The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-08

home. So, we say, II you are look
ing for that sort of a place, come to
OrangeburgA
Orangeburg is not health resort.
1t is not put down in books as In that
class. It makes no claim for its
medicinal waters on the one hand,
nor does it look disdainfully from
lofty perch to the sea. We are
plain Orangeburg, S c.. but we are
healthy just the same.
Fortunately Orangeburg was built
healthy in the beginning It is about
mile from the banks Of the Edisto
and has splendid natural drainage
ditch on the North and South sides
Of the city emptying into the river
on the West. 1t is situated on a
high point, it Is always dry, with a
top soil of sand.
The water used in the greater
part Of the city is furnished by the
city from deep wells and the law re-
quiring that an analysis be made eV-
cry sixty days Is strictly complied
with. The city has sewerage sys-
TEN covering the business portion
and leading residential section, the
outlet being the swift flowing Edis-
to, one mile away. The box system
! in used in closets and removed by
the city and disposed of outside the
city limits.
Orangeburg dwellings, are not
congested. We keep room for fresh
air, sunshine, green trees and a
green lawn in front for the health oS
the young generation. We do not sac
rifice health necessities for dollars.
We build our houses with drive
way on the side, garden in the rear
and away from the dust in front.
Another thing: Orangeburg prac-
tices preventive medicine. An active
board of health and health officers,
with a sympathetic city council, give
to the people free and unlimited use
of disinfectants in the Spring and
summer months, using perhaps more
than any other city of like size in the
State. Intelligent people use 1t glad
ly and freely around stables and clos
cts, and the ignorant and careless
are forced to use it by the health Of
Ger, who has police power, Off the
| health of the community.
There Is a health map of the city
of Orangeburg. Every house where
there is an infectious disease is
marked and kept under supervision
and made to follow the requirements
of the health laws In some negro
houses where patient has died from
consumption the owner at the re-
quest of the board Of health, has
had the house thoroughly white
washed and secured. The health Of
ficer makes it his special duty to 10
calize any point of infection and pre-
vent its spread by all approved meth
ods of disinfection and isolation.
These are some Of the things that
contribute to Orangeburg's remark
able health record. For the 1mmuE-
ity from epidemics of infectious and
contagious diseases has been up to
the present time very fortunate con-
sidering the great transient travel
| ing public and daily visitors to Or
angeburg. If any disease seeds are
| left in Orangeburg, the board OF
health strives to germicide them out
of existence. Through the assis-
tance Of the State board of health
and the State health officer, with the
I aid of the columns of newspapers,
editorially and otherwise. Orange
| burg is up in the front of this era OF
health movement and we ask you to
register Orangeburg as already up
and doing and awake to the needs or
| the hour. We are richly endowed
in many respects but we prize our
temple of health sacredly. Orange
burg invites companionship with all
who are healthy in mind and pur-
pose. j. l.. u.