Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-08-01

TIE sahsse% N sans1Aaa0a M rail-
sas coaches aas Pnaaaaaa exxs~h@s
smasaasss 10 r~essgs Increasing m.
f~ntaoa hoxh fraa samsasiaas aaa
f"@m sraasp@sssssxn anseaAGA. Eaaea-
es0n II tn travelling EaAile 20 The
importance os observing hygaenle pre-
esatsons for their 0Ea NJ ssss - sor
tie eeasfat ~ osaers ssil probably BE-
Ia % important fseaar In securing
Improved conditions The GATED
ssa,ss surgeon seaeral reeeutly sub
En'iied the ~fosassirg topics N The har.
ean sanitary haaSa for . thorough
eAmsaS b. them t0r their reesasnmen-
aata"as lokins q the he4teEmea, u
the conditions oatliaei in tie sues-
ttaas:
al The hetaias md teaelothins
"t sleeping caFs.
80 The drinking us@nsSls upon
railway coaches. especially sleeping
sa~s-
1es The ,i"aes ARRANGEMENTS ani
slns@'s Il ratlWar "oach%s especially
provision ~ = :. sagat. receptacle In
a:s' toilet ssh,sa 10 - usss. fsr the pur
ss.s.* Of ,esosA washing. n'pu3h rinstag,
str
Several ia ~'3ns& AT tte san!'arv
lizard were ht4sA "a discuss ,h..se mat,
:,;-$ and the G,,.s~lS.s rsts.rsenda.
teens we're mat Ivy that baby 1t
- Ftconana. AIDED that 'h*. blankets
I'D in sleeping esss By cpv~rtd With
y fabric that ue& a. r.ne0sei all
washed II u IL !.vI. 3.,4' this saaY
re accomplished sa'l.fa ',.rsiv b.: IN.
losing thu l1anEra wa "a linen
sheet large ennsSh ~ :>As und"r Ill
is sides. The II m q ~ u the
danger Of communicating ,'is>a>.s bs
tbs. use of a csmr4on G~.rl'ns cup.
Tie board seriously sHesith..s Width.
e IL should b. the duty IL each tT1~-
c!er TO carry his "a cup IS b" does
his " toothbrush. etc. Nhfn the
general public l. aii1p L. ~" danger
frum this source. II at:i d..mani
separate cups. as il roW demands
separate towels. The board has ben
Enformed that taara'7n PAPER cups
may he made very chear:y. az a cost
OF about 0ne-tenth OF a cent each.
which may be nestad together and &C.
cupy q small space. II - also umtcr.
stood that these cups NAV h" sup.
piled in slot.machines. " ne aet,ii.
ed information upon this subject II
being obtained by the rec order. We
urgently recommend the provision 81
se:,arate receptacies In the toilet
r.cms for the purpose II tnotb clean.
Ing. mouth rinsing. etc. This by d
separate sink. funnel shaped. may be
satisfactorily accomplished with an
appropriate sign indicating its use.
The board has carefully considered
the sanitary condition OF the water
closets In the railway coach. and rec.
ommends that the railway companies
be requested 10 consider improve
ments In several directions. For the
present. the unloading of the urinary
and focal discharges upon the track
appears to be unavoidable. The dan.
ger Of this practice. how ever. Is to be
kept In mind, A practical method
OF disinfecting discharges was dis
cussed and the advisability of adding
formalin In weak proportions to the
water In the flush tank. or the use OF
an automatic arrangement which
would release a few drops of formalin
into the hopper each time the lid Is
raised. was carefully considered. The
board questions whether the admin.
istration of matters affecting the
health of the occupants Of the rail.
way coach can succeed II the meas.
ures employed are n marked advance
upon the personal habits Of travellers.
Success must sometimes wait upon
the education of the people. and 1t Is
believed that the Pullman car or the
day coach Is not the best schoolroom
In which to teach personal hygiene
and the prevention Of the communi-
cable diseases. All Of which is res
p~ectfully submitted.
A. II. GLENNAN,
Chairman.