New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1915, Page 5

“~ can make a mistake In your home on free trial This Columbia “Favorite” Grafonola, of beauti- ful mahegany or quartered oak, equipped with the ex- clusively Columbia tone-control leaves. $5 0 ON EASY TERMS ON FREE TRIAL There are over 1,000 Columbia Double Disc Rec- ords at 65¢ in our record-racks. Everything from popular ragtime hits to grand opera, and they will play on your machine no matter what make. BRODBIB & WHEELER 138 Main St., Hallinan Bldg. Tel. 974-4 For Writing Letter Advocating Fight on Whiskey and Champagne. New York, April 13.—There is no cause of action against the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian church _this city, for having written a lTetter advocating a fight on whiskey and champagne rather than a fight for prohibition in California, accord- ing to.the report of the moderators’ council of the New York presbyterq, made public at the meeting of the presbytery yesterday. A protest against the action of Dr. hurst in having . written the letter, which was published by saloon leaders in California during the recent political campaign, was made to the New York presbytery by the Presby- terians of Oakland. Calif. The matter was turned over to the moderators’ council, consisting of thirteen laymen «nd ministers. Their report was read at the presbytery quarterly meeting today A Loose Leaf Note Book and for YourStenographer The less necessary attention to EXECUTION of work, the more accurately and rapidly the stenographer can perform her duties. p DeJuxe) Stenographers’ Note Books present these advantages: They lie flat—no curves or flabbi- ness to writing surface. No need of a thick, cumbersome pad of unwritten sheets. Old sheets may be removed and new ones inserted instantly. . B i The binder is fittéd with a_quickly attached cross bar which forms a convenientstand to hold notesdirectly before the stenographer in transcrib- ing. Surinz writing of notes, this stand folds into the book. Result: Attention all saved for actual work. It is the strain that tires, . Try the De Luxe Stenographers’ Note Book #nd it will prove these claims. Come in and we will dem- onstrate it. ADKINS PRINTING GO. {4 66 Church Street. New Britain (4 ’ ) NEW HAVEN NOTES. New York, April 13.—A syndicate composed of New York and Boston banks and banking houses has pur- chased from the New York, New Hav- en and Hartford Railroad $27,000,- 000 one year five per cent. notes. The weeds of the issue, together with 000,000 cash to be taken from the railroad company's:treasury, will be used on May 1 in paying off $20,000,- 000 five percent. collateral notes of Harlem River and Portchester railway guaranteed by the New Haven road. The collateral back of the new note sue is composéd of securities of the New Haven road having. a valuation in excess of $40,000,000. PTURCHASE CJZOX - A THAW CASE THURSDAY. New York, April 13.—Arguments on a motion to show cause why Harry K. Thaw should not have his present i mental state determined by a jury will be heard in the supreme court here on Thursday next. The argu- ments were to have been heard yester- day but when the case was called it was announced that Deputy States At- torney General Kennedy, in charge of the Thaw proceedings, was ill and an adjournment was asked for. Thaw | was present in court, having been brought from his cell in the Tombs | Prison *by the sheriff of New York County. After the adjournment he was returned to the Tombs. —_— $ICK CHILDREN i LOVE CASCARETS FOR THE BOWELS QUIT MEAT IF YOUR KIDNEYS ACT BADLY Take tablespoonful of Salts if Back hurts or Bladder Bothers Drink lots of Wate ‘We are a nation of meat eaters and our blood W filled with uric acid, says - & well-known authority, who warns us to be constantly on guard against kidney trouble. The kidneys do their utmost to free the blood of this irritating acid, but become weak from the overwork; they get sluggish; the eliminative tissues clog and thus the waste is re- tained in the blood to poison the en- tire system. When your kidneys ache and feel ke lumps of lead, and you have stingg! ing pains in the back or the urine Is cloudy, full of sediment, ‘or the blad- der is irritable, obliging you to seex relief during the nignt; when you Tave severe headache: nervous and dizzy spells, sleeplessnes: acid sto- mach or rheumatism in bad weather, get from your pharmacist about four ounces of Jad Salts; take a table- spoonful in a glass of water befora breakfast each morning and in a few days your kidneys will act fine, This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, come bined with lithia, and has been used for generations to flush and stimu- late clogged kidneys, to neutralizs the acids in urine so it is no longer .a mource of irritation, thus ending urinary and bladder disorders. Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot. njure; makes a delightful efferves- cent lithia-water drink, and nobody by taking a lit- tle occasionally to keep the kidneys rlean and active. 5 . Give “Candy Cathartic” For a Bad Cold, Sour Stomach, Constipation. Get a 10-cent box now. Most of the ills of childhood caused by a sour, disordered stom- ach, sluggish liver and constipated bowels. They catch cold easily, bee come cross, listless, irritable, feverish, restless, tongue coated, don’t eat or sleep well, and need a gentle cleansing of the bowels—but don't try to force a nauseating dose of oil into t little one's already sick stomac it is cruel, nepdless ana old;Mshioned. Any child will gladly take Cascarets Candy Cathartic which act gently— never gripe or prpduce' the slightest uncasiness—though cleanse the little one's system, sweeten the stomach and put the liver and bowels in a pure, healthy condition. F¥ull directions for children grownups in each package, Mothers can rest easily after giving this gentle, thorough laxatfve which costs only*10 cents a box at any drug store. are and l | of this office, which will facilitate the | sociation’ and a permanent milk sta ABUSE CHIEF REWARD . OF SUPT. OF HEALTH (Continued From First Page.) express their opinion of our worth. nd we have specimens from two moouth and degenerate minds that, were we timid, would cause us to seck | police protection. However, we have persued that part of our work with fairness to all, giving extended time in which to complete the work or- dered where financial conditions war- ranted it. So far as I can recall, we have favored no friend nor have we sought to distinguish one property from another. “As the work developed, due to the very important reinvestigations of the large number of tenements, it was found necessary to keep one man on the work almost exclusively, and, had we the means, we should keep two in- spectors on tenement houses all tie time. ‘Work Increases Hundred Fold. ‘‘As the tenement house work en- larged, so did the laboratory work and the general investigating of suspicious cases of contagion and infection. Also, due to the board of health’s hav- ing established offices and hours, the general complaint and assistance calls have increased a hundred fold. Six months after the offices had opened the various lines of work had as- veloped so rapidly that it became a real soured of worry as to how so small a force should cope with so large a work. And it-came to an is- sue where we must either drop much which we had started or employ ad- ditional help. The wiser course was chosen and we employed an additional inspector to look after yard ana kindred nuisances, and a welfare nurse to assist fg looking after exist- ing and suspicious contagious and in- fectious cases. Communicable Diseases. “The control of contagious and in- fectious diseases has constituted =a large part of the work of your super intendent. The economic loss to the | city, due to wage earners being de- prived of their work, and the loss by keeping children from school because of infectious and contagious diseases while the teachers’ salaries go on, is considerable. By means of the bacter- iological laboratory and constant su- pervision of communicable diseases, it is hoped in time to prevent the un- due and unnecessary exposure of well people to such diseases. “With but few exceptions it is no easy or pleasant duty to detect those who carry infectious germs. Invar- jably the guardians or patients reseat being told that they are carriers arfd are, in many instances, all too prone to risk spreading eontagion about rather than submit to proper supervision. Of course, we are bound to do our duty by the city when we find such cases, and suffer the personal condemnation we receive. Diphtheria. “There were 131 cases of diphtheria reported to, and found by, this of- fice during the year with four deaths. | Tast year there were ninety-six cases reported with nine deaths. The in- creased number of cases reported this year does not mean diphtheria was more prevalent but that due to buc- teriological ald cases of mild diph- theria were detected which hereto- fore would have passed as ‘‘sore throats.” The small percentage of deaths is probably due to two causes viz: the early and free use of diph- theria antitoxin and to the rather mildly virulent type of diphtheria germ found during the year. Two of the deaths were undoubtedly due to absence of treatment until the cases were beyond help. Scarlet Fever. “There were twenty-flve cases of scarlet fever reported during the year with one death. Last year there were seventy-five cases, with one death. Typhoid Fever. “Twenty-two cases of typhoid fever, with one death, occurred during the past twelve months. This is an in- crease over the previous year when ten cases were reported, with