The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-09
SECRETARY OF STATE BOARD
OF HEAlTH MAKES
STATEMENT.
General Cleanup 10 Desired IN Essry
Par ef the State During the
Entire Week

~tcs'-ep - Ocsred ~ tserl
Par ef the State During the
Entire Week
Filth induces disease. disease leads
70 sickness. sickness leads to death.
sickness and death pile up expenses
mountain high Cleanliness Is next 10
Gocliness. and cleanliness IL a power
ful factor In the prevention OF disease
With view to improving the health
OF the people OF the State BY making
the State more clean. IL il here pro
posed 10 inaugurate a cleanup week
IN the State. and the time chosen IL
the week In April beginning with sun
Gay. April 18th. II IL suggested that
on this day. as far as possible. every
minister IN the State arrange TO hAvs
sermon or address from his pulpit
on some topic connected with the pub
lie health. In many communities, no
doubt a physician may be secured to
perform this duty The ministers. We
think. may be depended upon to sup
ply any deficiency in this regard We
suggest that Monday. the 18th. be
called Public Health Day. and that
every school IN the State have a pro
gram OF exercises. every part OF which
shall have bearing upon public
health. II Is desirable on this day
also. or the following. that a general
movement be inaugurated looking to-
the thorough cleaning OF all places In
city. town OF country that are not in
excellent sanitary condition. prop
or beginning will be In the cellars.
where In many cases will be found ac-
foundations OF decayed potatoes, cab
bages and other vegetable matter
which should be removed and lime
scattered over the ground Closets
and garrets and all out-of-the-way
places should be investigated and ey-
erything removed from them that Is
not found TO be a necessity Give
your stables and chicken houses an
overhauling; use lime and whitewAsh
freely wherever they may be OF use.
Repair the covering OF your wells and
springs so that no filth may enter
them to poison the water. In this con
nection We cannot do better than to
print the following. which we extract
from the Montgomery News. printed
In town of our own State. where spe-
cial efforts are now being made to
improve sanitary conditions and thus
reduce disease:
The Backyard.
Many backwards are denominations
TO the eye and nose. One finds i'm
them all sorts of litter from an oyster
can TO old boots. Here the slops Of
the kitchen are poured TO increase
odors which ought to warn every
thoughtful person OF the maIatial in
huence breeding there, TO break out
eventually in fevers or diphtheria. II
any member OF the family dies from
one or these diseases his death Is
Eul llHN NaA fsx..a
dispensation of Providence" But the
minister would say. IL he were TO visit
the backyard. that death was caused
solely by a violation Of hygienlc laws.
A very strong argument gainst dirty
backyards is the spirit OF deception
which II is apt TO foster in the young
members of the family. for IL is con
slant deceit TO present a clean and at
tractive front yard TO the gaze of the
passers. while the backyard is not NJ
to be seen. Children should be taught
TO be clean for the sake OF cleanliness
and not because outsiders crlticise
them. Do not allow anything TO be
thrown about Have drains made TO
convey all slops entirely away from
the house. Make good walks and let
the ground have a fine covering OF
grass, not weeds. Put up strong sup
porters for the clothes line. Keep
the fence in repair. and plant bushes
near II. Set vines about the refuse
barrel and train them over IL until it
is hidden. II you have a receptacle
1 for ashes. let IL be something which
can be closed. and not a row OF old
barrels TO offend the eye and give out
q cloud of ashes every time the wind
blows. Make IL a rule TO have the
backyard at all times as clean as the
| front one
At Anderson. Ind. on public health
] day every merchant placed in his
show window everything that he had
/ for sale which could be used in any
{ way toward cleaning the town or aid
/ ing in the preservation of public
health. The hardware man exhibited
/ rakes. shOvels. lawn mowers. lawn
seed. etc: the druggists exhibited
sponges. chamois skins. tooth brushes.
disinfectants. etc. the RrOcers soap.
scrubbing brushes. brooms. lime. etc.
Public Holiday.
] The day was celebrated as a public
I holiday. and an immense parade was
inauEurated with public health ban
ners. such as Swat the Fly" XIII
the Rat" Clean up your Cellars, %
T.
| ing In floats the various wares from
their stores which might be utilized TO
promote the object OF the days .ele-
bration- Thus was created a marked
and very general interest In public
health and. In addition. a day OF pleas
ure was given TO the whole commune
! ~. This hint may be utilized In some
OF our West Virginia towns and cities.
Whether 10 IL OF not great good will
certainly be accomplished II the peo-
pie Of the state generally will accept
the suggestions We here make. and by
the organization OF committees Of
men and women In their various com
muniues proceed al once 10 make
preparation TO carry out these sugges-
tons n will greatly aid IN the con
summation Of the desired object N
the public officials will make ar-
rangements TO haul 70 a proper dump
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