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'CHARLOTTE DAILT OBSERVER,' ' NOVEMBER 18, 1903. 4 Jle annually of tha dian more deaths than have resulted from all the epidemics of yellow fcv-er In 6ur country during th-iant 11 years. I , believe that the attitude of municipali ties in the struggle agalnat tubercu losa will be taken as an Index of sanitary enlightenment and I would ' urn that tverv municipality partlcl - Date In this campaiKn, the extent of which fa now remarkable. ; In 'thla i work prtvate'phllanthropy- haa been a important factor, but in order to prevent duplication of effort and ipsa 'Of , enercy. - municipalise ahould V maintain a wlae oversight and, utilise all private initiation to the beat ad Vantage ii..t ' . ' - , "Tuberculosis is directly - due - to - promiscuous expectoration, insanitary housing and injection of Infected food. Tea year ago the cars ana pavement of our cities were veritable spittoon. - The time la ripe for the uniform lews and ordinances against thla disgusting practice and other insanitary con dition which breed the disease. - livery child ahould be taught in the oublic school. Xo not apit on the noon to do so-may epread dlaeaae. De fective ventilation should b abeo , lutely prohibited,- especially In houses ' offered for rent In - ths ' smaller municipalities ' sanatoria - may be ' feasible, but municipal- dispensaries and house to house; . visits .-, by ths health officers can be maintained at - alight expense. They are a valuable means- of relief, and offer excellent opportunities ot. Instituting necessary disinfecting procedures. rr. tv y ' VQ MOSQUITOES, KO MALARIA OH "Malaria raodV yellow fever are propagated only by the mosquito and ine corroiiary, tnereiore, tti MtnM ' ohltoee, no malaria, no yellow fever. While the elimination ot these Insects presents a task the -. magnitude of , which demands State aid, much also can be done by municipalities, aa the yellow fever mosquito la domesticated and - breeds only . in artificial bodies of water, lit cans and barrels found around habitations. It la therefore - a part or municipal sanitation -. to prevent such breeding; places and en force efficient, screening against both flies and mosquitoes, the former being alee- a known agent of the trans- . mission of typhoid fever. ;'.f-V,.f, . HLMANB : ISOLLATIQM '-. NECES . '.. , BART. .r- -, , I purposely omit detailed reference to diseases such as diphtheria measles and scarlet fever. Their dangers are well known, ; as is their 'method ef : handling. "Besides,1 they are ' only uti fortunate -incidents In the life of a community as compared with tubercu loels,, malarias hookworm disease and typhoid fever, which constantly affects ,tts health end property, it With the advent ' ot 'certain ef these diseases, Isolation of the. eick becomes aeces- aary In the ' Interest of. the public health, but this-dees hot imply-that . they should : be . confined In a pest- house and undergo. an additional hardship .because ef their misfortune. Patients should -be-? cared - for in a humane manner- tinder authority of law or ordinance and access should be had to comfortable isolation hos- 1 1 Mayor. O. B. Eaton, of TTlnston; pltsla If they cannot .be properly , ' laoiated m their, own nomea, . v ' , "la order" to carry" out J Isolation ' ' effectively, there' mnet be prompt and i accurate notification of the. infectloui (v dlaeases as well as causes of deaths. TTpMOID BAdllXl 'SHOULD ' BE v "The undue prevalence of typhoid fever, in the United States Is a no , torious' fact-and Its prevention Is a duty devolving -.vupon. every com munity. The infection Is contained , In thev dejecta-of typhoid ; fever natients and Is most easily -destroyed by disinfection In the bed pana It is the province of . - the attending physician to see that this measure of prophylaxis is observed, ana he should be held responsible for its observance 1 by means of ordinances properly en- forced.-' Supervision ahould also v ln elude water and other lood capable '.:'' . 1 I ... . : ' .:': ' ' ' -' " - ''" ' . ; ' : f' ' V...... . -J.