The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-15
The PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
he says that Scientific Sanitary
Plumbins IL the best preventive.
A Model City Illustrated.


citizens sanitary committee on the Pre-
vention OF Disease
Owing to the insupportable heat OF the
evening the audience was small. but those
present paid the strictest attention and
were charmed with Mr.. Hyde's splendid
oratory.
Among the audience were 4 number Of
the well known plumbers OF the city.
The speaker was introduced by General
Waties. the chairman of the citizens SAM
tary committee.
Mr. Hyde after deprecating the warmth
of the evening, prefaced his remarks by
an allusion to the drawbacks with which
the laboring element have to contend.
We talk OF the honor OF labor. and the
sweetness of an humble home. but II
would take a strange imagination to make
homes OF the rat holes IN which many oil
The aborers of this country live. Undos
this condition much of the present wages
Of labor is expended in medicines doctors
bills and drink. Capital should pay the
strictest attention TO the health OF labor.
| believe that there should be non-po-
liical board of public health and hygiene
established in the United States.
The prevention of disease should be the
crowniug science of the Twentieth century
and America should become the leading
exponent OF 1t. The close OF the present
century marks great strides toward the
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through the centuries belong the honor and
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~ our own country over nan d lnl"ion
peop!e are uylhs every E7dr Nuh t,c
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eloselF the ~ -Venhaled, Fer'l owdea' Sn-
4n4'7Iy quarters occupied oy rue p,T
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nus piopHsaOeu' touslantly menu 'Ar
,hnapi ,'n's ol 'ne pet'eI kept 'nH cleaner
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me ocouta between me ages OF - anu ~,
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"nu usefulness
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,o'ai,y lhcapaoltateu from earning .N,hs
IN mis- country, ahnudiiy run INTO tpe
"',it'ons.
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lean rates Oh inc cities ana 'ne expenses
n ,ll !" any ooh9t'sl ipie eNleb''
"hicn ignores pumping anu mousse drain
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Iesuiaseu ny Proeee' OF IA" tha' present
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" apviisheo ana the business oil plumbing
t ns'i ''olgu, o'u l,H'y PIulpp-
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s'a'to" 20 HS'ilu t"'h any o'her
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or. "ol' nv sieaeei hlehaVe 10 ne nea1lh ot
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~ nie posl'loh mas uishe MIN me great
pSDiic nas never sFaHpeu the lmfJrtauce
81 ~. we business he represeh 8. Eieva;e
ms arr anu science IN the public mind to
snc p'une Vi It's Importance as health
Iaotol anu you VIII register no more Sc
Iipus complaints against the plumber.
Like the doctor, the mistakes of the
piuInper are ouried. but unlike the in-
terreu mistakes OF the physician. they
come TO ne again In the form OF leaks,
breaks ana other troubles which cost the
people money and more or less anii9bili'y.
rouse aralhing ana PLUMBING bs.%s FOR
the most part concealed from view offer
an almost iimitiess field In which dishtr-
esty ana incompetency can Operate I'M
chailenged
PEOPLE are not only exposed to The dan
ger OF health risks by defective or I'M
scientific plumbing, but they are heavily
taxed to maintain in fair working order
system which places their li5as IN
jeopardy. Bad plumbing Is mt only dan
gerous to life and health. ba. 1t Is con
slant source of unnecessary expense. Cord
plumbing is not only que5-'oa OF better
health, but also OF great economy.
A few years ago the cause ot~contagious