The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-26
WINDOWS OF THE SOUL.
SOME METHODS or KEEPTNG THE
PAyES bright AND CLEAR.
The Eye-G Glass Peddler shut Out OF Buha-
10. y. Y.--Efective Quarantine
MIX and Diphtheria.

l. By using the eyes too constantly at
a short distance as in reading and writ
ing Eyes at birth are. as rule. adapt
ed TO all distances. but by using them too
much at short distances, they become
| hear-sighted.
. nv using the eyes 10 constantly ara
too long nc a time The eyes snould
never be used when they ache, pain or
| smart. or when vision is weak or blurred.
B. Bv using the eyes when weak from
sickness. especially after recovering rom
measles. scarlet fever or whooping couSh.
Use AZ guch times produces permanent
/ injury ana maLy defective eyes.
a. Bv using the eyes In insuihclenl lshl'
also I'm q glaring nickering or direct light.
g. Bv inattention 10 slight inhamma-
| tion or defects Of the eyes. Such eases
shorrd receive immediate attention from
! Tho oculfst or best physician attainable.
| C0lored glasses and goggles shoulu ne
avoided. unless by the physician adVice'
! Avoid an nafent eve-washcs and travel
! Inc eroctario vendors Much trouble ls
| caused b,. the use Of misht spectacles. Inc
| eye is TOO precious an organ with Whieh ~
| tri1o Books poorly printed WIN sum
| type and door paper. should not pe I'iu.
| Never read when lying down or "Ho"
the eyes arc inGlmed, painful or iatlsueu.
The head should be held erect
| bending over the BOOK. ...,,,,
Apropos. the Mayor OF Buffalo y. y
viii not permit the sale or spectae'es ID
.ro ef-a.t Dc. wonders. and every license
granted TO a rolIler bears The clause 40
| ore-.ilsrre o-e to DO sold under this n-
ccuee" Tho MAYOR very properly hoida
that De has the power 20 forbid the sale
OF suoetaolo- on The ground that tho eyes
not being scientifically tested before pun
chase great injury might result TO the
purch1 .r
NATIONAL QUARANTINE
The following IS o. verbatim copy Of an
editorial aDne airing in "a recent number
! OF The Medical News,
The President On his message and the
( Secretary of ihe Treasury in bis annual
report. show lively appreciation or me
/ defects of oar quarantine laws. Both rec
ognizo that their inefiiciency IS ate TO lack
| of uniformity and cooperation.
The secretary recommends that inc law
/ Of 1898 De amended $50 that national quar-
/ antine regulations shall everywhere pre-
/ vail and thar local interference with tnem
/ shall Doc imp0 -'tlo. This Jaw should also
| Doe so amended that the secretary or me
! Treasury may promptly establish a quar-
| aut.ne station whenever or wherever pun-
| lic safety demands 30. without regard 10
| state or local establishments or 3uthor.-
! tics.
THE President sees in tho marine hosp.-
! tai service tho proper agent for putting
! these IDEAS into effect. and recommends
/ chat lia powers he sufficiently enlarged TO
| acc0mpI sh these ends. viz.-that the
| functions Of national quarantine ard the
! suDerri ION OF tho public health Doe dele
| gated 10 the Marine Hospital Service.
Insecure tenure of Office is serious. If
quarantine Subject 10 political changes.
| or even hastv. popular whims how can
! ono expect that officials under such clr-
| cumetanccs win Doe thoroughly efficient
The defects ~ this system have just
/ boon glaringly demonstrated ih Loui Jana,
where the officers Of the state Board ~
| Health. probably as Efficient MS any have
/ been compelled 90 ign by an outbursr
0f ponuar c'amor
bubble aq they may over inv9sl0ns of
not fatal weakness of the State or local
state rights. Sc is about time for The
/ people 20 perceive chat. in some matters.
/ Federal authority must be supreme and
/ one OF these is tho protection or the
country from alien disease. and The man
acemout of epi1emics when such occur.
| III 20 these powers could be added aur
I thority 70 compel municipalities 20 adopt
modern sanitation, the situation would be
| quite ideal
MILK AND DIPHTHERIA.
The following. which IS taken from the
Maryland Medical Journal applies equally
as well % the city Of Richmond.
In attempting 90 stamp ont dIphtherh
I'm Baltimore. the local health board has
many obstacles to meet That the public
schools play am important part in spread
ing This disease. Few doubt. The common
drinking cup and pail Of water give
every opportunity Tor the spread OF tho
organisms.
Tn tho American Journal Of the Medical
Sciences for December Or. W. T. Howard,
or Cleveland. records the history OF am
outbreak of diphther'a which was clearly
traced 10 o. dairy farm ON which ono of
tho bands had had bad sore throat
While milk is frequently blamed for tho
spread OF typhoid fever and scarlet fever
90 ls comparatively rare than ana outbreak
OF dIphthcria can De traced $50 quickly
to one source u milk supply as Dr. How
ard and the local health officer Dr.
Hopkins. dl.
This only shows that while the Health
Department OF baltimore IS looking for
the cause ~ diphtheri1 and trying 10
stamp f. ont the milk supply OF The CITY
should not escape examination. and what
Is more important stu tho city ani
state should unite on some bill % De pre-
scented to tho next Legislature by which
not only the milk I'm Baltimore. hut the
dairies. however remote. supplying this
milk, should he subject 20 rigid inspection
and sanitary police control
HYGIENE or SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
in "a paper or Some Of tho Dangers
Arising from Slaughter Houses" Charles
W. Stiles. zool0gist Of tho United states
Bureau ~ Animal Industry. comes TO
the following conclusions:
T. 4 well-rogulated system Of slaughtcr
houses is as necessary 70 the public
health as Is n weli-regulated system az
schools 20 the public education.
. Every slaughter house As q centre Of
disease for the surrounding country.
spreading trichnosls. hog cholera. swine
plague and other bacterial diseases
O. The important factors concerned I'm
spreading these diseases are 0fal feeding,
drainage. rats and dogs.
e. These diseases may be greatly held
IN check and in some cases. entirely
eradicated i'm two ways: First. by
reduction I'm the number Of premises on
which Strengthening Is allowed on which
account f. Is urged as an important that
there be n segregation Of the slaughter
houses SO that all the butchers - any
given town will be compelled TO do an
their killing In q common enclosed and
restricted area In abandoning slaughter
houses care should DO taken 20 destroy
the rats. I'm order 20 prevent the spread
OF infection. Second. by regulating the
factors concerned in spreading the dis
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