-1 . . . ' ' 1 ". ' . l. : f. BSMBalSSMBBBaWasBBlBHBBWkeBMaasBaM - of infection. It Is- a singular fact - that our barbers and . other tradesmen . In many places are required to secure Deceases to pursue, their, vocations, while our cooks. and venders of foods continue their calling absolutely with out restriction, although m many ln- stances they have proven to be. living reservoirs of transmisetble' , Infection. TRAINED, HEALTH OFFICEKS. .'Tn Mhls and many 'other States executive power in local sanitary mat ters has been delegated, to the mUfilcl. gallty and in such matters the State ealth authority only acta In an ad iflvlsory capacity. '- Itv la ' Important, .therefore, that each iollticai nlt be . provided with a trained sanitary ex : pert capable of advising with the mayor and enforcing existing health laws and ordinances. ' "In no other way will the' public health problems of the country . be met in an active and scientific manner. In this respect our progress la un satisfactory as compared with Eng land, where every, small town or county- has a medical officer of health, . who le a doctor of public health and possesses a knowledge of sanitary prsctice not required of the practicing - physician. Public health officers, in cluding . municipal healih ' officers," must be selected in the future with . a view to permanent service, and Sp polntments should depend, not upon political preferment, hut upon pro fessional qualifications and executive ability. ' NATIONAL HTOIKXE SCHOOL, i ' "With a vtpw to m.'-tin? thi de ficiency a bifl hss been Introduced in Conrress to provi.1i snwne othor t"n;n.TS for a raf'onal . r-o if t . .. f.i cu'in'cii'in wiih tu : c 1: ..'.'.ii Service at Washington. It U Intended that the advantages of thla -school shall bo available to health officers only.' and that upon completing the prescribed course of study, they will be . given . certificates - to thtit - effect, The IU has been passed x by the Senate' and -favorably acted upon by tne interstate and foreign Commerce Committq oftthe IIou of Repre sentative, and It ' Is - fully expected that It will be enacted into law., The establishment cf this school of hygiene will ' encourage those ' best fitted- ..- to undertake publle- health Work and bring about continuity of -service in the Held of preventive medicine, Thla provision will also- Insure closer: co operation between the National Pub- lie Health Service and State -and municipal health authorities and in sure further uniformity of action In matters pertaining to c the public health Unity of action la necessary in the struggle against disease and it can be brought about enly through emcient co-operation of ' existing na tional, and local health agenclea HOWt. NATIONAL- SERVICE. CAN i- '.' i AID MUNICU'AIJTIES. America s position -, aa ' a - govern mental power is unique In that na tionality and democracy are blended together in such proportions aa to se cure mutual advantages to , both. While police powers with respect to sanitation within the State have been reserved to the States themselves, the national . government is responsible for ' Insanitary conditions affecting more than one State or Territory, and in the exercise of Its authority It can protect and ' aid . locaal governments without usurping any of their powers r; privileges. ..f':: 'As I aee It, the cardinal duties of tne js eoerai government In conserving the public heaHh are, first, the pre vention of the . introduction of eon. tagious and Infectloua diseases from without as well as their apread from one State to another: second, the in. vestigatlon of communicable diseases. tne conditions lavorlng their spread and the methods necessary far thniv prevention; third, the dissemination ef sanitary information thus acquired, and. fourth, co-operation with State and municipal health officers for the protection ef lue and health." x ne run text of the address of vv. or Hlbbard. of Boston. Is as follows: MAYOR HIBBARO'S ADDRESS. The American' peoole to-dav r one of the most serious nnthUm. A Civt! government '. the evolution municipal admlhlstratlon. For a na tion, which builda brldrea In Tnrti sells cotton goods in Egypt, and whloh has won a surpassing reputation in the markets of the. world, this state ment contains a confession which we should, not. have to make. But only from a frank, acknowledgment of the weakaeaa can the proper remedy. be. found. . - ' . ; - The Idea that the strussie toward that goal haa only, berun mav seam strange, in view of the regeneration waves sweeping over th country, I Municipal reform la already a hack neyed subject in manr eommunltlaa. 