two deaths. Tuberculosis, ““We have made special effort to have all tuberculosis cases reported to this office. Report of 106 cases was received and thirty-two deaths were reported. ““The previous year sixty-six cases were reported and forty-two deaths recorded. From these figures it is ev- ident that such cases are either not recognized or are not reported. “From May 1st, 1915, we shall have the tuberculosis nurse in the employ handling of this very real menace to public health. “There is no question that every dollar spent by the city in the control of this disease ig money well invested. “No. of school Bermits issued “No. of fumigations Infant Mortality. “There were 191 deaths occurring | among children under one year of age. The number of births, 1945, | “Last vear 182 deaths occurred un- der one year of age, and the nuniber of births was 1757. “‘The number of deaths, all ages, for the two years totaled 587 and 620, re- spectively. “It is to be hoped that New Britain will soon have an ‘infant welfare a 304 tion. The summer milk station has done much good during the past thr summers, and is worthy of every one's support. Sanitary Work. “During the past eleven months the sanitary work has included install- ing of sewer and water connections, o] inating many outhouses, wells, 'stles, regulating by ordinance the tCut and halls, repairing of roofs, etc. How | closely the work, ordered has been | followed®up is shown by our records today on which are but fifty-three un- | complied-with orders, and twenty.-four | extended-time orders, out of | hundreds issued. s far as pc we have avoided prosecutions becau at best, they are unsatisfactory means to securing compliance with law, .and only when absolutely neces- | sary have we sought the ‘aid of the | court. As a conscquence, we have had but eleven prosecutions during the ten manths, six of which were for | the colleeting of garbage without a permit | Sanitary Recapitulation. ! “Prosecutions, ‘11; garbage cans, | 506: garbage can covers, 124; remove manure, 174; manure receptacles 114; toilets ordered repaired, 140 toilets ordered, 189; tcnements ed, sewer connectians, 0: connections, 6; defective plumbing, 180; vards ordered cleaned, 610; pools and vaults ordered cleaned, remove animals, 22; chicken com- plaints, 22; install light, 148; install ventilation, 147; yards inspected, 947: tenements inspected, 592; 819;; tenement inspected, ed, garbage complaints down paoison ivy, boxes, 4; slaughterhousc defective gutters, 1; leaki dirty walls and ceilings, S2; broken windows, stagnant pools | abolished, close up wells, 4; repain plaster and paper, 9; repaper and pvaint. room because of contagious di eases, 39;; «dumps ordered clea permits to clean cesspools, 6; removed, 8. Estimated Cost of Orders, Toilets Garbage Cans and Cover Manure Receptacle Remove Manure Connect With Sewer. Cannect With City Defective Plumbing Yards Cleaned Vaults Cleaned Install \entilation Install Light. Down Poison Overflowing Ice Defective Gutters Leaking Roofs Dirty Walls and Broken Windows. .. oo Stagnant Pools ¢ Water Abolished .. . IRlepaper and Repaint Rooms Clean Dumps. Repair Plaster new “ut- 343 water yards re- reinspect 1475 cut overflowing ice permits roof: % repait re- P Water. Ivy Boxes Ceilings and Paper. .$19,907 Total Laboratory Report. During the time the laboratory has been open, v ten months, it has been utilized by most of the phy- sicians to such an extent that as far as I can learn, while it is the youngest | hoard of health laboratory in the state | more culture work has been done in ' it than in any other laboratory except- | ing that of the Hartford board of | health. “The work for the as follows: Cultures of diphtheria bacilli, 1342, 121 of Which were positive for diagnosis; blood examinations by Widals method | for typhoid fever, 71, of which there were positive 21; sputum examina- tions for tubercular bac 89, of which there were positive miscel- laneous examinations, 51; total num- ber of examinations of all kinds for the ten month J months exam ten for is ination 6. Twelve Diphtheria Carricrs. “The value of this work cannot be | rated for by freely taking cul- | res from throats of suspicious cases to pick out cases of diphtheria and carriers of 1ne dip- theria germ, and segregate them in the interest of well children In this way we have found twelve children who from time to time carry the diptheria bacilli in their throat, though they do not show any sym- toms of the diséase. They are, how- ever, capable of communicating (he disease to others. We keep constant watch of these cases and take frequent cultures of their throats in ovder to determine whether they are a men- ace to other children if allowed to return to school. “A further value of the laboratory has been in the rapid reports the phy- sicians get in comparison