Evening capital news., September 26, 1912, Page 6, Image 6

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HEALTH WORK OF
STATE AND CITY
HAVING EFFECT
Demand for Adequate Laws
and Ordinances Is Be
ing Heard.
PURE WATER IS ONE
OF THE ESSENTIALS
Sanitary Control of Water Sheds Is One
of the Favorite Amerioan Methods
for Protecting the City Water Supply
—Sterilization With Ozone Is the
Method Used in Some European Cit
ies—Problem of Disposal of Sewage.
By Frederick J. Haskin.
The greatest problem to be solved
In the promotion of the public health
Is how to secure the passage of ade
quate laws and ordinances for the
carrying forward of proper health ac
tivities. This harks back to the indi
vidual citizen, since It Is upon an in
telligent public sentiment that ade
quate financial support depends, that
proper enforcement of legislation rests,
and that the co-operation of the mas
ses In work that cannot be accom
plished by statute, is based. Through
the International Congress of Hygiene
and Demography the attention of the
world has just been brought to the
most successful efforts that have been ,
made to solve divers problems that '
arise before the health officers, in
whom Is reposed the trust of getting
the whole people to look after the
health of the hole community. It is
generally conceded that Knglaml leads
the world in these matters and eminent
health officers told the congress Just
lmw Knglsnd goes about it. The de
tails of her central health administra
tion, the county health departments,
and the borough health departments
were carefully pictured. Denmark and
Germany and Japan were all heard
from.
As stated in a previous article, Eu
rope leads in the matter of pure water
for municipalities, and while some of
Ainerira's most p. agressive eitles have
come to approximate I lie highest Kuro
pcan standards in that direction, a
large majority of them have some dis
tance yet to go before being ready <o
challenge comparison with leading IOu
ropcan municipalities. The sanitary
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"I Like It"
Most Children do like
Instant Postum
the New Food Drink.
But the big fact is that Children as well as
adults can drink Instant Postum with fullest
benefit.
Little folks are usually denied coffee "because
it hurts them."
When Instant Postum is the beverage its de
licious, mild, Java-like flavour pleases all the fam
ily* yet no harm can result to young or old, for In
stant Postum, rich as it is in taste, is made only of
choice wheat and a small per cent of molasses—
pure and free from the coffee drug, "caffeine."
Instant Postum requires no boiling.
Stir a teaspoonful in a cup of hot water, add
sugar and cream to taste, and a perfect cup of
Postum is ready instantly.
Grocers sell Instant Postum in tins
containing sufficient to make about
100 cups at 50c. Smaller tins making
about 50 cups at 30c.
Coffee Average s About Double That Coat
A 5-cup Free Sample mailed for
2-cent stamp, to cover postage.
Made by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Pure Food Factories, Battle Creek? Mich.
CHAS.LJOY&CO.
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GUARANTEE TO REUEVE
YOUR RHEUMATISM
We are pleased to Inform the resi
dents of Boise that we now have In
stock "Nurlto," a physician's prescrip
tion. free from Opiates and Narcotics,
and guarantee to relieve all suffers
from Rheumatism, Solatia and Neuri
tis, or refund your money. Investi
gate this offer. Call to see us and let
us explain the merits of this remedy,
which we are satisfied will banish
all rheumatic pains, no matter hpw
long you may have been afflicted.
People so crippled with rheumatism
that they could not walk have been ab.
solutely freed from pain and the swol
len joints brought back to their nor
mal condition.
Don't be skeptical. We can and
want to help you. Get a $1 box of
Nurlto and be convinced. Compounded
by the Magistral Chem. Co., Flatiron
Btdg., New York.
control of watersheds Is one of the fa
vorite American methods of protecting
city water supplies. Some cities buy
large areas of land, where it can be
bought at reasonable figures, while oth
ers acquire certain rights which per
mit the protection of the supply from
the invasion of dangerous germs. Other
cities purify their water by storage and
filtration. Washington has one of the
flnest storage and filtration plants in
the western hemisphere.
Use of Ultra-Violet Raye.
In some European cities the prob
lem is attacked by sterilizing the wa
ter with ozone. Sterilization by the
application of the Invisible ultra-violet
rays of light is another method re
sorted to. and it Is shown that disease
germs coming in contact with these rays
of light which the eye cannot see,
and which possesses no visible attrib
utes, are Instantly killed. It is these
rays in the sunlight that are so fatal
to tuberculosis germs and their kin
dred. and explains why sunlight puts an
end to them. Chlorine compounds are
also used in ionic quarters with sue
cess.
