New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-24
TIE Useful NEIGHBOR.

THE USEFUL NE1GHBOf.
.o.- .xnor,ences would fill large book SAID
Dr BENEDICT land we have become ~ "O .
70 things that would under ordiha'! ,,.
stances vex and displease a man Una. an, Of
notice them The great trouble Is 'ha' i'""s
49, IGNORANT neople with whom We are oro"s"'
,,o co,t.c, do not believe that the physic'an
diagnosis was correct and that there wa 49,,
a necessity for fumigation In cases WY"
pat,ent dies there Is little dimcuity III COW ,''',e
those who are left that 1t was case ., ',p'',, 49,,
sma,nox or whatever 1t was reported 10 NE ny INV
,,ond,rg nhvsician But when the patent reco'-
- ,b. affections to fumigation begin win an
.xpression of opinion to the doctor kho"'e'se
which would not be conducive to his genera poP"'
larity. ,,o..
".What' a man will say. want 10 III, III! 49,
f,,,l of nasty smoke and drive us all OUT Vi "o
rd hom. inst because the baby had sore throd'-
nil T ouess NOT and then the man THINKS 'ha'
he has won the battle. But he mas NOT ",''' "
though the precautionary measures may ,
means OF saving him and his FAMILY from LUZ NC
trouble he becomes the sworn enemy Oh '"o uo.
who mt I'D the Job on him. have never nau
rv vioIent protest from people who believed that
49, ,rcumstances warranted the actien. because
no matter how ignorant or how anxious " "'o'u
temporary disorder the people may pe' '"e NV
~ family predominates. and they stand ny ana sec
US work and say nothing ~,
"One Of our best allies in the tenemeht-house o'>
., q, snxious mother often gives us tip on the
shiect OF violation OF the sanitary regulations anu
we can tell by the way the reports are mace tia'
g., telling on Mrs Posnanski or Mrs u Hraoy' WI o.
san,uelinski or Mrs. Murphy Is getting even OH
a old score and Is doing her family and the
to-. . good turn at the same time. Only rev
weeks ago we sent our men TO mousse Ill '"'
pss,on district where there had been q case or
a,nhtheria The pan containing the fumgatihs
material had been properly placed ana '"e ma II
d,d NOT go until the fumes had begun 10 HI 'he
infected apartment. That day we had a can from
q man living in the same house. VINO came " say
,hat our man had hardly gone when the tenant OF
w ,,a,od nlace had thrown a bundle OF wet
- a. cha f,,miCating pan and that the place
10 rocs,ved twenty minutes fumigation instead
=, .,ybt hours OF course we went back ana gave
,,o n,.ce another dose. and that was allowed 10
burn all right
RRAsS BUTTONS EFFECTIVE.
,,o Health Board officers say that although there
&c general Willingness on the part OF ciV%e"s u
| comnlv with the regulations there Is not dav "he
,e obstacle IS not placed in the way OF the in
| .,oc.ors and the men VINO do the fumigating In
sou - ouard against delay which might result
,ro,, the objections the Health Department sends a
no,,ca officer with its own men in all Instances where
| opposition is anticipated.
| .The brass buttons" said an inspector. usualI!
,.,n,, tho neople TO their senses and give them &c
| aars,and that opposition Is useless and they sub
| Wit hut they do 1t with growl OF protest Bu
thore are appreciave people also. and In the tene
| ment-house district at that. know or one case
| whore family forced to move into the pool
| part OF town and into house that did not look a.
| al inviting and became less so on inspection The
| ou,or came here and asked timdly and with many
| .xcrses ~ the place could not be fumigated She
| d,sl,ked 10 take her family there before that ha(
been done She made no complaint she said notnini
| ohor. having seen better days. but her whole de