4 SCHOOL DAYS By DWIG yes. <3.111 have to fr ere> 05 h. I vtoularit^ I boy mind is to "to lick him ny boy for- a million <3oll<re IGr£l /1 RKfl ll.—' I TUESDAY EVENING, floating of a municipal loan at the coming' fall election. "Again, it must bo determined whether it might not be more eco nomical, if practical, to have mu nicipal garbage collection and contract separately for its ultimate disposal by some approved method. Wants Prompt Action "Should municipal garbage collec tion not meet with your approval at this time, specifications, bids, etc., must be promptly prepared in order to award a new contract and provide the necessary appropriation therefor in the annual appropriation budget for 191 S. "Another important matter to de termine is the advisability of request ing separate bids for garbage collec tion alone, for ashes and rubbish alone, and for dead animals, and joint or combination of bids for tho re moval of all city wastes. "Should a contract be entered into, the life of the contract should be most carefully considered." Dr. Raunick called attention to the fact that present collection of all gar bage. ashes and refuse is costing the city less than 5 cents a week for each household. Advises I*rlvato Ash Collection Because of the numerous difficulties and problems connected with munici pal garbage collection, Dr. Raunick advised Council to require household ers to dispose of ashes through pri vate collectors. In case of municipal ash collections, provisions will be needed. Dr. Rau nick stated, to have uniform sized containers, separation of paper from ashes and penalttes to enforce com pliance with regulations. Referring to tinances for the Health Department, it was explained that while the bureau appropriation totals' $47,000, about $34,000 of this total is used for ash and garbage collections. The remaining $13,000 allows an aver age of 17 cents per capita annually for health protection. Wants More Officers In asking for additional sanitary officers Dr. Raunick declared that the Health Bureau can no longer cope with present conditions with only two •men handling this work. "For more than twenty years the city has had but two sanitary in spectors and to-day with our phe nomenal extension and increased pop ulation wo cannot be expected to ren der this additional health service re quirement without additional in spectors. Thinks Police Should Help "As suggested before, our city police force could materially assist our bu reau by enforcing health regulations the same as all other municipal laws." Another local health need which Dr. Raunick emphasized was legisla tion to improve housing conditions, and a revision of building regulations. Speaking of this need he said: "Our statistics show very plainly the bad re sults of this unrestricted herding to gether in certain districts and it would be most interesting to note to what extent this lack of decent living standard influences the work of our courts, aside from the question of health. "This question is of such vital im port to our community that we Invite and ufgo tho closest co-operation of all civic, church, social and all other business organizations and persons in terested in the health and welfare of our people." Wants Contagion Hospital Dr. Raunick also suggested floating a loan to provide for a contagious dis ease hospital, should the people favor it by a majority vote. In pointing out this need he referred tothe recent ty phoid epidemic, and the possibility of serious disease epidemics unless facil ities are provided for isolating serious contagious disease cases. Because of the increasing number of food inspection regulations. Health Officer Raunick, in taking up that branch of the department work, ad vised Council to provide for more in spectors. Need of legislation which would require screening of poultry, fish, bakery products, candies, butter and other foods which are exposed in markets when offered for sale. Prges Graded Milk Standard Certified and graded milk standards in accordance with the requirements of the Milk Commission of the Harris burg Academy of Medicine, should be promptly adopted. Dr. Raunick said. "Without entering into any contro versy as to milk production cost, it cannot reasonably be assumed that dirty milk and clean, safe, milk should both command the same price, and it is proposed to grade the product on an average score system based on the combined scoring totals of the place of production, bacteriological findings and score of delivery and storage fa cilities. "Such a system would entail a large amount of work