New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-23


clean and cold; because the doctor has
been called in time, and because the
streets in the congessed parts Oh the
city have been flushed daily.
The lessening Of dust by the flushing
of streets Is considered by DR.. Charles
f. Banks, Of the United States Pubic
Health Service. as one of the prlneipai
reasons for the decrease IN the infant
death rate.
Monkeys Contract Disease.
DR.. Banks called attention last night
TO the fact that Neustacdter and lhro'
in their experiments with infantile
paralysis, succeeded in causing the DIS
ease TO develop in monkeys by inocu-
lating them with the dust and sweep
ings from room occupied by a
paralysis patient. The scientists who
are studying the disease in the PUBLIC
Health Service laboratories at Wash
ington are using dust in their expert
ments and are said to be on the eve
Of important discoveries in connection
with dust as one of the agencies IN
the spread OF the plague.
An appeal for additional funds with
which to purchase braces and care for
the recovered paralysis patients was
issued yesterday by Commissioner
Emerson. 1t was calculated at first
that $751; 900 would be sufficient for this
work. This calculation was based on
the probability of 5000 patients and
the belief that about 20 per cent would
need braces. The number of cases
has increased, and Commissioner
Emerson now believes that at least
500. $50 will be needed. Contributions
may be sent direct to the Health De-
partment A total of s2,942.14 was re-
ceivcd yesterday. The contributors in
cluded Miss Emily F. Goetz, $50; Mrs.
Charles Fleischman. $3.50; Agnes
Clark McCrea, 800; Mrs. S. A. Knopf,
$50; collected by "The New York
Times" s2,1Ss.64.
The New York Association for I'm
proving the Condition OF the Poor is
sued an appeal yesterday for a fund of
$4,000 with which to extend its fresh
air season a month longer, for the
benefit of the thousands of mothers
and children who have been confined
to the tenements by the infantile
paralysis epidemic. This association
has maintained Sea Breeze, the fresh
air home at Coney Island, throughout
the summer. The special fund will be
used TO give vacations TO mothers and
children who have been kept under
quarantine in their fats because of
cases of the disease in the same build
ing.
Children Seek Air.
Mrs. George F. Paul, secretary Of
the National Plant, Flower and Fruit
Guild, appealed yesterday for a fund
of 500 with which TO keep open dur
ing September the guilds gardens on
the grounds of the Rockefeller lnsti-
tute for Medical Research. Her APP
peal followed the receipt Of letter
from a dozen mothers Of the neighbor-
hood, who said that on account of the
paralysis epidemic the gardens were
the only place where their children
might obtain fresh air and be safe from
the disease.
Seventy-seven new cases of paralysis
were reported to the State Board OF
Health yesterday from New York out
side the greater city. They were from
the following towns: Syracuse, IL; New
Rochelle, IL; Yonkers, z; Poughkeepsie,
1; three each in Pittsburgh and walden;
two each in McCrawville, Mount Yer
non, Smithtown. West Monroe, Hunting
ton and Port Washington, and one each
Falls, Falconer, Schroeppel, Wilton, De
witt, Athens. Canastota, Thompson,
Deer Park, Bay Shore, Islip, East
Quogue, Westhampton, Northport,
Hampstead, Roslyn, Old Westbury,
Freeport, Sea Cliff and Middle Grove.
Besides these, the branch office OF
the state board at Roslyn received re.
ports of twenty cases in Nassau and
Suffolk counties. A few Ot these APP
pear in yesterdays reports TO Albany,
but most of them will not be listed by
the state board until to-day. The Ros-
lyn reports are from these towns: Five
in Ocean Beach, four in Hampstead,
three in Huntington, two each IN North
port and Freeport, one each in Good
Ground, Patchogue, Blue Point, Cold
Spring Harbor, Playground, Dix Hill,
East Islip, West Sayville, Elwood, South
Haven, Sayville, Garden City Park,
Wreck Lead, Seaford, New Hyde Park
and North Hampstead
Nassau Lacks in Beds.
The hospitals at Roslyn, Hicksville,
Locust Valley and other towns will
soon be filled if the epidemic continues
to spread in Nassau County. At Roslyn
yesterday it was said that only one bed
remained unoccupied, and arrange
ments are being made to double the &C
commpdations. Only nine beds are
available in the Jones Institute, near
Hicksville, and eleven in the Locust
Valley Hospital. The Hampstead Board
of Health yesterday decided 10 keep
the schools closed until October 2, and
the same date was set for the schools
of North Hampstead Township.
An annual carnival of the Inwood
Fire Department, scheduled for August
%, has been postponed, and 1t was an
nounced yesterday that Lake Success
one of the popular picnic grounds OF
Nassau County, has bsen closed for the
season. At Cedarhurst the State De-
partment of Health has established q
branch Office, which will be operated
under the direction Of DR.. Van Wrinkle
He will look after the Rockaway section
of Nassau County.
The usual Tuesday rise was apparent
in the reports from New Jersey yes.
terday. One hundred and forty-two
new cases were listed, including sixty.
three from Newark, which had not pre-
viously reported since Saturday noon
Other cases are from: New Bruins
wick, 8; four each in Gutenberg and
Trenton; three each in Haddonfeld
East Orange, Irvington, West Orange
Harrison, Paterson; two each in
Gloucester township, Salem, Millburn
Montclair, East Newark, West Ho.
boken, West New York and Dover; one
each in Absecon, East Rutherford, Fort
Lee, Hackensack, Old Tappen, Ramsey
Ridgefield Park, Tea Neck, Camden
Wildwood, Woodbine, Glen Ridge
Orange, Woodbury., Bayonne, Jersey
City, Hampton, Plainfeld, South Bruins
wick township, Avon, Raritan township
Randolph township, Beach Haven, Acqu-
ackanonck township, Pompton town
ship, Bedminster, Fanwood and Linden
township. The schools in Ne ark and