1 The Query naturally arises as to how ! it happens that with all this hrork j going on, tne net accomplishments are eo few. Mr answer la that we nave oeen . working from a wronar oasia we nave been crossing swords with peraonaiiuea rather than with metnoos. .ueoauae of thla, onr achievements of a necessity are tran suory rather than permanent... . , "The propositlowwhlch I have ad vanced may be novel, and perhaps win not, meet-. with immediate ao- quiescence..' The-; old Style campaign. witn its slogan, ."Turn the rascals out ha much more swing to J t , than the; hew one, which would '"tie the raacaia. np." . one.opejis the. way for fiery denuhCtatloiv.on tha stemn. the other calls for- hrig tiresome , tiroes, checking figures ; In the various ds psrtmetital offices, of city hall, about which h public ktt Jwe nothing.- Tet I have no-fear or being able to maintata the position I have taken,' It la by results that men and move ments are Judged, ana a comparison of the possibilities can be made now.. The present method result at In tervals in the election of erood men. whose Influence passes with their exit from offloe.- The new methods Hould, reeult in checks .and- - counterchecks, so i no ' matter who l - in office the spending of publio money would bo safeguarded.-, ' f . ; - , Campaign against the .weak or bad man, but campaign first for methods to eliminate the possibilities by which tho weak or bad man may profit. Our failure to recognise thla -Is , the real explanation of the collapse of reform movements. The. rascals have been turned oat. but the old methods have Been allowed to- remain, and perma nent reforms - have not prevailed. The opportunity to spend tho city budget is the . chief prise for -which purely partisan organisations struggle when they seek to gain control of a municipality. - This in ueeir enouig teach ua the real line of effort. . . Tet it la necsaaary to educate the. peo ple to thla new standard, nd it Is not to be an easy task. . -; v MUST, BE PERSONAJL.; BUSINESS. First, the idea that the city personi fied la a "good fellow", must be erad icated, I think you know what I mean. Another phrasing of it is that "tho city can afford to stand it." IS my ten months' , experience as chief executive - ef Boston,, t , nave been amased at the daily cost. the whole people have been obliged to bear-because- of these two States of mind. One Is evidenced by tne men who have two prices, two qualities, and are us ing two scheraea of weights for their gooda for their private and city trade. The other is shown by Juries of our own citizens who bring'. In verdlctf aitalnt the corporation, -sot because they -believe we are liable, but on the. theory that the municipality can af ford It anyway. Lastly, it shows In the actions of the head of a city def partment who passes a bill he would not allow his own 'Purse to meet oh the ground that the city' cannot af ford to be niggardly. . 7 - - ' These are situations which prevail under rood' and- bad administration alike, and which' will continue Indefi nitely until methods and standards are Introduced which, in part at least, will make such conditions impossible. - The next step -must be the ed u ca- tlon of the citizens as to the real annual cost of their government and the conditions under which the totals run up. ' It Is a figure which some how hss bsn concealed from publio view. The taxpayer has a general feeling that when the city has built and cleaned Snd watered and policed nubile street, .taking the children from it for the schools, and such un fortunates as may have a residence there to hospitals or almshouses, as conditions may demand, that its ob ligations are over. He is hard;y to be blamed for that Impression, end yet In the case of the City of Bo.ton he has hot begun to reach aha total cost of municipal existence. ' This year, for instance, tne budret for general, sanitary, street, fire, park. Institution snd other nmits tens nee reached a tetat of approximately 9. 