The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-23

ment and recreation, are all eminently
successful.
But strange to say, Glasgow has not
yet taken under its control the local
cemeteries, and. stranger still it has
also rallied to provide free public librar-
les. But this latter deficiency will not
long exist, il that prince of library dom
ors and most successful of Scotchmen
Andrew Carnegie, has his attention
caileo TO this grave need in the com
mercial capital of his fatherIand.
IN pursuance on its policy of public
Meath the corporation of Glasgow has
provided ten bath houses with laundries
attached, affording every facility for
the cleanliness of even the poorest of
the poor. Finely equipped hospitals are
provided for the treatment of all in
fecuous diseases and the treatment is
conducted free OF charge under the di-
rection Of the health department.
The public health committee has a
system of benevolent sanitary coercion.
It employs half a dozen women, who are
missionaries of cleanliness" to go into
the poorer quarters and endeayor to
secure the cleansing of the dwellings.
with authority to provide the necessary
supplies or materials out of the public
funds Those women also give advice
on cooking. ventilation and other mat
tiers affecting the daily lives of those
they are paid to serve. If any house be
found continuously filthy, in spite of
remonstrance, the owner or occupier
may be prosecuted. When are added to
these efforts for the promotion of bodily
heath and a wholesome life, the re-
nlarkalble water supply system-Glas-
gov was the pioneer in the policy of
drawing vast supplies of water from
unconfaminated sources long way off
and the system for publication of the
sewage, it will be seen that Glasgow
ought to be a healthy and happy city.
Forty years ago, as has been stated,
Glasgows death rate was 4S.2; now it
rs a little over TO- Students of social
problems and those who are ambitious
to become municipal statesmen, would
do well 30 give close attention to the
city by the Clyde.
Some one made the error of address
ing the poet laureate of England as
''Sir Alfred Austin the writer evident
ly being under the impression that the
poet had been knighted The laureate,
| forthwith wrote a letter to the editor
| Of the Times, announcing that he is
| still only "Mr." Alfred Austin and de-
sires to be so addressed. Then a gem
| tleman styled "Vexatus" came out
next day in the following effusion:
'"Twill certainly go plainly down to
history,
No knight our laureate was; only
plain Mister he!
And history will not ponder Ger the
Twill even wonder who the Mister
was"
| A most important measure affecting
Ireland is now in transit through the
British parliament. It is a bill pro-
viding for the establishment Of a sys-
tenn of technical education in Ireland
so far as technical knowledge applies
| to agricultural pursuits. Such a sys-
tenn has worked wonders in Norway
and in Denmark, and there Is no reason
why 1t should not do much good in Ire
land, where the dairy produce interests
| have suffered enormously IN late years
through the competition of Norwegian
and Danish butter makers. The bill is
a ministerial measure, and is there
| fore certain of majority in both
houses. All the Irish representatives
1 have warmly supported the bill, though
many Of them freely expressed the
| opinion In debate that such matters
| could be much better taken care OF by
q national legislature in Dublin thar
by the imperial parliament at West
minister. G. O'CONNELL CALVIN.