaek ne + yara w IN TIE sumner Women are study
study enough Of tho science Of chemistry to
dispose Of garbage in the most approved man
per. with tho best deodorizers and fire.
II his city is ever to to clean ed won en- must
take hold OF the work.. The dear men have
tried two or three centuries: they have
wriggled. twisted over the problem, talked.
petitioned, iegslateG. used strong language.
held the Street Commissioners up In their
metaphysical tweezers In long, sermons and
editorials. but all to no purpose, because they
forthwith empty their scrap baskets full Of
papers. cigar stumps. tootapicks. red tape and
oil; into the streets.
You never see papers scattered about in the
streets OF London or Paris. nor anything ON
the floors OF even third-ciass oar in England
But In all our American cities and yillaCes
papers are flying In all directions. and our
cars. especially in tho West, are more like pIv
pens. Mt the end of days journey. than trav-
cling conyeyqnces for the sovereign people OF
As the Exposition Is to open in Chicago IN a
few months. We shall have visitors here from
all parts of the world. and their first im-
preston OF US ms people will be made by the
appearance OF the streets OF our metrOpolia
But the most critical visitor landing on our
shores in the spring will be the ch olera a stern
Judge who will pry into all the hooks and COR
nors. the lanes and courts. and punish us for
our sins in dark places, Unless we make a
thorough cleaping of all our cities we shall
FISK the success Of the E9ppsfti9n, altogether
ouryouth an excuse.foraH oilr shorteoninpe
for foreigners will Judge Of our civilization By
the order and cleanliness OF our cities and
people. ELIZABETH CADY STANToN.