Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-08

enable bounds by municipal enactments TO
insure a vigorous manhood, lessen the death
rate and train the race for the exacting de-
mands of future citizenship Food lnspec-
tons, sanitary plumbing. healthy venrila-
ton, public recreations. c,eaniy surround
ings, public baths and other hygienic and
athletic opportunities and facilities are all
in the line of public Institutes and training
schools for vigorous and stalwart manhood
The conventional restrictions of advancing
CIVILIZATION must be counteracted by proper
remedial agencies, other wise effer1inacy
democracy. disease and gradual extinction
viii ensue. Aggregation Is death producing
Stagnation is death itself. SEGREGATION is
health-inspiring. 1t is part of the So
biologist tn 50 adjust the vital factors OF
these perplexing problems that the heaven
ordained giant may not be mummyized
into pigmyhood or nsinimizei into dudeism
or emaclated into galvanized skeletons
cities sHcIi1 have Reservoirs OF pure afr
as well as reservoirs Of pure water and the
means for circulating the former should
be as complete as for the latter Compell-
ing people to inhale the death-germs Of an
infected atmosphere is no less criminal than
compelling them 10 drink the water OF a
poisoned reservoir. Air moving over rods
OF street rot, through alleys OF diseased
NTH. under archways OF buried death-germs
over cesspools OF llqueiied pestilence, i'm
billing and bearing upon its breath this con.
centrated current of infectious products
into the lungs and systems Of thousands
who are crowded together in these miser-
able localities. becomes a bosom Of destruc-
ton, a sirocco of death Omen up in the
midst of one of these districts OF the city
public square. with its green sward, ample
foliage, graded walkways, comfortable sit
tings and delightful fountains, and invite
therein the weak-lunged, bent-formed limb
vearied, careworn, weary workers of the
vicinity. With their children and infants to
sit long enough. at least, to allow the pure
air OF that blessed acreage TO sweep through
their weakened lGngs its fnvigorating life
imnartinC nd rstfHl .ha
beats of their sluggish Calculations and
impart the glow of health to impaired sys-
TENS. and You have planted an Eden in a
valley or death. Broaden the paved streets
ana avenues leading TO this public square.
and border them with luxuriaut shade con-
meet public square with public square until
every section of the city is supplied then
with driveways link them to suburban
parks and complete the grand circuit of
healthy circulation. This is the present
endeavor of the park commissioners, and
this should be the ambition Of all public
spirited citizens.
The Park MOVEMENT in New York
New York city has taken a bold step in
this advancing movement and while ap-
preciatins the Battery, Bowling Green and
City Hall parks-historic grounds-and ad-
ding Washington. Union, Madison and many
other squares Of taste and beauty to differ
ent localities. she has opened up her Gen.
Sai TAIN Vi cvV acres, Tor the rest and
recreation Of her moving masses. and az n
driveway for her pleasure-seeking people
recognizing the fact that the political as
well as the physical and moral health OF
her people is largely due to such an en-
vironments.
This park is two and half miles long
one-haif mile wide, and contains S6T acres
or this, fifty-five acres are In meadow fifty.
four acres in smaller glades of turf: Aof
acres In rocky and woody surface; forty.
three acres In six sheets Of water, the
largest being twenty acres: fifteen acres ir
riding-ways; ffty-two in carrfage-ways
thirty-nine In walk-ways; the reservoir.
ana other spaces embrace the remainine
acreage. There are five and a half mile,
OF ride-ways; nine and a half miles of car
riage-ways; twenty-eight miles of walk
ways. The average breadth Of the drive
ways is fifty feet, and Of the walk-way.
thirteen feet. The number of visitors Il
| this park exceeds 10000 daily. and about
10.00O0O0 yearly. The cost of this park, in
Guiding the original purchase. Is about