Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-06
HELP WANTED IN
THE CAMPAIGN BY
CLUB COMMITTEE
Cooperation Urgently Asked
to Secure Sterilization of
All Utensils Used in Public
Service Places.


crusadcs and crusaders are usually
the object Of violent attacks directed
by people and Institutions that confess
damages nj the hands of reforms ano
reform movements. II takes time &c
convince many that what is generally
good for community is usually good
for All. II Is with the hope that ~
lefforts Will be understood and appre'
leiated by the people generally that
the health committee Of the CONNER.
leial club opens It's campaign for san.
litary Albuquerque. II is the earnest
and sincere desire that no one be IN
linred In the process OF education nee
essary TO the end sought although
this committee is frank In its state
ment that who boosts the game. shall
/ be boosted"
This committee has absolutely no
power and il entitled to no process
Of law in compelling sanitation that
is not enjoyed by every citizen. II Is
simply backed by public promotion
organization that II representative OF
the best interests Of the city and Inn
PEELED 10 It's work by desire to do
good and the force of duty toward
the permanent residents Of the city
and those who are being invited here
20 get well.
Some point OF beginning must be
marked off in this work. and since
recent communications ia the press
have pointed out that there Is need
Of sterilization in saloons. restaurants
and hotels and soda fountains. We VIII
begin with the problem they present
Cooperation Urged.
Al the very outset we say to the
people who are conducting such places
of business, How far are you willing
to 80 and what are you willing to do
To assist this work for sanitary
city?"
We want to make proposal TO
every person who conducts any one OF
the businesses we have mentioned. II
you win agree to install system Of
sterilization. and having installed H.
make conscientious use OF II, ana see
that your employees do the same, we
will say directly to the thousands OF
healthseekers here and those who are
yet to come, as well as to our perma-
nent residents. This is the man ana
the place to patronize.' TO those who
are unwilling to observe the necessity
of sterilization we can only say, That
we are indeed sorry, but that the pub
lie welfare demands that we do every
thing In our power to prevent the use
OF glasses and dishes that are not
aterili2ed.
AS full justification for this course
we ask you in all fairness to consider
the dangers of liberalization. II
makes no difference whether the OBJ
ieet under consideration be a glass, a
dish. or some other utensil used In
food or drink To the mouth.
A person with tuberculosis drinks
from the glass, transferring to II NIL
mute particles Of spntum In which are
the deadly baeilli Before the next
customer drinks from the glass 1t Is
either rinsed in cold water, cleaned
over O revolving brush or washed III
water many degrees below the poll-
ing point. and then dried with a cloth
During these processes a number OF
things can and do happen. If the
glass h washed In cold water or on
the revolving brush. some of the spu-
tum remains on the glass TO be carried
10 the mouth OF the next customer
and some Of 1t remains In the water
or on the brush to he transferred to the
next glass and thence TO the boy or
girl, man or woman, who next receives
that glass. Practically the same THING
happens when dishes or glasses used
by persons with tuberculosis are wash
ed In warm water and dried with a
cloth. Thus it can he seen that il Isl
possible for a number of persons TO
receive the disease into their systems
through the careless handling of Just
one utensi used by tubercular.
Only One Answer.
There IL only one answer to THIS
problem. The people of this city must
demand that hotels. restaurants, sa-
looms and soda fountains, sterilize |
every utensil as soon as 1t is used and |
before 1t is put out for the nse Of the |
next patron. The only way to accom-
plish this sterilization is TO place the
utensils in steam or boiling water for
Il little time.
The sick as well as the healthy /
should demand these precautions as
they are as liable TO reinfeetion as
the healthy are to new infection. Par
ents should also see to 1t that their
children do not patronize Ice cream
parlors and soda fountains where ste
rllization or Individual service is not
given.
We urge all owners of such places
Of business as are mentioned here TO
prepare Immediately TO install
method of sterilization.
II they will send communication
to the health department of the Com I
mercial club stating their intention TO
sterlize utensils, that committee VIII /
be glad to publish their declaration of T
and viii after the sterlli- I
cation system has been Installed, give +
il due publicity with the object of in
creasing every mans business who is t
willing to work for a sanitary city 7
W. A. Lamb, salesman for the Hem
drie e Rolihoff Co., of Denver, Is
here TO close up sales with New Mex
leo customers.
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CARD or THANKS.