The new era., 1911-05-25


police superyision Some trouble and expense will
be involved 1t is true. but not to prohbitory de-
gree.
All manure in stables should be de-
posted at frequent intervals either in pit or vault
or screened Enclosure. Each layer should be
sprinkled with chloride Of lime This is the cheap
est and most ecacious discourager OF the n.y. gives
1t almost no chance to breed. and thins its numbers
almost to the vanishing point Other dislniectahts
NAV also be used such kerosene, or a solution
of paris green or arsenate of lead The DIN or PIT
should kept covered carefully and not ailo"eo W
overflow. The manure may be Kept ugnty rahiheu
in barrels for purposes Of removal Its transporta
tion and deposit should also be under the strictest
regulation Always it should be borne In mind
that an of prevention In destroying the cnel
breeding place of the insect is far less expensive
than the pound OF cure when the mlschlei has oeen
done
The next precaution to be taken is the abohuon'
or at least strcest regulation, of outhouses IN
which flies are disposed to breed. In the great
cities this care is lessened by the perfection OF
sewerage systems but in the suburbs and country
the danger is always present. The chief peril mere
lies in the absorption by the fly of typhoid and In
testinal bacilli and their subsequent deposit upon
food In this way pronounced epidemics are spread
The remedy consists in doing away altogether with
the oldfashoned outhouse and the substitution OF
some form of earth closet the of lime and
decent precautions consistently and persstently op-
served even at considerable expense and care
Equally important is the screening of food sup
plies whether displayed in the open market or In
the private arder. the dsinfection and screening
of refuse in hospitals, the regulation of abattors'
garbage deposits and ashpts and all accumulatlons
of fermenting and decaying matter
Lastly the close screening of all dwellings, TO the
absolute exclusion of ancient and pestiferous
friend will greatly circumscribe his ability to work
harm.
The Av is also only a minor factor in the spread
of tuberculosis. The bedbug. the flea and other
household pests must also be charged with some
measure of guilt in conveying noxious bacllll
Again while it has been proposed by DR.. Howard
that the house fly be known henceforward as the
typhoid" fly he himself says that, strictly speak
ing the term is open to objection, as convey
ing the erroneous idea that this fly Is solely re-
sponsibe for the spread of typhoid" Perhaps
CONTINUES the same authority "even under city
conditions it (the fy) must assume third rank
next to water and milk" Even human beings have
been found to be personal carriers of the disease,
injecting whole families with whom they are
brought in contact
Without desiring for instant to minimize the
perntcous activity of the fly In the great conspiracy
of natural forces against the continuation of the
human species, need only walk at random
through the streets of New York, any other city
large or small, to realize that it is not alone by
the extinction of one particular species of insect
that mans health Is to be conserved East side or
West side in thousands of stores that cater to the
well-to-do or in noisome shops where the impov-
erished many buy their supplies the same careless
and unsantary customs prevail in varying degrees
The dust that blows In clouds through every un-
Sprlnkeu tnOTOueHldre uepoSitS eelus upon tA'S
food of rich and poor alike The wares exposed
upon the counter in the elegant bakery at
which madam orders her rolls and macaroons are
open to contamination as the soggy pies and
snkers in the cheapest restaurant or bake,hop OF
the Ghetto The fruit lying unscreened upon the
tasty decorated stand of Upper Broadway Is as
dangerous to health that pushed about in the
handcart of the intinerant peddler. In expensive
groceries, meat-shops, and confectionery stores the
same lax methods prevail.
A scientific warfare against isease-bearing In
sects is not sufficient to enable to win the con-
test for health. happiness and increased length OF
days We must fight equally against our own In
difference to civic regulation which seems to be the
abiding sin of people who love individual liberty
very much to the exclusion Of the collective good