Colonial hygiene lias always been
more successful than home hygiene,
since in the colonies the government
ran tell the people just what must
he done and then there is no getting
around it. This principle finds a coun
terpart In the ease of the military
man and the civilian. The military
man must obey orders, while the civilian
usually Insists upon being a law un
to himself. This explains why the death
rate in the army is less than among
men of similar ages in civil life, and
why colonial possessions usually enjoy
better health than do their horn* ooun
trlea. We And that true, relatively, not
only In Panama, hut In Porto Rico and
the Philippinen aa wall. There, when
compulsory vaoclnatlon la ordered, no
back talk avails. Everybody is vac
cinated and smallpox la promptly wiped
off the mop. There, when ell water
containers are ordered covered or over
turned nnd all garbage receptacles cov
ered, Inspectors go around to see that
It Is done. There, when the health au
thorities pull the strings the people
move, and one of the brightest pages In
American history has been our success
in saving tens of thousands of Uvea an
nually through tha enforcement of san
itary principles In our colonial posses
sions. The canal zone in particular
stands out in this regard, just as did
our work In Cuba. With Colonel W.
C. Gorgas as administrative officer, al
though three-fourths of the population
of the zone are negroes who know less
about sanitation than those of New Or
leans and Washington, the death rate
has been forced down to perhaps a
fourth or even a fifth of what It might
have been but for sclentitlc sanita
tion.
Disposal of Sewags.
Another line of aanltary activities of
cities has to do with the disposal of
sewage and garbage. There again Eu
ropean cities show a better average
than American cities, and many promi
nent sewerage experts from Europe are
In attendance upon the sessions of the
International Congress of Hygiene and
Demography to tell how many of the
problems of waste disposal have been
solved by them. In Birmingham, Eng
land, there are extensive oxidation
beds for the purification of sewage,
but they, like a very great proportion
of the other successful methods of
sewage disposal, had their beginning
In the epochal experiments made at the
Law rente, Massachusetts, experiment
station. It is gratifying to American
patriotism to hear Dr. Travis, the
British sewage expert, declare that the
conception of the hydrolltic tank and
the oxidizing beds is the result of close
study of the numerous experiments
made at Lawrence by the Massachu
setts hoard of health. Dr. Karl lmhoff
came over from Germany to tell of
methods of disposing of sludge, the set
tlings of sewage. He has a specially
constructed series of tanks In which
this material is kept for months and
then forced out by sewage pressure for
spreading on sewage beds and llnal dis
posal. His idea is a modification of the
Travis Idea, which frankly acknowl
edges its debt to Lawrence.
One of the favorite ways of dispos
ing of the sewage of cities Is by dis
charging it In rivers or tidal water*.
The best experience has demonstrated
that where there Is a flow of 45 gallons
of water per second for each thousand
of population, or where there is a tidal
current of a mile and a half an hour,
the conditions created in the rivers may
be unobjectionable. Where other dis
position is nëcessary the sewage Is
usually run through big settling tanks
where most of the organic material Is
deposited. At the same time It Is
treated with chemicals to partially
purify it. The liquid is then carried
over extensive gravel beds where it is
sprayed out like water from a lawn
sprayer, and permitted to Alter through
the prepared beds.
Through Bewago Farming.
Another method of sewage disposal
is through sewage farming, with an
acre of land for each hundred of pop
utatlon, the sewage deposited daily
varying from 2,000 to 10,000 gallons per
acre. Land of good absorbing quali
ties must be secured, and the sewage
farm must be laid off into sections
Care must be taken not to overtax a
piece of ground, as that hinders oxi
dation and causes the soli to get "sew
age sick." It must be well under
drained, so that the puriAed water
from which the impurities that have
been Altered out can escape. The sew
age is turned into big furrows at reg
ular intervals, and the crops are grown
upon the ridges between these furrows.
It constitutes a sort of "fertilized wa
ter" Irrigation, and at Berlin as much
as Ave tons of hay to the acre has been
gathered. Berlin paid $13,000,000 for
its sewage farm plant, but, notwith
standing the big interest charge, re
ceives a proAt of $60,000 a year from
its operation. It is manned by prison
labor.
Contrary to natural expectations, life
on sewage farms la notably healthy. At
the Parle sewage farms there Is par
ticular freedom from water borne dle
eases, and the death rate ie constantly
declining. It is predicted that this ulti.
mately will be the method of sewage
I disposal generally udopted. Combining
all the advantages of irrigaMon and
heavy fertilization, and having demon
strated that it need not be Injurious to
health, it may be employed as a method
of disposal that is not a Anancial drain
upon the community.