with the time when they sent cultures by mail to the state laboratory. Warly reports mean earlier applied treatment. “1 am deeply indebted to the direc- tor of the Hartford board of health laboratory for his able advice in the fitting up and starting of our labora- tory. Also, to the superintendent and | clerk of the Hartford board of health in helping me cstablish a system of records in this department “Tt is to be hoped that in the near future the city will have a whole time analyst who will do the city chemical work and that of the bacteriological laboratory, thereby relieving the su- perintendent from spending much time in the laboratory, and cnabling him to give that additional time to other work. Plumbing Inspection. report of the plumbinb inspec- | i is possible “The tor wilj give the summary of his work from May, 1914, The importance of this work in the interest of the com- | munity should not be overlooked, and | it is to be hoped that the common | council will soon see its way clear to grant the request recently made by this department asking for a whole time plumbing inspector. The fac- managements have co-operated us regarding plumbing inspec tion, and 1 wish to express my per- sonal appreciation of their un=tinted efforts in aiding the board of health in its organization and work. Milk Inspection, ‘The annual report of the milk in- spector will show @ large number of permits issued to dealers and it em- phasizes the great need that this of- fice should be made a whole-time po- sition in grder to properly keep track of so many dealers and sources of milk supply “It would be Lo the interest of this department and to the benefit of the community if there were someone ap- th sweeping of sigewalks, method of storing and rei g of manure, in. stalling of 1i nd ventilation in sleeping and t ‘rooms, new toilets, repapering and repaiting of rooms pointed to do milk analysis, which | would accomplish much needed result, \iz: more frequent examinations of milk handled by the various dealers. thus giving the Inspector that addi- | pense Sooner or Later The Range that Makes Cooking Easy A Woman Can’t Help wanting a new Plain Cabinet Glenwoo it is so smooth and easy to clean, no gree or fussy ornamentation, just natural black iron finish.—‘‘The Missi Idea’” applied to a range. The improved baking [l g of and tional time to the source supply and prevent the unjust unfounded stigma which is occasional- 1y upon the inspector's milk ex- aminations because he, too, brings the prosecutions in warranted . “Compared to the number of dealers, the number of milk examina- tions is rather low. This is no reflec- tion the work of milk in- spector, for his part-time office with the miscellaneot ted with his department wishes the office to gross, it for milk another t or inspect cast on our overcrowded dutics conne« and if tae city milk inspector make 1t purely tion and have time man for good results pr one inspec- The by food ion hich inspec would follow reason of the more frequent checking | us directiy relates ta health and the more inspection up of milk handlers frequent and systematic every store cannot e The eneed of food inspection, that inspection of food is ‘hardh appreciated by the But the need is present, and attended to in city of any questioned. is, stores, ( peaple is well every size Garbage. ‘his is a subject year's experience with ened the opinion I had of long before I came into office, viz: that just as long New Britain re mains in the background in adhering to the antiquated method collect - ing garbage, just so long will the unsatisfactory to cconomic and other nancial, retrench- ment has been loudly proclaimed in the council that all hope of gecuring a different method of garbage collection, which would be satis to the people, has been squelched this vear. Nearly all the old~r cities in their infancy handled the auestion by having some one or more contrdctors collect the swill, giving a certain monetary consideration: and the contractor made up the difference by using the refuse as hog food. 1In a very small the method may prove successful, hut as the place be- comes more congested, each city sees the need of handling the matter the most enlightened way possible, and considers it as a city liability which, regardless of a one-quarter one-half mill additional tax be so handled to have garbage in all parts of the city frequently re moved, There ave as methods of collecting garbage as has fingers and toes, but upon much in- quiry of many cities the fact evident that the satisfact method that it collects disposes ind rubbish ti to citizens i than by the alway vate collectin of spent which my one has strength- the matter of Sice citizens reasons the ery continu 1For of ety or must many s one only here city of all gar method the ex more ix e nd By not much msatisfactory pri