The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-21
Ignorance and ImbeclIity.
Chairman Taber Lays Bare
Diseased Parts Of Clemson
College.

7o TIE E:;,or Of Ta4 State:
ic the later psrc OF jane the com
mit,ee os tie State ooarti Of health
we're instructed to Investigate the cause
and type oe fever at Clemson, and to
repor: the results to tie governor
Tn;s was doae aud the report Of com
mit;ee was puoli~a-d { Throughout the
State. The Register at TIE 10Th o. July
contains sts.enea. by the 'sastse> of
C.emsoo. iu which ;ae7 cri'ic;se tue re-
port Of tae commis.ee, 2nd U;;:ie deny
ing Certain s:asenet;s uada oy saem,
they affirm additionally, hat the exac3-
;oa.iop OF Gleason oy the committee
had oeep ,-ver7 cursory aad imper
feet" Against p7o;ess:ona; ssusiesnen.
sent upoa az important nissioo cc tic
higaess authority Of the State. saese
charges are grave aad eeauos pass un
challenged. TIE committee we're con-
tent to determine tie type of the fever,
aud by request. to make whatever sag
ges;ioas they ,hougas best. Gaey
blamed 20 one. even bv insiaua,ioo,
and we're very glad TO be the means, if
possible, Of reiievirg The officials of
aopleasant embarrassment. 1t is 20 be
geeatly regretted therefore, t6as the
trustees failed to appreciate the delicate
position of TIE committee, aud bave
forced them into prin: ir seIf-deseuce.
The trustees Claim tha, thc 'carsory
and imperfect examination made 5y the
State board of health is showc By toe
fac, that two palpabie errors are alade
in their -epors The DAIRY when they
place uader the baa, rs pcooa5ie
cause Of disease. aas Hot oe:!; OF
pond which had been ailed 10
In reply we beg 20 state, uroc au
,ho.i,v, thzs he prcsea. sl,s of t;as
dairy had bees: a b&thiog paod made
5y the Ca!hoaos and had beet d;lcsi ic
with earth aud hsd saen uade-draiaeei
Ca. Informant ever po;a;etl out
where the dsm s.ood. There could
have been &c motive for cue dee j. 10
;eres.ed 10 the welfare Of Gleason. %
have invented thi: statement. the truth
os witch We nad nei,;:er :ociica;ion.
uor the sighs Il question. IL fact
he statement is apparently confirmed
oy the character Of tee soil aad rs
surroundings.
The trustees in further deoia! Of
our report, assert. that there is Dot
single privy on the Surrounding nils
above the dairy We were informed
,ha, the hills were often used for unsan-
itary purposes 10 place Of the water
closets This was fonod to be true
o. the hill above. ana - the north
.; tie dairy. aud at the foot of the
hisi wi,nin :h,ee o. four fee, q; tie
spring. We found abundant exceemen:i-
.ious matter
THIS condition of t;liogs was really
wor>e 'hao p,i,y on the hilltop. On
ire opposite bill. at me ac.el. there
wsre swo p7ivies-oec at che stable,
wbiea was visited oy myself aud Dr..
R>e-e. and the other az the hotel, ex-
amine.l by Dr. Evans. Somewh hat
Sou,deasye.ly from the dairy IS d"el
lag. whe re. we were informed. there
was add;:iona! privy
Ba, more thao al. these. aad now
ever Incredible. we fornd a spring
(p,ivy , located wi;hiu sae dal:y. 10
Or l. feet from the milk and butter.
aad the room ia wh;ch the 2riyy was
placed vas filed With offensive gases.
Furthermore from tue ground without
the building noxiops gases we're e-cap-
:og. ether from the pipe Of the privy
o. from the sewer. which, strange TO
say, runs within two or three feet os
,ne DAIRY.
We quote again from .Ae trustees,
1a,, cain TIA. .'the statement Is male
;i..ee separate times that ;ae saief
closets Saou!3 DC oar-iae ef 'he oar
racks. aa3 rot ia>ie,,. a.a siou!d be
detached from :aem Il eeact. :i,e
xate- c'ose:5 were se!eevetl from sh.'
o1il3ia.s more ,hsa trro ve.-> ago.
i6;y sa5ssi.u;las but fos and >
as vas inte5ded, the ssa,enee "il be
chaDge9 TO simpe affirmation rhst
sa.er closets sho,l1 cot ae within the
main buildings The report Of tae
committee was hastily prepared aud IL
.:gibly wfi;,ec. hence number Of
typographical erros appear 'Fhe sec
ood time the statement is made ''that
water closets should be detached from
dwellings," has reference plainly aud
anequivocally TO private dwellings,,
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