The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-03-01
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
(BrattlebOro Phoenix

(Brattleboro Phoenix.)
The Springfield Republican
comments at length editorially OF
the excellent showing made by the
National Life Insurance company
of Montpelier in it's report for the
year 1906, which was a crucia.
year for so many of the larger
companies. A fact especially
noted by the Republican is that
the National Life, with it's assets
which have now grown to $37,.
100000, made a net addition of
nearly $7,0O0,00O to it's insurance
in force during the year, and re-
duced its expenses by some $50
600 in spite Of an increase in its
business all along the line-and
it is the expense item that the
public are carefully watching af-
ter the disclosures of the past
two years. Says the Republican
"Another noteworthy feature of
the National Life's report, is that
the mortality experience of the
company during last year was
only 65.S per cent of that expected
from the American experience
table. The Massachusetts MutuaPs
ratio of death losses to those in
Dictated by the table was y per
cent for the same year. Both are
old companies, but the smaller
ratio of the Vermont company is
probably due to the fact that it
has been enjoying a large relative
growth of recent years on care
fully selected risks" This is as
high a compliment as could well
be paid to the careful manage
ment of our Vermont company.
bellows Falls Times.)
A Burlington dispatch says
"Printed warnings have been
posted literally in the various
public buildings of the city
against expectoration therein and
setting the fine for such an Offense
at $40. Similar cards prohibit
ing expectOrations on the side
walks, have been prepared and
will be tackled up shortly" Post
ing notices on sidewalks is an eX-
cellent idea. The writer noticed
man the other day who looked
as though he was in the last
stages of consumption. He was
taking a walk and was bundled to
the tops of the ears in a fur coat.
He walked like man tottering
on the edge of the grave and was
coughing fearfully. Every few
feet he expectOrated freely on the
sidewalk, thus distributing mil
lions of tuberculosis germs to en-
danger the lives of his fellOwmen.
A tuberculosis patient ought to be
put under strict quarantine as
much as the patient suffering from
any other contagious diseases, but
inasmuch as he isn't he certainly
ought to be forbidden the privi-
lege of splitting on the sidewalks
The carelessness and often igno,
rance of the average sufferer from
tuberculosis is remarkable. Line
upon line and precept upon pre-
eept is the only course that will
rid the country of ravages of the
great white plague.
Wilmington Times.)
Now that the village water
works is on a basis where its self
support is assured it would be
an excellent plan for the citizens
of the village to turn their
thoughts occasionally to that
other vital municipal question,
sewage disposal. Good water
and sanitary sewerage are the two
greatest essentials to health in
any community and in both rela-
tons stupendous advances are
being, made all over the country.
Typhoid and kindred diseases are
now known to be avoidable
through sanitation; and it is just
as we'll known that no community
is doing it's duty by its citizens
so long as it maintains an unpro-
tected water supply or permits
the haphazarded disposal of
sewage.
There are several scientific and
comparatively inexpensive meth
DDS of taking care of waste mat
ter without resorting to the bar
barous habit of casting it into
brooks and streams to poison the
waters. Sooner or later, if Will
mington is to retain her self re-
spect, she will have to adopt
some one of these methods. The
Times suggests that at the com
ing annual village meeting a com
mission be appointed to inquire
into the various village sewage
disposal systems already tried
and proven and report in one year
their decision as to which would
be the most suitable, in all points
of view, to the needs of this com
munity.
Ludlow Tribune.)
No.
Why?
Let's discuss it a little.
When the people of Ludlow last
spring, after a years record which
nohodV lilyad IN talk ahOut bV q