and further impresses the need of additional inspectors and increased laboratory facilities, which should be promptly provided for this important work. "While our general retail milk SUJJ pIy was promptly placed above suspi cion during- our recent typhoid epl-. demic, the very fact that a large num ber of cases occurred on 'dairy farms, makes it imperative to use every ef fort to promptly locate possible ty phoid carriers, and guard against the exposure of our foods to this particu larly dangerous source of infection. "This is a matter of such moment that only by the closest co-operation of the public can periodic, typhoid outbreaks resulting from these dan .gerous carriers bo avoided in the future." Increase In Death Rate In the vital statistics report a slight Increase In the death sate was noted. During 1915 the rate'was 13.1 per thousand residents; and last year 13.3 per thousand. In mentioning the large number of typhoid deaths. Dr. Raunick called attention to the fact that 20 deaths resulted from measles; 13 from grip; 4 from diphtheria and 4 from whooping cough. Statistics show that there was a de crease of 25 per cent, in the death rate for babies under one month of age, a convincing argument, Dr. Raunick claimed, for educating moth ers in the proper care of children just after birth. , Overcrowded conditions in the Seventh ward were blamed for the fact that that section leads all others )n death rate with no prospects of im proving the record unless housing conditions are bettered. '•.Public funds could nowhere bo expended to better advantage for city, State or national conservation," Dr. Raunick declared, "than for tho care of the expectant and recent mother. This needless child sacrifice is not the result of lack of parental interest, but rather absolute ignorance and mis conception as to the needs and man agement required during early child life. "To overcome this condition re quires carefully guided instructions in the home and which we submit ac cording to our statistics is not as necessary in the homes of the colored and forclgnborn, as it is in many of the homes of our nativeborn. "We must also consider in this con nection, although not included in our death and birth rates, the educational possibilities presented in endeavoring to materially reduce tho number of s'tiilbirths annually recorded." Extensive Epidemics Extensive epidemics of grip, measles and typhoid were responsible for the large number of contagious diseases reported, it was explained, measles taking the lead with a total of 2,530. Dr. Raunick rapped the old idea "that all children must get the catchy diseases sometime anyway," the health officer declared it will take years of education to convince the public to the contrary and "that the best time to be sick is never, and that a man's a man even if he did not have measles and all other diseases common to early life, when ho was a baby. "No wonder when grip is evidently considered a necessary adjunct to the fashions of the day and either care lessly treated or entirely disregarded by tho laity, that 13 lives were need lessly sacrificed to this cause, when proper medical caro could have saved at least half of these lives. "With 21 child lives needlessly sacrificed as the result of the com plications from measles during the year we have another demonstration of how lightly human life is regarded by those responsible for the health and welfare of helpless child life." The Rubbish Problem Statistics included in tho report show that during the year 35,975 loads of ashes; 5,478 loads of garbage and 315 dead animals were removed from the city. Seventy-five prosecutions were brought; fines totaling $282 placed on 21 defendants, and the costs were im posed on 72. Mortality records show that the percentages for death causes were as follows: Organic heart dis ease, 13.66; nephritis, 9.05; pneu monia, 8.5; tuberculosis, 7.9; cerebral hemorrhage, 6.9; violence, 5.5; can cer, 5.6; typhoid fever, 4.8 and diph theria, .9. In the food inspection division 733 licenses were granted during the year, netting the city $3,144, the largest amount ever turned into the treasury by the food department. New licenses were granted to 30 retail milk deal ers; 54 retail fresh meat dealers; 26 ice cream dealers; 11 bakery; 19 fish and oyster dealers, and 17 restaurants, making a total of 157 new licenses. Inspections in markets follow: Kel ker street, 11,721; Allison Hill, 21,112; Verbeke street, 50,001; Chestnut street, 45,723. During the year 1,640 other inspections were made in other parts of the city