980.000. This figare is ratner interest- in? In connection with other fry res I will give , you, for it represents ail the money over which I have abso lute control." tiesines mat i naa 10 provide, though I had no control over the spending, abont $7,359,000 for the maintenance of the police and of the schools and of the county. These two i-TTis added fether make a total -? shout $lt.33,ono (I am giving r-- , i fiures only), which is the general popular conception . of the real cost 4t maintaining ths city. would be "Vary glad Indeed to com promise at that figure. - but in addi tion" I hav had" to-meetrthts-year f 5.0IMSS debt and Interest charges, making another, total of Sl2,S,Si. and lastly there are State tax and as sessment, obligations of 14.844.171 which include the Metropolitan water assessment .of ' Sl.TSt.llSV provided for pnt oe revenue and not In the tax levy. Out of tho addition of all these sums we find that the real total coat of maintaining the city for the pres ent fiscal year runs to .. 27,11,009. This figure should toe -Impressive enough to arrest ( and hold publio at tention, tout another step Is' necessary. Besides totals there . must be some public education in detail. " - '; " ,1 HOW IT. RUN 8 IN BOSTON. t in the toudget of the year an ap propriaUon ot f tSO.vOS was made for the. sewer division of tne atreet de partment. But the sewer dlvylon has had altogether $1,105,100. Under State taw, over which we have ne Jurisdiction.' we are compelled to spend KSS.OtO, or 1-le of 1 per cent of the total valuation, tor tne separa tion of eewerage and surface water. and we are also able to borrow, necessary, $1,600,000 by means of loan- for as werr -construction work. Only tSOO.000 r was borrowed this year. This is apt to escape the eye of the. average ltlsen. - la the same way he will find from the budget an a p. proprtatloB of $200,000 allowed for the bridge division, bat If lie draws the conclusion that this is all - the money spent he will be far astray for a epeclat loan for bridge construction of $20,O0O was passed, . making; total credit to the. division. for m work of S40S.O0O.. The asm story can be told of ths children's institutions, the pauper in- stltuUona and varloua other divisions of city, workv ail of which tends to a oonfusioa ef the cltlsens. Another phase: While endeavoring to reduce pay rolls, removing from the pay rolls a number of unneces sary employes, the city auditor made a statement as to the bond Issues of th first part of my administration. Tho citltens - who believed that be cause of the reduction a new era had dawned for the city were amased to learn that I had Issued bonds aggre gating over $4. 170,000. The effrontery of a chief executive pledged to reform who eonld thus forget his pledges shocked them, to say the least And yet in allowing the issues In question. I was in the main simply obeying the mandatory statutes,' Of this amount $2,000,000. was for the Washington street subway, which the Legislature authorised in 1992, six years ago; $L 000,000 was for schools authorised in 1907. $115,009 was for Northern ave nue and Sleeper street authorised in 190$. and $490,000. part of a bond Is sue advertised for aale in 1907. whloh the city treasurer had been unable to COST 01 MAINTAINING CITT To review briefly, ''the real coat of maintaining the City of Boston can be summarised aa follows, with side notesf .-..j.,.. i.u..v v-i..v , ' First The i ordinary department budget which the mayor .actually has control over. ; . Second.--The budget demands of certain departments. .- The school of police . departments, whose financial matters are outside the control of the mayeiv; ':-2--::'H"" , iv Third. The county charges, fixed by law, which, alio have to be met on demand. Vi-.v-r-.v.' -'- - j FOurth.--The. .aissssmenta which come on Boatoh by reason of Its. pari tleipation-ia- the metropolitan park, water and sewer districts. Ftfth.-'-The tax laid by the State on the city for the purpose of main taining tne general government. - , ': Could there be any system better devised for general confusion T Could there be Any syatem better arranged for the Juggling of public money to the confusion of the taxpayers?. . Is any stronger demonstration needed to prove that it is futile to attempt to correct ohditions ; by merely Changing the personality of the ex ecutive ofncerT . This Is a business, not a political problem, snd - political organisations as such must net be part of a city administration,. There Is no half way step in this reform. - The Cfy of Bos- reiV wnen n appears oeiore nm leg islature is 'entitled to be recognised as a corporation, and the accident of the political faith of Its chief officers has no part in the presentation of Its case. Ait we are to check oar costs of expenditure, we cannot do it by concealing- the i facte from the. pub lic, ana no outside authority should have the power t impose financial burdens on the city ' until the people have given helr assent I know that exigencies aemana steps ot tnis sort. and I. will admit that there are ex- captions, but they are pot so frequent or important that the rule should not be imposed. ; -.. . - v ' . . 