The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-08-20
RESTAURANT
K.SAYS|NSPECTOR

Tnat the health oficials OF the rov-
ernment and not only those Of the
state or Nevada. also the surgeon gem
erafs ONCE at Washington. d. c., have
become Interested In health conditions
OF Lincoln county was made apparent
this week when Major J. c. Geixer Of
the surgeon generals once, United
states public health service, came to
Pioche and conferred with DR.. J. H.
Hastings. local health oficer. the two
making an inspection Of the restau-
taurants and eating houses in the vi.
cinity OF Phoebe.
Drs. Geiger and Hastings spent most
OF Wednesday and Thursday forenoon
inspecting eating houses whore the
ohctals had reason to believe the
axiom Of Cleanliness IL next to eodli.
ness" had been forgotten. and the
Record IL able to report that direct ana
immediate results will be derived from
the efforts OF the two physiciana Res-
taurant keepers of Phoebe were mot
only instructed to clean up, but were
ordered to do 80 and do Il immediaf..
iy. and Dr. Hastings has been adyised
as to the action to be taken n the ~.
structions are not followed to the let.
ter
The principal reason for DR.. 0siger
Visit TO Pioche was to Investigate the
probable cause of the death OF Oliver
J. Gillespie. which occurred At the
Prince two weeks ago, but his report
on this matter IL not in any sense !
reflection on the boarding house at the
frince. In the report he also praises
DR.. Hastings for the work accom-
n thA
the unfortunate man.
In conversation with Record re-
porter DR.. Geiger said: The stand OF
the Record taken two weeks ago when
the article was published regarding
the cleaning up of the restaurants In
this community has been in . large
measure responsible for the prompt
action Of the department at washing
ton. the headquarters Of the public
health service. and we want you to
know Just how much the health de-
partment appreciates the stand you
have taken in the matter. We have
been watching the situation as regards
canned goods pretty closely for the
last year and believe that we have al
most eliminated danger Of ptomains
from that source. The health depart
ment is making every effort possible
to insure cleanliness and wholesome
ness in the waiter Of foods served to
the public and the officials ara always
willing to listen to complaints ana
seek cooperation in the Improvement
of local conditions"
The following telegram sent by DR..
Geiger to the state board of health OF
Nevada gives briefly and concisely his
conclusions regarding conditions at the
Prince boarding house. which he told
representative Of the Record were
entirely satisfactory. DIR. Geiger said
that the illness of employees of the
Prince could not have resulted from
impure canned goods and that 1t was
improbable that the Illness was the re-
suit Of poisoned meats, as the refrig-
Grating facilities and equipment at the
Prince were such as to make this con-
dition almost impossible
DR.. Geiger refers to ''botulism" in the
telegram, this being the term applied
to the poisonous results of some foods,
as the epidemic Of olive poisoning last
spring when people all over the Unit
ed States were afflicted. The telegram
as dispatched Thursday morning by
DR.. Geiger is as follows:
Phoebe. New, Aug. 10, 1s20.-State
Board Of Health. Carson City, New: Six
cases mild gastro-intestinal disturb
ance occurred August at the Prince
mine. One death August may and
cases. Final diagnosis will remain OBJ
scure. Cases not botulism. Situation
well handled by Hastings.-Geiger."