The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-28
Cites Prison Control Meth ods of Warden Osborn as Proof of Efficiency in Helping Persons to Help Themselves By Showing Them the Right Way.

The system of prison control 1nstl- tuted by warden Thomas Mott Osborn at Sing Sing prison was commended by pr. Abraham Sophian, the health expert, today, in commenting on rec ommendation he plans to make 10 tne city before he leaves
 sI think Warden Osborn has done commendable work" Dr. Sophain said, "because he is conducting the prison, not by holding the cudgel of another fail sentence over the prisoners, but by teaching them the principle of right and wrong.
 When the average prisoner leaves incarceration after, for instance, 10- years sentence, he is likely to return again because his feeling of security makes him susceptible to the desire to err A possible repetition of the sen- tence seems something intangible.
 eff the prisoner realizes the, differ ence between right and wrong and is conscious of it, the chances are that he will reform his ways"
 This reasoning might be applied to Bridgeport's case, Dr. Sophian says Absence of an epidemic may breed a sense of security that is unfounded. The way to correct this, he says, is not to consider a possible epidemic a club held over the heads of the people, but to make them realize the differ ence between clean and unclean. In accordance with this, Dr. Sophian plans to suggest to the board of edu- cation that a course in sanitation be made part of the regular curriculum in the Bridgeport schools. Children from the first grade up, should be | A.. h.< and unclean, he says, just as they are taught the difference between right and wrong
 l Regular lectures for the teachers should be given, he said, and the teachers in turn should communicate | the ideas to their pupils. -.i
 pr. Sophian said today that pr. l D. H. Monahan of the board of health
 Is Investigating the extent of diarrhoea
 ir this city, and already believes it was almost eliminated during the summer.
 Inquiries at St. vincent's and the I Bridgeport hospitals and among l physicians showed a remarkable ab-
 sence of the disease, he reported. This Is credited to the sanitary measures 1 that have been taken, including the
 increased precautions with the milk
 supply. l pr. Sophian visited the Beaver
 Brook dairy, Saturday, in company
 with an agent of the state board of
 health. The state board gave the
 dairy a clean bill of health. Dr. So- l phian declared the equipment, the COWS and methods of the dairy are splendid. It is ready to resume dis | tributing again.
 l Speaking of the recent sore throat
 epidemic, pr. Sophian said it was q 1 possibility that such an affliction
 might originate in the best-kept dairy,
 but it is almost a probability with some of the poorer-kept places
 pr. A. c. Knapp reported this
 morning some of the milk dealers
 seem to be taking the new regulations
 in fair spirit, but that many of
 them do not.
 pr. Sophian wished to call attention
 today to the fact that grocers and | others handling bottled milk must
 have ice box facilities.
 Several cities health authorities have written to this city in the last
 10 days, inquiring about the new milk regulations with view to following the example of Bridgeport.
 pr. Sophian said today he wished to commend publicly c. Howard Dun- bar, the sanitary Inspector, Dr. E. A. Mcclellan, health officer, and Miss Catherine Tuite, who has had charge
 of the quarantine work and the nurses: He said they have unselfishIy given the city overtime and have done splendid work. He commended also Miss nne Dargan. Dr. McLe11an's as- sisant, who Is now on her vacation.
 She worked so hard she had to take
 a rest. He praised the commission
 CTS, also.
 A great change has been made in the lodring houses, according to the reports Dr. Sophian has received from
 the health inspectors. Of 37 that
 were reinspected, 25 were reported
 all right. This is considered remark | able.
 l Bakeries are none too good. says Dr. Sophian; stores and markets the