4 An absolute prohibition should be placed on the - issusnce of authority for continuing loana I cnean. by that compelling or authorising the city for a number of years to Issue loans for a certain amount of money. , We have now. for instance, authority to spend 1 1. 008.0(1 1 a year en sewerage works for an indefinite period, and $1,000,- 000 for schools-for two years, and $600,000 a year Indefinitely. This la a big country but I do not think any city Is eo big but that If it wants authority-to spend a million a year for any line of work. It should be com pelled to-explain exactly how it pro posed to expend It.-v't..:; 'j "'':' " 'r jv;1 Assuming mat I nave proved my case, my- program- is! BOW TO BETTER CONDrnoJSrS, ! ' First. To educate the people to the point that they will feel the city is entitled to as much return as the prlJ vats Individual in alt Its expenditures. ' Second. To provide" that the. peo pie must be made acquainted -with ths-- real total cost of their government,-and with opportunity of safe-, guarding , themselves against imposi tion of additional, bur dene even by loans. . ' ' ' ' The work Of formulating methods for the checking of departmental ex peitdlture comes naturally next In Boston, in common with many other American cities, the amount of money which the mayor has control over is small tn proportion to the total ex penditure.f I have .explained already how during the year only $9,990,009 ef the total expenditure of $17,251, -000 about $ I per cent. falls in thla class. - This amount Is large enough for the exercise of the best talent Owing to the services of the Boston Finance Commission in my home city, there has been' a. quickening of the publio attention, and the problem .at band is not only how to hold, but how to "advance on the gains made. -My solution is the general establish, ment of system. There is no mystery of finance m it Heads of depart ments must first explain absolutely the purpose of each dollar they .re quire, and after expending they must h, -count for It in the same fashion. The first information la secured by means of special budget sheets, cer tain standard forms being prepared for firmiar departments. It - Is the eys'p-n used in every sizable private cor; - rat!, in fnr holiin? department he.: to thir ' accounting. To my surer .:? it is novel In municipal at- BACKACHE IS THE FIRST SIGN OF COMKO sUDNEt TROUBLE j- - f j-- J 4ssssSs9Hpk,' - .: .,-.1..- . Gives i a Simple Home : Preecriptloit ; Which Any One Can Prepare to Overcome ; K!dney Troabl saod ;. Rheumstlsm Any r Dyatrglsa la Charlotte Can U JU1 V- , v Take care of backache. A great many cases of. kidney complaint are repotted about here; also bladder trouble, and rheumatism. . 'W -: An authority once stated that pain la the back, loins er region of the kidneys is the danger signal nature hangs out to notify the sufferer that there t is . something wrong wrthv th kidneys, which ahould receive trai mediate attention. Only vegetable irwimeni anouia oe aamtnistered and absolutely no strongly alcoholic medi cines, wnicn are harmful to the kid neys and. bladder. -,.-'. The following; . prescription, while simple, harmless and Inexpensive, Is .uuwo.ana recognuea "as a sovereign remedy tor kidney complaint The Ingredients can be obtained at any good prescription pharmacy apd any vu can mix mem: uorapound Kar- gon, one ounce; Fluid Extract Dand- wae-nau; ounce; compound Syrun narsapaniia, , three : ouncea . 8hake well in a bottle' and take in t.a. spoonful doses after each meal; ami at Deutime. ' . r This preparation mm the natural function of the kldavya. ao they will sift and strain the poisonous waste matter, uric a-iu, etc., from theblood. pureeing It and re- usvuiK rneumatism. Backache will be relieved, the urine wiy be neutrai- uvu man cleared ana inn vi imituon,. - tnereby over coaung eucn symptoms as weak blad wer.psiniui, irequcnt and other ! Thla is worth trying and may prove "" peopie nere need.