The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-30
THE TIMES DOCTOE.
He Takes About Boiling Milk-The Enect'
Of siimulsnts.

Recause winter IS with Us. II does not
remove the necessity of using Dolle" ui''H'
and boiling the water employer loi uiih
ing and cooking purposes
V-bln II is true that cholera epidemics
,,rcvau I'm hot weather, the scolree OF
tvnboid fever is with us TO as great an
ovfeut in the winter IA In the summer
In these talks the wisdom OF Dollihs
milk has been dwelt upon. Doub'less an
nc the Times readers saw the afucIe
bo.dcd "Ufs BUSINESS Ruined" which
apueared In its columns two or ulIee
weeks ago. The notice in question referr-
ed TO a milk dealer to whom was traced
tho spread Of an epidemic OF diphtheria.
The dealer himself had had mild at
tack of the disease and through MIN
and mis- ware thus his customers were
affected.
Tho practice Of subjecting milk TO boil
ing heat before consumption, has OF late
been widely adopted in European couh-
tries where hygcnic measures receive
much more attention from pubic antho1-
ties than they do with Us. Witness Ut.
Irviug's letter dn Sundays Tines 10
Or. Wyman. Of the L. ). Marine Hospi'-
al service Pardon the dgressio1 D. but the
instance IS such good example OF tn'
state of afalrs. that cannot resist going
".
wing of the existence Of smallpox in q
rortion Of this state. and asked him TO
tala tho necessary measures 20 prevent
its sproad. pr Irving who rs Secretary
Of the state Board Of Health rephed thdt
"Tbe LEGISLATURE of Virginia failed 10
make any appropriation whatever 10 the
maintenance Of the Board, and That II Is
holding together with the hone Of edu"dt-
ING the peoulo so the needs Of state
boaI,b hoard. and viii make another
effou ~ get an appropriation When me
LEGISLATURE assemblies ir leao. IN Vie"
Of the failure. the whole state must run
The risk Of. an epidemic. u j. IeaIv
c,go of "penny wise. pound foolish.
NJ ,.t.,ru ~ fbc subject: II mas been
eaid that milk. in the proc ess of boxing Is
derived Of its nutrient properties anu
also IFS accessibility; but it has been PROV
rd beyond all doubt. that milk. ait''
boiling. is not only more easily diSesie''
hut has actually a higher nutrient N'I"e
that i'm the raw state. Ana ~ mas hreu
further shown that infants fed on non sl
, min, have Il much lower death rate thdh
those fed on unboled milk
ARE WE DEGfNERAT1SG?
=, a., editorial under this head. an
.blc medical journal comes TO the CON
rlI.ion that i'm most respects we are I'm
! ,.r,,.ips. The working classes receive ll
Tho amount and purchasing power "I
tboir wages twice as much as they %
Hftv years ago; their tood rs "'1'''
and their houses healthier. In pohhl9 ~
food. sanitation and means OF chan- ''t
{ air and scene. it may he safely saId ma
every class now IiVcr under hel''I sum
fary conditions than at the LcE'HhH'-
,of tbis century PIsvCntablc diseases
/ bovo much diminished and some have
UcII-uIgh disappeared. II is WeH-khoNi
maj the average duration Of human llt'
has much increased, but this may be oW
iuf, TO greater care, better hygiene aht
increased SIKH in medicine, adding 10 th'
lives of the more weakly members WIN
ont increasing the tale Of the years 81
the healthy ones. on the other hand
| there are dangers 10 the healthy groWil
J Of some classes in our population whlcf
would be foolish 10 leave out of sight
! The dIminutiou of the rural population
and of the employments which harder
/ the muscles and the prevalence Cf in
| temperance in food and drink. thredteI
| TO lower tho tone of public health. II
/ the large manufacturing towns. we al
ready see The results i'm q Stuntcd anr
! bloOdlcss population. These sources o
| degeneration must be Combated by put
| ting into operation healthy Influences auC
! teaching ne people TO attend TO the law.
! of hygiene.
sTIMULASTs.
IT has been pointed out that the testi
/ mony of physicians is almost unanimou.
! against alcohol for children in health
t The small percentage of nutrient mate
/ rials i'm wines or beer is more than oiisc
| by the injuries 10 digestion and the nerv
I Gus system. Al the best physicians as