while the ex- collection triples, privately for removing rubbish is 10 three when they re- way, for per rhage that ashes times greater taan moved by the city. nd two are Praisc for Furman, “The health commission acted wise- hy the ecity when they to the present con- they did, for ho and squarely gave the contract tractor at the price has proved as conscientious and cient any one the hoard could have hired collect according to the city ordinance However, the method private contracting proves to he unsatisfactory in Bt v to of as ew been employved. Of course, this of- fice receives the full blame whenever, is very em- | every | other place where such a method has | milk {a nui | Is | debris on must [ All whole [cure satisfa {administ of | | | | i in ' have been most considerate of us, | | per, heat indicator, re ing grate and roller ing ash pan make it most wonderful Coo Machine ever devised make housekeeping drudglese. Th with Elevated Gas O instead of End Style shown. If gas is not desired, ite be had with large reservoir on the end op site fire box. Itcan furnished with fire box either right or left of en, as ordered. sclf-evident 1 lust as the this report, this board vork of the have re most fitting the attempt my apprecia former health during his terms and b quished the office One must assume cont officer in order to know plexities which continual the unwarranted abuse My one year's experience caused me to wonder Dr. Bray accomplished th work he did dufing his time man and practical consider it my privilege press appreciation of his not sufficiently knowi | very largely due to the 4 sight and organization th ent board of health has up to its present state. Respectiully which is often the knowledge collected The menace the some person comes | that the garbage i to his satisfaction prevails that health. I nathin sort. Garbage uncared for i ANCE Only very indirect rbage a health menace Garbage and rubbish, as = sance, on a par with the dust and the And the lat- not only if not prop- sprinkled and re heglth remain for order to se- A board of not be. in idea to garbage a is of in a nui- arc streets ter is erly \ nuisance, and constantly moved real menace such questions should administrative control in tory results should except health not ive and an far is hody 80 is I sincercly hope that in the inter of the our council will not t next year go by without giving their arnest thought to the city's taking | ver the obligation of removing gar- | ashes and rubbish, | Superi Flie Financial Repo “This office ha The financial report sy the fly question. Dr. Reeks follows: we have had of fly-tight ma- Receipts ure receptacles installed, and Insisted that uncovered manure should be cov ered or removed. This year we pur- pose using 0il on marshy grounds and encouraging stable owners to use a preparation on and about the ma- nure piles, in order to limit the breed ing of masquitoes and flies Much depends upon the co_operation of the It ha proven use- to build manure re- and then the opened The real solution at is to have manure removed at least twice a week, keep the earth about the manure covered with an an- tiseptic to prevent flies from breed- ing. est city le el o bage interested itself in By untiring efforts scores Appropriation <o vl From office of plumbing I tor and laboratory an Expenditures 11 ‘months collection of hage “ee Equipment of laboratory & malintenance Equipment of maintenance csase Incidental salaries and, gel eral maintenance Drugs and. disinfectants Wagons and repairs stable owners less expense offices ceptacle leay covers hand and to Moncy deposited with eity treasurer .......s.svef Money unused and re- turned In conclusion, 1 express gratitude to the of the hoard for the assistance rendered ine the members af the common council who with hardly an exception ‘e joined hands with this dey ment to help make it a success. They desire to my membe s0 to and | CHILDDEN WHO ARE Mothers who value their ow were | the welfare of their children, of | be without a box of Mether Vowders for Children. for ui S1S | (.« weason. They Break up the | ness, Constipation, orders, Headache and Biot Used by Mothers for 26 ¥ POWDERS NEVER FAIL. Sol Stores, 25c. Don’t 8ccepi Sample mailed FREE. Add Olmated, Le Roy, N. Y. —TIRES— Prices reduced, standard makes 3,600 mile guarantee, th second tires, shown an interest things which we have refused but, as they our efforts and have been granted titude of the council of helpfulness taward us of the faithfulness of my the work is superfluous. in our work. asked for learned more the reque To sum up has ome needs, kY been onc To speal co-laborers it is Non._#kid Pure gu 15.00 16.90 order le 5 per cent. Tires all sizes and styles in stock Terms (' subject to approval, prompt deliver KEANE RUBBER CO. SOUTH MANCH '"ER, CONN. O. Cash with We carr ure