- i ne manner in hir.n . k. money is expended must be tallied by a aystem of standard cost accounts for each line of endeavor, whether it la paving or cleaning streeta. buiidina- L V, , "cnooinoueee or . public buildings, caring for $arke,' play grounds or beaches. The purely cleri cal departments - as wn . wan w.vua.ii. unuor lag rule, xsy imm sye- iem a reform ; admihistratloa Van make standard of a definite ru standards which a following admln wiu nave to iouow, or.ex- Fain to tne puonc. ; -.- To Illustrate: The J Collentina- - r. partment now has a oermanent fnrp or nity-eignt elerks ss against eighty, three formerly employed. . . ' , Ex cept for -the rush period, when cer tain extra clerks were mAdmA force Has proved- competent; to do' tne wora, and lit the month of Oe- tooer. just passed, a saving of $1,000 over the roll of a -year aso has been made. The City Collector has set a standard.- He was not a .political appointee, He had served for twentv- flve years in the Collector's office. He was not of tne same political faith as myself, but If the turn of the political uae enouia cause his displacement- no matter what the intentions of the mail following him, he will be in shoal water aa soon aa he attempts to load up Ms office beyond . a certain point In expenses, and the people will not stana lor it. -v;,,-i-w a MUNICIPAL PRtNTTNO PLANT. 1 We have a municipal printing plant. the only one in the entire country. The man at tire, head of, it had never been connected with municipal work before.' ills pay-roll , aavlngs - alone for the year will amount to $50,000 He haa set hla .standard, and that standard goes on v record.-Whoever may follow him will -be obliged - to Cleave close to that jtandard. In the Publio Buildings .Depart ment all sorts Of petty services were being paid for at princely prices, The man in charge haa reorganised, elim inated extra employes, and 'set his standard there as well. " x The edit Of mklntainlng the streets of the city makes an exceedingly heavy drain upon the city treasury, xnis is one department subject : perhaps to most criticism by political usage. The superintendent la regarded as '- ths political lieutenant of the mayor. - In kindly appreciation of the power of this department thla office Is cred ited with having strength enough to make or break the administration. Street work le technical, and - the publio la compelled to take what U, told aa to the oost or unaertaaings. 8teos have already been taken to dis sipate this mystery as to costs, , The street cleaning standard ' has . been worked out as to the coat ef oleanlng . inwntown aentlon nef souare yard. The cost of paving and the' cost of sewer construction have been work ed out In the same fashion,, : ;; 4 hope before we finish to ad ar range that if hny superintendent of streets declares Jhat tie haa spent so much - to ' clean a street end the public desirea an inquiry, it win be easy to ascertain as to thb truth of hi. .tatement, He. too.' has Set . St standard, and he was not a political appointee,: being a graduate otthe institute of Technology. -The Fire D partment - will have one -or more pieces of new apparatus by reason of savings made In the department v 4 The introducUon of a properly af tirUtA huda-et and a system of coat ac obunta gives, I believe, the opportun ity to make permanent, 'reform move, menu, and frnlah a check to future mal-admlnlstratlon . more . Important than even the voting- down and out of baa men. r ',- " " THE REFORM ADMINISTRATION.. Once or twice r hkve intimated ins serious danger tof the reform admin istration that it assumes that re trenchment th first ana oniy way to reach a -wault - There is danger of overdoing It Retrenchment of the horizontal nature is V to :ut waya. - t - T" ..r '"."z.i Air-"a-'. At tne - beginning- i V- In office I was iki w L.imn situatioa in which little or no option was left ma for decision. ... . . t. . annmnvllllAB iik. .. . ..etain noint .With newer systems end proper estimates i ex pect next year to w - allowance in 4he budget for the pro tection of our various wj ku"'" t kM nrovlde for the ampllflca- nt h bath system, ana pubito health system and the general eant tary condition. Our waterfront- is not sufficiently cared, for,- additional protection is needed u tne way si n.im and fire service, the . problem of etreet laylngoat must be met, for the purpose ti noi vuir uoi needs out estaoiianing 'Mmwrai. - vmtrm .tar , lnstanos. i needs . more money for the new year for the cam paign against consumption -wnicn it Is making... In this work it Am my feeling that the flnaaclal burden M one ' that should rest on the State rather than the city, in part, if pot entirely. But pending the settlement of this phase Of the problem, ' our obligation Is to do all in our power. Perhaps there Is no other line -oi work which can be used better to point oufthe dangers of a merely retrenching administration which Ig nores the actual demands ot the cit izens.' ,:..'