The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-25

dried sputum. 1t is difficult to conceive
the possibility Of preventing many of the
patients. who are largely foreigners,
from giving way TO natural impulse to
-expectorate and scattering the deadly
disease germs through sputum while in
the ferryboats and cars. The very
breath exhaled must of necessity infect
things with which it comes in contact.
The germs Of tuberculosis may lie dor
men for years after inhalation before
their effect is noted In an age when one
death in every seven in the civilized
world is due to consumption, and when
the very establishment of the New York
municipal sanatorium is in line with the
unanimous decision of the medical pro-
fession that it is vital to have victims
isolated, it is considered remarkable that
that evolved should have had its con-
ception with the health authorities.
The location of New York city's sana-
tori,:.n at Otisyille was decided upon
after Sullivan County farmers last May
refused to permit its establishment at
Bloomingsburg or any of the adjacent
spots where DIR. Darlington desired to
locate.
Three years ago it was proposed to
locate the sanatorium at Central Valley.
Through Assemblyman Bedell special
an invasion of that territory. 1t was pro-
vided in the special act that it would be
necessary to secure the consent of the
county supervisors to locate in any
county.
The supervisors promptly refused con-
sent to location in Central Valley. and
the project was abandoned, so far as
that part of the State was concerned.
Through personal agent, a Mr.. Ell
wood, of AIiddletown. DR.. Darlington was
finally able to take the first successful
steps toward carrying out his plan to
establish a sanitorium in the mountain
district of New York State. Options
were secured on seven farms in the Vi
cinity Of Otisville in the township of
Mount Hope. Orange County. The land
lies on the top of the Shawangwonk
range
Farmers were anxious to sell at the
fancy prices offered for their property,
and the citizens of AIiddletown and the
remainder of the county were impressed
by the argument that thousands of dol
lars would pour into their pockets an
nually in payment for the maintenace of
the sanftorium. On July last the Orange
County Supervisors gave consent to the
location of the sanitorium within its bor-
ders. and in the near future $4,000 will
be paid over for the farms which have
been approved as site for the sani-
torium.
In the permit granted it is stipulated
in the name of the people of Otisyille
that the sanitorium must be located
from one to three miles from that vii
Iage. Acceeding to the requirement of
the villagers and regarding in every way
the people of Greater New York, the
authorities are at the same time pre-
pairing to make pest holes of the Pa
vonia ferry houses and boats and to i'm
peril the lives of travellers by the trans
portation through New Jersey of thous-
ands of diseased people from the filthiest
and most poverty-stricken section of the
metropolis.
This newest plan Of New York City
has attracted attention once more to the
custom which mas long prevailed or nav
ing the offal and garbage collectors Of
that city carry their collections across
the Hudson River into New Jersey and
deposit them at the rendering plants in
Seeaucus and other places. The stuff is
so offensive in odor and appearance that
it is carried out of New York City and
into this State in peaked top, wooden
covered wagons. While it may not di-
rectly endanger the health of the people
of New Jersey. the practice is a public
nuisance that is winked at BY the au-
thories in both States.
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