Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-06-23
WOMEN AND SANITATION.
Splendid work Done FOR the Con-
servntion of Public Health.

serNuttou OF fubltr healtn.
The organized movement among wO-
men against nulsances mcuacing pub
lie health was started 10y "A manure
heap, says the Denver News. 4 hand
full of New York women, who sound,
when the wcathercock pointed In a
certain direction, that unbearable
odOrs were borne on the breeZes In the
vicinity of their homes, investigated
the matter and had the owner of the
nuisance Indicted. After the complete
success of this venture they secured a
charter from the state of New York
and became an organization for tho
purpose of sanitary Improvement Of
the city, uLdrr the name of the La
dies Health Protective association.
The abolshing Of nuisances that is
the result OF this organization justilies
the prOverb, at is an Ill wind that
blows nobody good"
The garbage question was q most
formidable one. But the association
had become n mighty combination of
several hundred determined women,
and i gave the street cleaning depart
ment no peace until proper arrange
mcnts existed for quickly and com.
pletely removing refuse from the
streets.
In Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Brook
| lyn there are branches of the health
association, which was Incorporated
under national charter In 1891.
| Their achievements and aims are simi-
lar to those of their New York sisters,
though naturally each has work pecul-
lar to itself and to local conditions.
The indianapolis Sanitary associa.
ton. which is the pioneer in the middle
west, has standing committees on
schoolhouses,c clean sidewalks and clean
streets, on market houses, parks, hos
pltnls and dispensnries. In many New
Jersey towns. notably Orange and
Montclalr, women's town Improvement
societies are performing sanitary work
based on that of the Health Protective
association. Every one of these has
made the fur fly In regions of It's actiy.
lty. 1t Is now the custom In Indian.
apolis for the inspector sent out by the
city sanltarnn (as the head Of the
health department is called, In re.
sponse to complaint Of the Woman's
Sanitary association. to report directly
to the association, which Is practically
n regular part Of the city health de-
partmcnt.
OF the work that has been done In
small towns that of the Montclair CN.
j. Town Improvement association
most merits notice. Moutclair women
have Christened their work the newer
pntriotism,' and so effective has been
their enthusiasm that they have rcvo-
lutionizcd the methods Of getting rid of
the towns garbage, instigated a new
sewerage system, and secured q supply
Of perfectly pure milk from their milk
dealers. The last mentioned reform
was accomplished by the women Of the
Improvement association visiting every
dairy in the neighborhood at regular in
terNals and blackliSting those in which
the cows were given improper food or
the bottles not well washed The dairy.
men soon came to terms, and lest they
go back to their former careless habits
the association has made a map show.
ing the location Of every dairy that
sends milk to the town. Copies of this
are freely distributed, and when q
housekeeper wants to know what kind
OF milk she Is getting she can take her
map, put on her bonnet and visit the
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