Show AN OUNCE OF prevention in lime of prepare for war and in kiino of health prepare for sickness the time to repair a leaky roof Ss when it not leaking by rea ron of the weather being dry and by observing this principle in all the affairs of life what an untold amount of sorrow anil death might bo when it h so cuy c uy to provide against the of sick iw f or the introduction of it it kchim crim inid to lie to become strongly en l in our before ainu din his ravages in mot mo t of our bed and sitting rooms the atmosphere which we should as poa at every excluded as rigidly a if it arro the common enemy of the ch nt savior of mankind yet it coff nothing and will enter if its own accord if it finda ever so slight ah opening and when has come protraction prot ration liaa ignited and death hovers around eager for hi prey it is too often the custom to treat ly intruders as they acro benefactor ne factor by closing up every avenue whereby one of greatest antagonists puro air could en beet an entrance anil drive out the work is assisted while iha ry elements of nature abc baffled in their until it is too late to accomplish anything there dimi mes which have visited ogdan so frequently and with i lucli fatal results that against particularly wo should vrr dixs in our guard The yaro lox and A prominent physician of this city who has biad extensive experience in their treatment gives us a few notes in relation to lie bent plan of action and after attacks lie says that being contagious patients afflicted with any of them should be isolated as much as possible children are more apt to be a fleeced fleeted by taic contagion than adults therefore alicy ought under no circumstances to visit a where a dietsc exists in the diseases as well as in typhoid fever alie of the sickroom sick room is infected by the breuni br eUli by alie of tho skin and ulo by those arising from room exposures therefore it should in every cae bo well and constantly ventilated by inserting a two or inch strip of wood andar alie lower window basli so that there can bo no direct draft of air upon the patient A window so arranged will admit a largo quantity of air between tho sash which will strike alie ceiling and be diffused through the room tho slops in every case be immediately buried in order to prevent contagion As soon as alio patient recovers alie sickroom sick room with all its contents ought to be disinfected dis thoroughly athe contagion will remain active in a close room for several months A strict observance of these suggestions gest ions will save and ganv deaths unless some radical and efficient ire adopted at once and energetically pursued wo are in din of at no distant day alie city of the dead which lies incur suburbs equal and keep pace with or exceed in numbers eliat of the liv ng and while paying strict attention to military regulations at leoine let public aal UM receive the immediate and arnest attention of our city authorities in various portions of the city the water flowing through nearly level ground willious willi out adequate ducts spreads over the boil and rests there unmolested sending forth the germs of disease and death during every minute of ordinarily warm temperature these miasmatic pools should be instantly abolished by drainage in the upper and sewerage in the lower portions of alio city we have no to dictate to alio of the municipality as to what they should do in this or any other re but they alone havo within thor control the authority and means necessary for the of alio object and we simply reflect the general their constituent a when wo urge prompt and adequate shovels arc inucci letter employed in making ditches and than in digging graves and their UM to A greater extent in alio former direction would na certainly curtail employment in alic litter ns alie removal of a cause obviate the cheat dollars ore not moro precious immon lives and alit time pent in legislating and working pro bono publico is moro agreeably agre eaLly employed than is tho anao when wo place ourselves in line with sion by tho on the way to contribute one moro victim to tho lait and most desolate resting place tho warm season i elmost upon u and no far but little if anything lias been accomplished looking to the modification of its rr let us have action |