Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30


a Few Remarks-Attorney MAIDEN
bousch Delivered Interesting Ad-
dress on Sanitation, Or. Sperow Fol-
lowed With Time Remarks on the
Fly, DR.. Clay Spoke on Vaccination
and Or. McCune on tuberculosis.
From The World Of Wednesday
The Berkeley Civic League held
most interesting meeting last evening
in the gymnasium Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. The meeting
was not largely attended but every
one present was interested and nearly
all had some part in the discussion
Mayor Caskey honored the club by
his presence, and while he made no
address he was frank in his express
sion that he was glad such an Or
ganizaton had been formed as It
would be of great assistance to the
City Council in putting into effect
some plans which they now had under
discussion He was free to answer
questions and make suggestions, and
manifested a hearty disposition to CO.
operate with the league to make
Martinsburg a more sanitary and
healthy city.
The meeting was presided over by
the president, Mrs. G. P. Grmsley, and
the program was in charge of DR.. Vir-
ginia McCune, who is chairman of the
Sanitation Committee. Some little
preliminary business was transacted
Mayor Caskey, after a few remarks,
asked Mr.. A. c. Nadenbousch to pre-
sent to the club statement OF what
the Sewerage Commission had done
in he way of solving the problem for
Martinsburg.
Mr. Nadenbousch first took up the
laws as they provide for the sanitary
conditions of city, and cited the first
law on the statute books VIII CHI was
passed in 1856 by the Assembly of Vir-
ginia, and demanded that the butcher
and baker be careful of the quality of
the goods they sold to the consumer.
HE said that under the present laws
the State Board of Health is complete
. authority regarding the sanitary condi-
, ton of a county or city.
He next took up and discussed the
needs of sewerage system for a com
mercial as well as sanitary condition
He told of the work of the commission
and said that they had recommended
that Mr.. Calvin P. Hendrick, chair
man of the National Sanitary Board.
be employed as stated at the meeting
&c Council. and published in this paper
Tuesday. Mr.. Nadenbousch's talk was
very interesting and listened to with
much attention.
Or. Sperow took up the subject Of
sghe fly and told of its ability to carry
millions of deadly baccilli, and told of
abe means of its destruction and ex-
termination.
re said that while it had not been
{ 1efiniely proven that the fly was the
cause of the spread Of contag Gus dis
eases r. was generally believed that
many cases Of typhoid fever and other
diseases were due TO the fly.
Swat the Fly
The league, by resolution. appointed
rhe president and Dr. Sperow com
Enittee TO propose some means Of APP
preaching the grocers and fruit deal
ers with request that all fruits. veg
etables. etc. displayed. should be COW
eled with screens in order to keep out
the communicating fly, and that all
such goods be placed at leas, three
feet above the line OF the pavement in
order % keep them from being so ac-
-ressible to filth and excretioas from
the street.
The committee will present the mat
Ter TO tine dealers in the proper form
and it is believed that once their at
te- ton is called the matter they will
willingly comply with the request.
Vaccination.
DR.. Clay spoke at length on he ne
Cessity Of vaccination and revaccina-
ton and suggested that some action
be taken looking to the passage of a
Dill complying TAOINbysR. .SHRDLU
law compelling all school children TO
be vaccinated. This matter was pat
in the hands OF the governing board
Oh tNe league. MIS-. Il. l.. oulllu SpOhf
of the dangerous habit of consump-
#ives expectorat.ng on the sidewalks
and IN public places. and this brought
Forth from Mayor Caskey the reply
mat mo splitting" notices had been
Taosted about town. and that he would
see that ordinance against splitting
IN the sidewalks was enforced,
Tbs brought forth a discussion o!
ms work Of the Anti-Tuberculoss
Heague by DR.. McCune, who gave
some interesting statistics on the MAJ
ger and she said that the state was
without a tuberculosis camp or sant
tarium for he cure Of consumptives
The matter was placed in the hands
of the committee of which Dr. Nc
Cune is chairman, and an effort vii
- made to get one Of the tuberculosi;
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