The evils of the smoke nuisance and
methods of overcoming it got their
share of attention at the hygiene con
gress, while the city planning with a
view to the promotion of public health,
the tenement house problem ns related
to tuberculosis, and the assistance of
rural communities In the betterment of
their sanitary and hygienic conditions
claimed much attention. Other ques
tions involving state and municipal hy
giene extended even to the problems of
eex and eugenics. Dr. Charles B. Dav
enport, perhaps America's foremost au
thority on heredity and eugenics, told
the congress how practical social ap
plication of the laws of heredity might
be made for the Improvement of the
race, while Dr. Raymond Pearl of
Maine, revealed a program whereby a
pension system might be made to aid
In the work of breeding a strong and
sturdy race of people in this country.
The success that has attended the
application of state and municipal hy
giene In the United States has been
seemingly phenomenal. In four years
Dr. Dixon, of the Pennsylvania state
board of health, and his lieutenants,
were able to reduce the relative num
ber of deaths In the state by 14,000.
Other states where effective action has
been taken show the same great gains,
see
Tomorrow—Hygiene end Sanitation.
XIV.—Traffic and Transportation.
BIDS WANTED.
Bids are wanted by the Inter-Moun
tain Fair Ass'n. for whitewashing the
buildings, decorating the buildings,
furnishing tents. Please apply to the
secretary, Wm. Krull, corner of 10th
and Idaho Sts. tf
YOUR HAK IS FLUFFY, KMIM
Hü LUSTROUS MU FEW WHITES
Girls! Get a 25-cent Bottle of "Danderine" and Try This
—Also Stops Falling Hair.
Tour hair becomes light, wavy, fluf
fy, abundant and appears as soft,
lustrous and beautiful as a young girl's
after a "Danderine hair cleanse." Just
try this—moisten a cloth with a little
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hâir, taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse the
hair of duet, dirt and excessive oil
and In just a few moments you have
doubled the beauty of your hair.
Besides beautifying the hair at once.
GONGREGATIONALISTS
MEETING AT WEISER
(Capital News Special Service)
Weiser, Sept. 26.—The eighteenth
annual conference of the Congrega
tional church of Idaho opened in this
city yesterday morning with a large
attendance. Much interest Is manifest
and a very Interesting program is be
ing carried out. Many workers of
prominence are In attendance. The
sessions close tonight. A very inter
esting and pleasing feature of the pro.
gram was an illustrated lecture on
eastern Turkey, given last night by
Dr. H. M. Tenney, who has treaveled
extensively in that far away land.
Those In attendance are: Rev. A. J.
Salions, Rev. n. R. Wright, Rev. Lud
wig Thompson, Rev. Anna Dickerson,
and Mesdames W. L. Phelps, Mary
Trayer and O. E. Rust, all of Boise;
Rev. F. H. Knight and wife and Mrs.
J. H. Deangard of New Plymouth;
Rev. L. G. Knight and Mesdames C.
O. Barnett and W. W. Rniley of Wil
son; Rev, Philip Kooing of Ontario;
Mrs. A. Peters. Council: Miss Anna
George, Pearl; Rev. C. K. Mason and
wife and Mrs. Charles Pascoe, of
Mountain Home; Mrs. R. G. Rowe,
Grand View; Rev. T. H. Gilbert and
wife, Rockland; Mrs. S. P. Noble. Bru
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THE
WONDEREUL HOWARD
OVERDRAFT HEATER
Holds fire Perfectly So long
Operated ao easily Too
Warms the floor ail Over
Aerates in the small Vacum around fire
Reduces the coal bill Eaeily one half
Does awgy with the Smoke
Thousands who have
used them say so
For Sale by
The Company Store
Roberts Bros.
Exclusive Agents. 906-908 Idaho Street.
Patented
ON THE JOB
We have completely re-organized our delivery and office
force and are once more in a position to offer our friends
courteous treatment and satisfactory service. Our stock of
Fuel, Feed and Poultry Supplies. Grain
Bags, Smithing Coal, Charcoal, Etc.
is complete and of the best quality. Our Mr. Wicher will
give your orders his personal attention.
We guarantee satisfaction.
Citizens Coal Company
PHONE [phone] SO. NINTH 8T.
NOW, GENTLEMEN
You all know that a Jewel Heating Stove i» not the
cheapest etove on the market, nut one of the very best
and there la not any part of them that is not Just a
little better than all others. Tile Nlcklo Plating Is reat
nlckle, not Just washed over. The rasttngs unn't warp
out op shape the first time they get red ho!. There
are some on the market that arc made so elieap that
you could git on them when they are red hot and tt
would not hurt you so had as It would the stove. Kven
the cheapest Jewel will last for years and don't ever
sit on one without you expect to move.
Loree & Son Hardware Co.
Phone 66. 3y l'eet. »09 Main St.
The COAL That Gives Universal Satisfaction
Once Tried Always Used
The C**t tbs* wm net slaoki and ftw from dust.
