The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-18

Saves 200 Citizens Annually
The saving in the doctor bills and
funeral expenses alone will pay the en-
tire interest and depreciation charges
IN the plant Cincinnati gets the ad-
vantage of clear. beautiful water and
OF saving 200 citizens per annum for
nothing.
The result Of Pittsburgh are equal
u as striking. There Is no doubt.
whatever. that the best investment
which any city on the Ohio River now
using impure water can make Is the
immediate installation OF a simple pur-
ification plant. The methods of fill
tratlon are so well understood. the
Ohio river Is so well adapted 10 Ultra
ton that the cost OF a suitable plant
can be- estimated with the greatest &C
curacy and the results TO be expected
will be produced with almost mathe-
NAUTICAL accuracy"
ITO the city OF Wheeling particular
". one of the few cities OF considera-
BILE size left in the United States
which Is still using a water supply
without fret rlterinC II. this should
appeal with peculiar significance.
There Is no more solemn duty before
the government OF this city. no more
definite obligation laid upon YOUR
present. and the influential members
OF your population, than to proceed at
once to install a pure water supply for
the use OF all citizens.
The fact should not be ignored.
however. that n Is not sufficient TO
provide a pure water supply. That
water supply would be used by all
citizens II DO is 10 be OF the highest
value. This involves the extension OF
the city water mains 10 every part
OF the city and as far as legal and
financial limitations permit, To the SUI
burban districts as well. When the
city has supplied and rendered avail
able 10 every citizen an adequate and
pure supply Of water. no citizen should
be permitted 10 menace the health OF
the community by maintaining "A priv
ate source Of supply. of dangerous
quality. such a. well or spring in
the heart Of built up section OF a
city always is
Assuming that a city has bought
for itself that protection against dis
ease which - afforded by good water
and there are but few cities OF con
siderable size in the United States OF
which this assumption Is true at the
present time. what is the next best
buy In the process OF purchasing
health protection. The answer OF this
question Is as certain as that OF the
hrst Under any and all conditions.
the second logical step in the prOtec-
ton Of the community against dis
ease, and step which should usually
come alOng with the good water sup
ply. is the provision of complete
community 10 Is truth which Is As
old as man himself. but which We
seem inclined To- neglect iu certain
parts OF these United States. that ~
men are to live together In COmmuuI-
ties and maintain their health. proper
provisions must be made for the car
ing for the waste from the bodies OF
the inhabitants From the standpoint
OF health. therefore. the installation
and use OF a sanitary sewerage system
is one OF the prime factors In the pr, -
erNatiOn OF health IN any community
To be- of real usefulness. however. 10
iS not sufficient that a sewerage tss-
tenn be used by the well 10 do only
These two measures pure water and
complete sewerage are fundamental
IN health protection. As has been
shown pure water is IN most cases
actually cheaper than impure water.
Sanitary MIX Supply
The next step IN health protection
for a progressive community should
be the sanitation Of the milk supply
II b. q particularly periShable food
which must be fresh when consumed
and If enters very largely into the
dietary of those most susceptible "a
impure foods. the infants and the sick
1 For this reason, II for no other. mill
should receive particular attention
during its preparation and distribution
BUT milk IA something more Than Z
particular perishable fOOU ff Is IN
fortunately As good food for mos
germs as 10 d. Tor infants and -iCI
b people" For This reason any infcr
uou- matter. reaching milk has the op
poriunity under ordinary condition.
OF multiplying many times. In this