., . . ' - - Because ef conditions already not ed, I reduced by more than one-half. the maintenance requested by the Consumptives' Hospital department For the fiscal year of 1903, I am p re ared, however, to 'allow a consider able increase In money for construc tion snd maintenance. M3- explana-1 ' pimciGIai.'s" ; - mm umNmm Tla 1?wvs.c "lVyf,.,!" Rvorrl ' m' f X 11C J. i ,;jjbis Underwear v needs no introduction, as it is known from ocean. to ocean for its high standard, perfect fitting and superior quality.VAnd;;we might mention,1 the prices are not a bit higher than ordinary, lmderwear sold in-other storesi f ':' ; It is well to know, that' PUKCELL'S have the exclusive agency for this rC; ; , carry a selection that will meet every: lady 's ; Is requirements in light and medium; also Wool and Wool and Silk. -J t White Vests and Pants! ; . . . 25, 50, 75c. and $1.00 ;.t Wool Vests and Pants..... V.;.. ..... . .. .$1.00 each t r. High neck, long sleeves, if ljQw neck, short sleeves, 1 . Low neck, half sleeves, Nemo Corsets i .... tton for this course to the people will be that this is ons of the cases where the economic waate due to retrench ment ia ao great that the city cannot afford to retrench. I am In ne dan arer of beinar accused of exaggeration when I assert that money spent la the- cure ot tuberculosis brings greater re turns than almost any. other form. ot municinal i effort. Tuberculosis, if Is true, is only one small part of the Whole problem or puDito neaitn. Other diseases are equally - prevent able and almost as costly to the com munity, but tubercolosla ia mors Im portant, because. In general,. the ef forts put -forth to reduce It w(U at the same time reduce, largely other diseeeea, for the reason that the meth. od of preventing andB)inng conaamp tlod la at the bottom only the promo-, tlon of hygienic hablta , and condi tions of llfei and, specifically,: because thlsAmoney will be spent to euro a preventable malady, . the most expen sive disease front an1 economic star.d. point which afflicts the human race, picking its victims at the ,very period, when he value of life is at its maa imum, when, the investment in .the education, and preparation of K- the youth is finished, and : before .a tho period of declining vitality, when the productivity , of the '; UtdlyiduaLhas become exhausted. ryt -; t tf CONSUMPTION IN BdSTbN. V OT the people now living iff tha Cty of Boston 99,009 are doomed to die f this dread disease,- and -the astlmales show at least 15.000 adults in Boston aotaally suffering from tubefculoala It can thus "be seen that while the building of a .street or a public park may be postponed for a year or more, at the, exjHmae solely of publio con. venlence, "the fight-: against ' disease must be carried on persistently,' or the toll will be taken inevitably end no retrenchment' be . possible. . -. , . ; i .. Speaking from the economlo sUnd polnt, the -money cost ef tuberculosis falls into two classea: ' ' First, the loss of earnings of patients for an aver, age of more than three years before death, with the cost of medical at tendance, .special food, etc., etc., which average IJ.400 for each death. This makes the actual cost to the people ia Boston who die of tubercu losis, for the expenses of their sick ness and actusl loss in wagea ia more than 11,089,000' a year. Second, ac cepting the ' estimates of Prof eesor. Fisher, of Tale. Jr,vPrtce,1 of Hary- land. and the sreat lorelm exoerta. the capitalised value of the lives re duced by an average for both sexes of 11 years, making all 'possible de ductiona, la about 11,000 each, ao that the loss' from deatha alone each year in Boston means a loss to the people ef the city of more than 19,000,000.. On thla basis, and ' following the estimates made by the leading econ emieta In the world, the economic loss front -the 50.000 persons now ilvtnr in Boston, who will eventually die from this disease unless combated or con quered, will be 1400,090,000, or about four times "the entire debt of the City, r, : ' . - : '-.'