Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-05-11
,NUNCLEAN PEOPLE.
GREAT MASS OF HUMANITY
M LACKS CLEANLINESS

0O0 Pro'
"a. Nice Folks
!. no immediate danger Of my
Ihelo millionaire's grave, and yet
sling things have happened. Either
stIalSi may fall heir to colossal for
you % 7 don't lose sleep over the pros
tune ,iself nor need you, my dear, but
leei ~ World of ups and downs who can
u UNI mat day may bring forthf i
tell W " tell you few Of the things l
Snau 70 do with my possible millions?
PRIME 2 he first place. l shall build bath
ID ,ns and stock them with soap, per
a l.,ss and towels for humanity at large
i it to saving the soul comes the care
Nea Aso body. and most people are fully
o. t w of the one as the other. In
y M - nv manner Of thinking saneti-
assu on1 in an unwholesome body would
hardly worth the keeping.
a,olare unto you ana If l do not
i. tbe truth come forth and dispute
va 20 who can, that the masses Of man
u.s. isi 4 1,row less about cleanliness than
hl !saa1s do, Watch the old cat sitting
aD, aho SIM or by the corner of the kitchen
!. W. Washing her face and cleaning her
NJ us She enters into the thing with
-,,ote understanding that cleanliness
VO lLp. her a more welcome Preside COM
pi .n;on rs well as a healthier cat and a
i Pan,, self respecting member Of society.
Ia I'D delights in its morning bath more
: s.+ontatiously than in its breakfast. |
S ts,s seen horses at the seashore who rev
alad in n "dip" far more than any human
GOV did. A dog will not enter your pres
s MOO if there is any soil upon his person
Inch his own limited ingenuity can re-
nova and the most beatitic experience
II pampered poodle is its perfumed
hath and careful shampoo.
Now, take the case Of humans. There
/. not a day of my life that business
dealings do not force me into companions
min with people who are both unWhole-
.ome and repulsiye by reason Of lack Of
narsonal cleanliness. l ride with them,
walk by their side, l sit next them
They dress we'll, their clothes are of eX-
nensye material and carefully made,
Init they bear about with them an aroma
NJ stale cuticle and closed pores. From
weeks end to weeks end these men and
women do no more than dip their hands
ina little water and rub off their faces
with inadequate wash cloths. Ii the
natural smoke of Chicago settles upon
such portions of their anatomy as are
exposed, they dab il off with hard water
and cheap soap, or they counterfeit 1t
with filthy powder rags. They go for
weeks time without a change Of IN
derwear to save laundry bills, and they
sleep in the same fannels that they wear
by day,
Agood, thorough bath IS as unknown
to them as Gods grace to lost soul, and
for my part would rather encounter a
thug with club. You can dodge club,
but you can't escape an odor. Ride for
an hour in one of our cars, either cable,
horse or steam; could anything be worse
without it was a stock transit? And yet
all these unwashed and unwholesome
people pride themselves, and often most
justly, of being good citizens, well edu-
Gated and circumspect. They would re-
sent the idea Of being classed outside the
circle of gentlemen and ladies' They
never sneeze in your presence without
begging pardon, nor commit any breach
Of the proprieties without the keenest
anguish of remorse for the misdeed.
Their crime against society, then, is not
an active. one. 1t is merely the result Of
a neglected education. Their parents
believed in making the. obedient, no
doubt, and polite and well behaved.
They had them taught to dance and play
the piano and speal; French, but they
forgot to teach them cleanliness.
The poor and uncared for we expect to
take as we find them, and by means Of
prayer faith and good works raise them
TO higher levels. But what shall be done
Tor the folks who ought to know enough
OF the laws of hygiene and beauty to
Keep clean, but who in fact know as lit
Tie as the totally ignorant and the very
poorr When | get my millions, then l
shall erect 600 lighthouses right here in
Chicago, and | shall legislate laws that
snail make cleanliness compulsory,
Women shall find it more profitable to
goto the bathhouse than to the club, and
men shall find more attraction in the
physical laundry than in the saloon.
There shall be no possible entree for the
careless keeper Of the beautiful body into
either saloon, street car or public assem-
Dlage of any sort. He shall be Stunned
Ike leper, and when his case is pro-
bounced hopeless there shall be mod
efn Molallai fitted up for his habitation,
mat he may trouble the olfactories Of the
Sons and daughters Of earth no more for
ever.
Another thing that shall do with my
money will be to prosecute cruel team.
sters by means Of its powerful potency
Inc policeman who stands at the corner
OF Lake street and Fifth avenue tells mt
mat since occupying that post he has lost
Inc little faith he ever had in mans
ooasted humanity.
Another thing will do with my money
viii be to provide for the patient, TN
complaining poor,