Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-14
CLEAN CITY EXPERT
PRAISES AMARILLO

Dr. Manton VI. Carrick OF Dallas.
Texas, member OF the Council on
Education and Legislation OF the
American Medical Association. and
medical director In charge OF the
Cleanest city In Texas campaign in
'nugurated by Hollands Magazine.
spent last night in Amarillo, and
viii 90 this morning to make an in
spection OF Hereford. which Is en-
tered In the campaign contest for one
Of the special prizes. returning to
Amarillo tonight.
Inspection OF Hereford. making the
ninety eighth Texas city visited by
DR. CarriCk. will conclude his tour.
and following his report announce
ment 81 prize-winners will be made
Or Carrick was guest Of tho
Chamber OF Commerce executive
committee last night AZ the regular
weekly luncheon. and during the
progress Of general discussion made
the gratifying declaration that ANA
rllo might lay rightful claim to be-
being one Of the cleanest cities In the
entire state He said that the gen
cral cleanliness OF the city struck
him with special force inasmuch "a
he had made frequent tours of in
spection OF the state. and had given
careful attention TO sanitation for a
number of years. having been con-
nccted for some times with the State
Department Of Health.
In the matter OF cleanliness and
general attractiveness. said DIR. Car
rick. the residence section on ANA
rillo Is equal to that OF any city in
Texas II the business section. which
is already far above the average In
Texas. we're brought 10 similarly
high standard. Amarillo would stand
excellent chance Of winning pare as
The cleanest city Of the state"
Commenting further on the gener-
NJ cleanup crusade. Or Carrick said
In nearly all the famous cam
Uaicns against disease. clean-ap or
ders have started the game In re-
cent years the cleaning mp OF New
Orleans and the Panama Canal 70
stop yellow fever the cleaning up
OF San Francisco 10 stop buhonic
plague; the cleaning mp OF the Phil
ippines to stop cholera, the cleaning
up Of Havana TO stop many diseases.
are all Illustrations OF this fact.
Scientists know that disease is ma
terially reduced by such campaigns.
not because the filth itself produces
disease, but because IL fayors the life
of insects and rodents which do har-
hor disease and serve as its transfer
agents
\ single cleanup day. by destroy
ing the breeding and hiding places OF
animal and insect harbingers Of dis
ease. interferes seriously with this
beautiful scheme when cleanup
days become the frequent and regu-
lar thing. and are followed BY extern
sions OF the crusade 20 the dairies
] HAA NNN'i NNai''N VI Auf AuOu sup
ply OF a whole city. our germ-enemies
are practically forced 20 abandon this
method Of attack
This explains how Il Is that
/ cleanup DAYS are advocated hy the
medical profession and health Off
rers. even though they tell the peo-
pie In the same breath that filth and
} rubbish are not Boo them selves the
cause OF disease Il Is unfortunate
that many good people. who MAKE
some claim 20 the right o. speak au-
thoritatively. have learned only half
he lesson of science in this matter
/ These persons have observed that
cleanup policy carried out for any
length % time by city Is followed
by a lowered death rate from com
municable disease. Il seems 10
them, Therefore. that IL only remains
10 write-Q r. d. Filth causes
diseases and the germ theory Is a
myth" This error In deduction
would DO little harm were Il not for
he fact that 10 leads 20 opposition 70
many other methods % lighting dis
e1se germs" which are even more
important than The ciear-up method
/ Griffin s'lls Chase T. sarho-n