Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-12

Col. Baker Critioisss the State Board an'
| It's Rsguis ti0ns-Mr. CALVIN Of Brattie
borO md Others Ofrer some Good Prac
| teal Ideas on Piunb'ng-sta''stics q
Show What Health Boards Mean In tn
Reduction OF Disease.
The school for health officers opened
the most successful session ever helt
with a good attendance at Burlington
Tuesday. The first paper of the
morning was one by Col Joel Q Baker
Of Rutland upon Laws Relating to
Public Health, E" who argued that
health laws are not a fad of today
From Moses to the present the neces-
sity to compel man TO obey laws OF
health has been imperative. IL needs
90 argument to see that the highest
good and welfare of the people re.
quire most strict legislation.
A man may live and die as be
plenses so long MS he does not menace
the life and health of the public, but
the purposes of government are frus-
trated unless stringest rulrs and Laws
are formulated and strictly carried
out.
Our complicated life in these days
makes it even more imperative 10
this respect, aud responsibility is
much greater than ever before.
10 the de of rules Promulgated
last March by the state board of
health appears an article with refer
ence to aoating nuisances. Has the
board right to define the denition
Of nuisance? The legislature has
DO power to delegate to anybody the
power to define 4 nuisance.
Common law defines a nuisance as
any thing that worketh hurt or dam.
age to the public health. The regula-
tons of the state board are too broad
altogether.
Congressman d Foster was called
upon by the speaker to open the dis
.ussion.
II l. Stillson of Bennington next
gave an able paper on "health on
,ers; Their Duties and Responsible.
ties -
The speaker gave excellent sugges
ions regarding the education of the
leBlth officers along sanitary lines
md the imperative demand for this |
ducation.
The first feature of the eftercoo7 |
vas paper entitled The Relation Of
Animal Diseases to Public Health,
'rittcn and read by DR. Don ID Grout
I Waterbury, naming II different dis
asses of man that are known to be
from animals
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.,ml G""ina ,, ",,,, "a! ~ Nv; .,.
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3rd Malignant anthrax in all domestic an.
nal..
4th Tuhercuosi, in all animals.
on Malignant cholera in all animals.
g,h Mi ,I,1 N all animals; .,
~ nmthdpr gA T., III al n,,II''S ""N ~" -
rh : arlrt fever in various animals.
10Th Possibly typhoid fever in sucking All. '
Ial.. ,
llth The Plague. which is = disease so I
mmon to man. MONKEYS and rodents and
40 eIGaE 'na !, y rhn,m tH" NJ hn "ne
ease or rat pest. q
/ was foil~ed 10y uiscusslon' n
4 paper on tniik supplies ny cougar
Moore OF hutlsnd was 'nen read +
% discussed a
Inc las' paper OF the AFTERNOON
Is paper ehll'Ieu oI,lalip9H versus r
llchehp0N' -'eau p4 =, Df D Gar h
~ OF haru"lck' rms paper was 6
7cnSsed by several pnEsicianS VINO h
nsldered the SUBJECT IRON SeVefa i
-, OF view - h
" eoheSo4y morning pr ID stone, \
c,efloloslst al 'hs Hlate laboratory
h!gitne' reau ah eAi B, I'VE I'VE pa -,
On iht alut W hlo" ENdu'- u
i'lon' wulle the suhirci OF pI1mo, .
: wa tahTn up py "llliHA' au' j.
ihafu' = VI we" OH No an eN- =,
IL ~ sa"'lal' SC''hIe' we nav "
uS' lie ssiu, u tulnh 'ual lnr :
lnluon OF mouse pluuhipg ana u
'lnaee Is bIone 'he Gauss Ior 81! the o.
ui humshlty' bot tnefe - 10 q;
,,itlVc PROOF 'hnI the gases OF pH- y
hcat'oh cause ,iloess' Tue nactrfis u'
sever CHE, 10 II" interior SIDES 81 =
= sewer ana 50 90 lQ( cauS. specie y
ease. Impure air CAUSES a general 10
health. but nothing specie. The er
mhing and sanitary arrangements 80
'uld, ho1ever. be the best possible. gi
g Official inspection Of all sanitary
mhiug of bulldogs is desirable
rywhere. Espe tally Is true OF
aller towns. The water pressure In
is advisable although pressure sa
is sometimes better. The smoke NJ
is best OF all. | do not like the "a
'permint test, There are many a aI
5 ms why backairing should be ~
en- up. They are more costly, more
nplicated and less safe. Back ven
] of pipes is entirely Unnecessary
most cases. on
obn Calvin Of Brattleboro, dis. an
sed sanitary plumbing. He would ha
lo,e the Trash air iolet from the kn