The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-16
1T MADE CITY HEALTHY
CITY HEALTH COMMITTEES SAYS
CLEANLINESS CAUSED TT.
Dawson Was. Once known as Good
Place to Die. Now tho Mortality
7 y .9e,seRafe Is Very Low.

Dawson Was Once Known as Good
Place to Die. Now tho Mortality
.a' Rate Is Very Low. ,s
Editor Dawson News: At the re-
quest of the ladies of the city next
week has been set apart by the city
council as a time for radical and
general cleaning up of Dawson. 1t
is incumbent upon every housekeeper
and home owner as well as upon ev-
cry resident of the town to encourage
by word and work this most imports
ant move. There was a time, about
a generation ago, when Dawson and
vicinity were looked upon and referr-
ed to- by our neighbors as. an excel
lent locality to which to go to die.
Luckily this is a thing of almost a
quarter century past. ! Now We can
boast of city blessed with. at least a
full average health record. For a
period of twenty years the mortality
record among the white residents has
been each year very low, having gone
one year as low as one-half OF one
per cent. This is most gratifying
recCrG. Have You thought on the
great infrequence of death from ty
phoid and other infectious /, diseases
in the town during the last two, de-
cades? Count them, and see If the
fingers of your hands will not easily
tell the tale. Malaria is rapidly sink
ing to a very inconsiderate matter.
Don't get the impression that this
situation came of itself 1t did not
Rather is this the result of modern
thought, scientific Investigation and
cleanliness. Let cleanliness continue
and go much further than before. Be
gin at the front of your premises and
go to thes extreme rear. Destroy all
trash and empty cans, which should
be first pierced with holes so that
no water can stand in them wherever
thrown. Clean your horse and c1w
stalls. These latter cleanings woull
bring most excellent results if cleared
of all filth every day, since It is the
horse and COW slatle which generate
95 per cent of the flies. Don't forget
your surface closets. These should
be made sanitary not only by being
kept cleared of all filth, but by being
properly screened. If you have wa
tering trough for the horse or cow
begin now, if you have not already |
contracted the habit, to empty it once |
or twice weekly and clean we'll that |
there may be no chance for breeding |
the mosquito here. Attention should |
be given to all markets and grocery |
stores, which should be carefully |
screened from flies, since all meats,
and fruits are most invit- /
ing to this filthy insect
DO not forget that the negro con-
stitutes two-thirds of our population,
that their health is quite as import
ant to both them and the white pop
ulation. Set the example through |
cleanliness. They are great imitators !
and will follow in this work.
If your residence is not screened |
do not wait until fly and mosqu to |
season to do this most important |
work. Screen every opening to your |.
home, back and front, high and low.
The cost will be saved in comfort and /
medical bills. If your old screens
are so worn and loose as that they |
are not doing the work intended re-
pair thin at once. Remember that
no remedy is worth fig unless prop
erly applied. Don't forget the date,
March 22nd. Give to this week of /
the attention it deserves and
have clean town; then continue the
work through the summer and enjoy
perfect health.
CITY HEALTH COMMITTEE