The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-07-26
MOUND CITY. MO.

II was my great pleasure to Wis
il my parents on Little Blaine last
October. Owing to limited time
we were unable To visit all our
friends, to many Of whom We owe
debts Of gratitude for favors In 9TH
or days. II was matter Of regret
10 me that was unable To comply
with the cordial request Of Bro.
French to preach In his pulpit in
the city OF Louisa.
II was six years ago .ast May
since my departure from Little
Blaine for Elmo, Missouri. Alas,
how many whom had known in
the neighborhood Of home, and adj
joining ncighborhoods, have since
then passed over the river. How
missed many Of them. And yet:
Fond memory, TO her duty true,
Brings back their faded forms to
view,
How life-like through the mist OF
years,
Each well-remem bered face APP
pearsl
We see them as in times long past /:
From each 10 each kind looks are
cast;
We hear their words, their smiles
behold.
They're round us rs they were OF
old"
Since my return homo almost
every letter from Little Blaine has
contained some item OF sad news,
each il possible sadder than the
preceding one. The last letter
from my father speaks Of the pain.
full affection Of brother Anderson
l.. Moore. God grant that his suf-
fering may be but for little season
and that he may be restored to
health.
1t does seem TO me from what
learn through private eorrespon-
dence and through the NEws that
Big Sandy, and especially Little
Blaine, furnishes more than an
equal share Of victims 10 the mon
ster, death. How fast the death
roll swell on Little Blaine ;and with
very few exceptions those deaths
are chronicled are young and mid
die aged persons. Whether ! am
entirely correct in believing that
the death rate is greater in the
particular locality referred to than
in other neighborhoods or not il
can not harm to call attention to q
few fruitful sources Of diseases, the
avoidance OF which would no doubt
prevent much suffering, and les
sen the death rate. | do this with
nothing but respect and love for all
Impure Water.-A large pei
cent. Of disease is the result Of i'm.
pure water. Big Sandy abounds il
pure water, but it also abounds il
impure water. When the water il
taken from wells that are properly
protected and from fountain head.
it is pure cool and invigorating
But much OF the water used is tax
en- from springs found in ravineI
and from creeks. This water is al
ways more or less impure from tn,
rotten logs, leaves and other de
caying vegetable matter through
which the water passes. A thou
sand times when working on tn,
hill at home have / stopped anC
drank from spring, the water o
which ! knew had passed through
heaps Of rotten logs and decayinl
vegetable matter. The bottom o
these springs are often covered
with vermine. The thousand lit
tie curious worms that we see ar,
simply development o: the ami
malculas in the water which W,
cannot see without the aid OF a mi
crOscOpe. These animalcula thriv,
on impurities, and soon grow TO b,
visible. They are in these littl,
springs because the conditions are
favorable for the growth Of impuri
ties. This water brings on disease
especially fever.
Poor HOUSES by poor house.
that do not afford sufficient protec
! ton. Any man who is acquainted
on the two forks OF Little Blaine
Brushy, Rich creek and Georges
creek knows that many OF thu
homes OF farmers, and many o
them able to do better, too, are no
good hOmes-infact, many Of then
hardly fit TO live in. i believe In,
kitchen is generally the mOst De
'ective part Of the house. Many aNt
after the primitive style-wash,
iron, cook, eat and sleep in the
same room but these are not al
ways the most uncomfortable
homes. 1t i generally the house
with a kitchen, with a chimney,
that smokes, roof that leaks, and
| cracks iu unanv insf.tnc,.- through