The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-01
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INLANp FIsnERIEs.

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From their headquarters al WEXFORD
the commission has been unusually active "
during the year. Definite and Valuable
information relative 20 the habits. food.
enemies, and rate of growth OF the seal
lop has been secured, the series OF ex-
permcnts on the life and habits OF tho
clam have been successfully continued
and cncourag aging results are reported
from the efforts 20 devise a practical
method OF lobster culturN The appro~
| pria'icn made last year enabled the COM
mission 10 build and equip q floating lab
Z oraiory and to possess a small naphtha
I launch.
FACTORY INSPECTION.
The Increased industrial activity
| throughout the state - In a measure re-
! iiected In the report OF an Increase OF two
I hundred establishments visited by tho
factory inspectors since 1895. the figures
for the year now closed showing more
/ than 575 places inspected as against siy
& OF the preceding year. The employ es COM
i pretended in This survey humber son.c
So00O, an Increase OF M,0o0 since ls9S. ard
i OF about 1900 over 1899 The faithfulness
OF the inspection and the dispoaition or
T employers TO accept suggestions as 10
safeguards are Indicated by q further d.
crease In the number OF accidents OF
/ kind at one time thought 20 be inevitn-
The inspectors renew their recommenda-
tion for an amendment TO the inspection
| law which shall provide that mo person.
! flrm or corporation that shall hc deemed
! a factory. manuiactory. or mercantlle
establishment within the meaning OF the
( law shall employ any child under Is years
! of egc witiir tft- pubiit-tsslssssls- ef the
town or city whore such child resides are
In session, unless furnished with a certi-
Z ficate from the school authorities OF such
town or city that such child can read
and write the English -angcage. The ex-
tent OF such ability to read and write
to be- determined by some specified grade
OF instruction which the child shall have
passed
REGISTRATION IN DENTISTRY.
The total number OF certificates issued
by the state board OF registration ia
dentistry TO the close OF the year is 10
Deaths and removal from the state make
the actual number Engaged In the prac-
tice OF dentistry considerably less. Dur
ing the year the board has registered 10
candidates. while 2l candidates failed To
reach the required standard. The board
demonstrates n praiseworthy purpose 10
have It's certificates worth the ambition
OF the applicant and safeguard and n
guarantee To the people. and its examina-
tions are correspondingly thorough ana
rigid / have remarked similar ten-
dency In other departments Of examina-
tion and believe. Il most commendable.
certificate of qualification i'm Rhode ISL
and should carry with II the reputation
OF the highest standard of efficiency. IN
no department IL this more necessary 10
the public interests than in that or the
profession OF dentistry.
PHARMACY. NJ
The board OF pharmacy reports that
there are now on the books 2@l registered
pharmacists and Isl registered assistant
pharmacists against 2iI registered phnr-
macists and 110 registered assistant phar-
\ uartyry .J-rrf fss+.trirt- tv,sre- -t-eelu- taa-s
strengthening of the pharmacy laws In
order that their provisions may he more
thoroughly enforced and more stringent
provisions as to the sale OF powerful
drugs which may be used for criminal
purposes
WEIGHTS. MEASURES AND BALI
ANCES.
The avoirdupois weights belonging TO
the state have been thoroughly repaired
and gold-plated during the past summer
, and are now IN perfect condition. Two
new standards, housed I'm glass cabtpets.
and five new sets of weights have been
secured and IL Is safe 10 say that tney
are tho finest I'm the country. The stand
ards have an estimated value OF $l0.W0
| The state sealer reports that whereas
| only so short time as eight years ago
but two cities could boast "A complete OUT
| tit OF weights aud measures. inciuuinG
"A duplicate set for the use OF the seaier.
at the present time all of the cities ana
twenty -one OF the towns are supplied with
complete sets for the proper performance
of the work of the department.
PROTECTION OF BIRDS.
The state is TO be congratulated on the
devoted and intelligent consideration to
the interests of bird life which Is being
given by the commissioners created at
the last January session and provided
with ample power TO enforce the laws.
The commissioners report that public
interest has awakened to more general
! regard for the bird laws than ever before.
The work OF education IL economic as
we'll az humane, since our birds are nec-
| cssary for the preservation or the crops,
which Is accomplished through the COM
slant warfare they wage against worms
| and Insects. Confronted by the circum-
| stance that within fifteen years past bird
life I'm our state has diminished sixty-hve
per cent. that 10 save certain crops
| poIsons are resorted ia where nature for
merly worked through the birds. the
commissioners are seeking diligently to
retrieve the disaster. The open season
for killing game birds has been short
|
I 0perarfOn or suurtsrurn urrd manufacturers
and an educated public sentiment pro-
gress may continue 90 be made without
advising the last resort OF a close season
for two or three years.
POLICE COMMISSIONER FOR NEW
PORT.
The work of the board OF police COM
missoners for the city OF Newport au-
thorized by the assembly nt the May ses-
sion 1900. In response TO demand on
the part of many good citizens has. am
Informed, net with general approval ana
no ~ erious criticism OF the practical
workng OF this measure or reform has
been heard even from opponents Of the
act itself. At ;hc outset the conmis-
sioncrs met with open opposition from
the local government and were CRAFTY
hampercd IN their work until decision
Of the supreme court In a suit instituted
by the city recognized the constitutional
" Of the commissions position Tho
commissioners express confidence that
| sxcept for the partisan antagOnism