- " -- - .,'-. These flenres almost Staxser com. prehension, and when extended to the United-States dwarf th expenses of government," but this is only one part of the municipal fight for rood health and consumption has been chosen as the first- Stop,- becauae ' It represents the basic 'treatment which wilt con quer all diseases-If -only -one-e,uar ter or tne d-ratns or tne present gen eration, who are threatened to . die of thie disease In Boston,' are saved the -saving i to the . cHy,- will , be 1199,900.009.". A It Is eetimated that at a cost of 1171 each, sanatoria patients are receiving on an average ten years' addition, to thalf lives " . 'a- TUBERCtTLOSlS ''MONdVcih-''-; ,,, .J .. DRBN...,, v.:?..:-l:v-':- ' la these computations:! have' refer red only to the .adult cases.. Ia the matter of tuberoulosls amonr ehil- drt-n, accurate data Is not possible., Dr. urancner,. oi .nrie, nowever, in an examiiaUon,.ot-4 J)00 chUdreo, in that elty, has found 19 per. cent, of tuber oulosls cases, and these figuree are substantially verified by the lnveatlga. tions of Dr, PhllUp, of Edinburg. An exsm'iuUion by ; the ' Consumptives' Iiospitsl trustees in 'Boston of 910 children.' who had one or more con sumptive parents, revealed II per eeht., aufCertng from 'active tubercu- s I a, and or 1,000 children examined. Including thu 9S9 enumerated, 99 per -tect. bed .the disease -In some form or- other. Taking Or. Oranchers figures end applying them to - tbe school population of 'Boston, ' there would be at least It. 009 children, la -ur publio schools to-day who have tuberculosia, ..-'. f-:-''.'."'---:;T:. v"1 According to the figure - of '-, the charity societies and the Maasschq tts State Bureau of labor Btatls-ttc-i. It costs at least 1199 a year to bring a child from birth to its earning period. In the esse ot the consump tive child this cost is doable. iThe consumptive child Is not known to be suffering from the disease,' which ia latent, and makes the child an easier victim of any of the Infantile dis etw which, ere constantly attacking childhood., These 1S.900 children cost the parents of Boeton aa esti mated additional tl.S80.oeO each year In medical attention, nursing and oth er expenses of JIin?s. Tr.ese latent i UMw' Beady-toVear Stoir .': Msem Jane' fi' 9) OlllUUa 1TXVHJIAV- COMBINATION SUITS ankle length... . knee length. f. . . ...... .! ankle length. 4H'3:''f-";''''?' tuberculosis cases are responsible for the tremendous increase in the death rate from eighteen ; to thirty after ths child enters, the field of active occupation. . - :-yy The "misery ooat,M aside from the economlo waste, as shows la disap pointment and unhspplness. not only on the part of the consumptive, but also on his family and friends, can not be calculated.' It would be idle to estimate this In money, but It la Certain that each consumptive places On three Or f Ou t other members .of the community the burdens of his prolonged Illness and" death, . In the City of - Boston ' , there are at , least 14,000 people - upon Whom the ' dark shadow of thla dark scourge rest, and treble that, number when we Include those who mourn the . Buffering and loss of their .loved onea Summar ising -these conclusions, therefore, we find that the average death from consumption means money spent and wages-lost : prior to death of 12,400 saoh, which means a loss of $3,000,000 every year, and .does -not Include the lose .to. relatlvea and frlende or the city.'. Figured on the capitalised val ue of the-earnings -cut off, . the lose annually ;U not less than 19,009,900 for those who- die.. Omitting the eapltallaed Value ot the earnings cut oft, howeveri and estimating th ac tual cost of the,; disease end the loss of wages because of it, tne economic waste in 'Boston In the last ten-years has ' been more . than - 150,000,900. PURE WHISKIES : (Direct from Distiller. ) : Buy your Wbtokka from, aa old ettibllshenioiue. W ewa oaf distillery and ship direct to tbe coaramer, repaylnf all express charges, . Below are a le of our specials. r1, Mrfe- t pi J r. j r. 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The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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