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Bas is, Bey, drain Begs, Twine, Flour, Feed. Coal and Wood
Eighth St, Myrtle to Fulton. Fboeo ME Sole#, Idaho.
Danderine dissolves every particle of
dandruff; cleanses, purifies and In
vigorates the sralp, forever stopping
Itching and falling hair.
But what will please you most will
he after a few weeks' use when you
will actually see new hair—fine and
downy at first—yes—but really new
hair growing all over the scalp. If
you care for pretty, soft hair and lots
of It surely get a 25 cent bottle of
Knowlton's Danderine from any drug
gist or toilet counter, and Just try It
neau; Rev. F. A. Hamlltoif, Pocatello;
Rev. J. B. Stanfield nnd son. Moun
tain Home; Dr. H. M. Tenny, San
Francisco; Rev. Rice, Caldwell; Rev.
Rarry and wife and Rev. Long, New
Meadows.
Antoine Deloria, Postmaster at Gar
den. Mich., knows the exact facts when
he speaks of the curative value of Foley
Kidney Pills. He says: "From my own
experience I recommend Foley Kidney
Pills, as a great remedy for kidney
trouble. My father was cured of kid-j
ney disease und a good many of my,
neighbors were cured by Foley Kidney
Pills." MeCrum & Deary. Ballou-Lat-I
imer Co. T Th S
Recital new pipe organ at Congre
gatlonal church Friday 8 . V5 p. m.
Frederic Fleming Beale, organist. Sif -1
WHAT IS?
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4* State Chairman Gipson wants to get in commu
+ nication with every Progressive voter in Idaho.
4* Many Democrats and Republicans who wish to
4* join have not had the enrollment blank presented
+ to them and for that reason the attached blank is
4* printed. If you believe that the time has come for
4* a third party in American public affairs, fill out
«I» this blank and mail it to the Prë-gressive head
4» quarters, Boise, Idaho.
4* J. H. GIPSON, State Chairman Progressive Party
4* Boise, Idaho.
4* I hereby enroll as a member of the Progressive
4» Party.
4* Name.................................
4* Post Office..............................
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AN APPEAL TO PATRIOTIC AMERICANS
The PROGRESSIVE PARTY is fighting for the people's rights and must
be supported by the people. If you have not responded to the PRO
gressive PARTY'S appeal for campaign funds, DO IT NOW. Show
Jour loyalty and patriotism toward a Nobler America by sending your
donation. Send as much as you can—anything from $1.00 up.
J. H. GIPSON, State Chairman Progressive Party,
Boise, Idaho.
Herewith I enclose $........for the Progressive
Campaign fund.
Name..................................
Post Office.............................
Mail this coupon with your contribution to J. H.
Gipson, Boise, Idaho, and a receipt will be promptly
sent you.
SOMETHING SPECIAL
LADIES'
TOR A TEW PAYS
Skirts Cleaned and Pressed
Our reputation for fancy cleaning and pressing
keeps us busy. Nothing too delicate for us to handle.
MEN'S SUITS THOROUGHLY CLEANED $1.60.
Phone 1395 City Dye Works Boise, Idaho.
BOISE
CITY
NATIONAL
BANK
BOISE. IDAHO
%
4
Interest
Paid On
Savings
PROTECT YOUR SAVINGS
In order to protect the
money you have saved you
should be very careful in
your choice of a depositary.
This bank—the largest in
the state—provides unques
tioned safety by reason of
its large capital and surplus,
Its conservative methods and the direct
supervision exercised over Its affairs
by the United States Government.
Small as well as large accounts In
vited.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
DEPOSITS OVER t 1 /, MILLION DOLLARS
CM AS. B. CALLA RD, IVLD.
SPECIALIST—DISEASES OF MEN
Varicocele, Weakness, Contrasted Dis eases , Prootstio Trouble. Bleed Polesiq
Stricture, Functional Disturbance«, Hydro oe Is, Kidney or
Bladder Trouble, eta.
SALVAR8AN, OR 10A* FOR BLOOD DISORDERS.
I use Prof. Ehrlich's wonderful new discovery, "404," In caae of blood
disorder«. It Is the greatest marvel of medical science. This new ram sir
has base used In thousands of cases. Let mo explain It to you.
VARICOCELE
Impairs vitality. I dally dsmonstrat* that Varleocel* can bo cured in nearly
all cases by one treatment, ln such a satisfactory way that the vital parts
arc preserved and strengthened, pain ceases, swelling subsides, a healthy
circulation la raplly re-established. Instead of the depressing condition. I
guarantee you a cure to stay cured.
Reams 201-8-1-4 MeCarty Bldg, Seise, Idaho.
Office Hours • a. m. ta • p. m. Sunday 10 a. m. to 18 m.
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