The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-14

COMMENCING JUNE !, NINETEEN ::
HUNDRED NINE. ::
Among Eastern daughters this card
has caused no little agitation. Il sup
pose that's the Western idea Of joke"
says one. What unnatural parents"
says another, who will never see %
again I've given my parents fair
warning, they needn't send out any birth
day cards like that for me, no matter
what the fashion is next year."
DR. Lederle, president Of the board OF
health. addressed the West Side Repub-
1ican association at its closing meeting
OF the year. His audience was large,
sympathetic and eager to be Of assist
ance in civic spring housekeeping. OFF,
GERS from the New England Society, So
ciety for Political Study and the Home
travellers club told DR.. Lederle what a
splendid manager they thought he was
going to be.
For one year and five months said
DR. Lederle. 4 have sat in my Office and
listened to thousands Of complaints, most
~ from women. The board of health is
grateful for all the help that women have
given. But now I will have a chance
70 talk back. There is no city department
that is in such close touch with the peo-
pie This / may prove by reading few
OF the messages that come in by every
mail.
why don't you remove the dead cat in
front OF your house?'
MY neighbor shakes her rugs out OF
her window every Friday morning. Can't
you stop herr"
WE can't get any water in our house
on the top floor
Il wish you would make the janitor
give US enough heat"
"Our fat is kept so hot We can't stand
st."
1.-THE party in the third fat front bangs
the piano until , A. NJ. every night.
Please stop them"
"Send up an officer from the Board of
Health at once. We smell gas"
why don't you make Vreeland heat
tie cars? Make him keep the ventilators
shut"
Our milk is all chalk and water. Please
examine It"
There is man in our fat who has a
very red face It looks like smallpox.
Please examine it."
IF you don't stop the dog barking in
the next yard, III tell the Major on
you"
Another woman explains that bull
dog has chased her japanese spaniel and
wouldt l send an officer.
Or. Iederele brought the news that
within the last two weeks the documents
OF the Bureau of Vital Statistics have
been made safe. Heretofore they have
had no protection from fire. Now the
0Isused swimming tank I'm the cellar Of
an old athletic club has been converted
into a safety vault and the papers are
absolutely secure from fire.
Concerning the work for the summer.
DR.. Lederle feels that he has his hands
full The old idea of milk inspection, to
ascertain only whether il IS adulterated
or not. has been superseded by inspection
for contamination. As % per cent of the
milk comes from regions beyond the
boards jurisdiction. even from 400 miles
distant the difficulty of inspection a.
Yarns and in transportation. before the
inspection at the stations and stores, is
necessarily great.
The success of the school nurses was
assured from the first day they under
took their work, Or. Lederle said. or
these nurses few fill continue work
through the summer.
In answer TO the question. What can
be done this summer? DIT. Lederle said
that the city itself was often the great
A. 81,
and garbage carts were not the fault OF
the commissioner, they were a disgrace TO
the city. When trying to get people TO
cooperate against the smoke nuisance,
city Department. as we'll as private con-
Germs, are discovered using soft coal.
When trying to put an end to certain
markets that are a public menace it is
discovered that the city has been given
licenses TO eight or ten When trying to
eliminate malaria. II is discovered that
b the jurisdiction OF the Park Depart
nent are breeding spots for the malariai
mosquito.
The plans for out OF town sanitariums
'.that had interfered with the plans OF
some rich people" were by no means.
Or. Lederle said. blocked forever. These
sanitariums were among the things that
couldn't be stopped. The camp on North
Brother Island. started only within the
week and arranged for about go people.
had "A there already. and we are not
ashamed 70 ask any OF you 70 so there
and view this place
This week Major RUdd. Of Glen Ridge.
has hsd green peas for dinner. This is
unique In the annals Of New Jersey hortI-
culture. Usually the 6th Of the eth Of
June is the date assigned But these peas
were planted in the warm wave q March
were wstered in the showers Of April and
we're ripened by the suns OF May
I'm England I learned 20 take FOR
granted" said the American girl in New
York. that the men would expect ne
90 talk about horses and the women
would expect me 10 talk about Niagars
Fails and the Yosemite. But back al
home again. I had supposed I could be
my own sweet natural self Well. It IS
different IN one way. / don't have 70 talk
AL have 10 do is TO listen. Last eve
ming a man came out who could tan
1othing but races He said the pace wa
fk@t a. fha uranarafor-xy prrn and fhe firs1