and surrounding territory. Tests were made of 646 samples of milk and cream; 166 samples of ice cream and cream used in manufactur ing ice cream. Forty-eight prosecu tions were brought and fines total ing $64 were imposed. A TWICE-TOLD TALE One of Interest to Our Readers. Good news bears repeating, and when It Is confirmed aftor a long lapso of time, even If we hesitated to believe it at first hearing, we feel se cure in accepting its truth now. The following experience of a Harrisburg man is confirmed after a year: I, Alfred Lewis, retired railroad en gineer, 1714 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg, says: "When I was running on the road, I was bothered a great deal at times by my kidneys. Whenever 1 had one of those attacks, Doan's Kidney Pills soon relieved me." The above statement, was given Au gust 28, 1914, and on January 26, 1916 Mr. Lewis added: "I haven't had oc casion to use Doan's Kidney Pills since I gave my former statement, recom mending them. I can add that the cure is lasting, considering that the trouble had been with me for so long before I took them." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—tho same thai Mr. has twice publicly recom mended. Fostor-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. ÜBAD4UARTERS FOR 1 SHIRTS SIDES & SIDES HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH "A Different Kind of a Jewelry Store" ■ . , j j We Want You - I uTi ill \ | As a Member of Our 500 $25 Watch, § | Diamond, Watch Bracelet and Silverware I 1 CLUB NOW FORMING j In these days of steadily increasing prices, jewelry prices have been more than setting the pace. Almost every article has advanced from 25 to 50 per cent, and in some instances even more, . We are now forming our 500 club in order that we can enter the mar- |f ■ kets with a greater buying power than ever and help to bring down the M" prices. ( ' H -The Object— No Red Tape— I SjS ... • "1" The object of this club will be to supply In joining this club you will not be asked each and every member with a high grade, *° B *£ n any lease or agreement of any kind, well-known make of Watch, Diamond, as this is not an installment proposition, but ita \y/ . i d ii. /-M. . c r* a progressive method ot payment covering m atch Bracel f t or C , hest of Community a er f od of about twenty weeks. We give si/ Silverware at the very lowest possible prices you possession of the article upon the re which buying in a large quantity will be ceipt of the first week's payment. We will responsible for. VOLUME BUYING AL- not bother you with a heap of needless red WAYS BRINGS DOWN THE PRICE. tape. | | Twenty-Five Dollars Will Buy A Watch— ======== Djori A A genuine Hamilton Watch 2O-year guaranteed case—l 7 Ploi-i R ***** jewels (in setting) movement 20th century open or hunting JL I<*H t* |tf case—pendant or lever set—Breguet hair spring—compensation || Feb. 10 liOo balance—adjusted to temperature—thoroughly well gilt finish— p e k jq $2.20 Iff an actual S3O value.. Special to members of the (tOC AA ' iti Feb. 17 400 500 club at vUU Feb. 1/ 2.10 fit! F<>h ?4 an y ot her well-known make, including Rockford, Illinois, Feb. 24 2.00 II lb ' " ' Elgin, Waltham, Webb. C. Ball and others. ivr i *on ft| Mar. 3 600 # / Mar. 3 1.90 b|h Mar. io 700 Or a Diamond Ring — Mar. 10 i.so Mar. 17 800 A Ladies' or Gent's Diamond Ring, genuine blue white and Mar. 17 1.70 |j§ , i| ' o. brilliant, perfect cut Diamond—B different styles of mountings . * to select from. A value for which others would ask S3O to $35. Mar. _4 1.60 Mar. 31 SI.OO Special to members of the 500 club (fcOEi HO Mar. 31 1.50 April 7 1.10 at April 7 1.40 PI ! April 14 1.20 We will always allow you the full price paid on any diamond ' ' U| when exchanging same for a larger stone. April 14 I.JO §i| y April 21 .... 1.30 April 21 1.20 | April 28.... 1.40 Or a Watch Bracelet — Ap rii2 1.10 fjf May 5 1.50 A Watch Bracelet—small size Elgin or Waltham make—ls- May 5 1.00 M-iv 1? 1 fiO jewel movement—2o-year gold filled case—can be worn either n i 4 Iff at io i *7n as a Watch Bracelet, Pendant or on Chain. Considered a good y * y value at S3O by most jewelers Special to mem- dOC? May 26 1.80 bers of the 500 club at May 26 700 ! l ne I iZ Or a Chest of Community Silver— Jimc 2 00<! sis June v aS.OO / * r une n /jn* =t= Iff T . r o in Known to every lover of good silverware—in black leather- \ v sg -' une ette case blue velvet lined consisting of 6 hollow handle J unc §{§ June 23 2.20 knives 6 forks 6 table spoons 6 dessert spoons 6 tea i June 23 300 Total ... $25.00 " spoons 1 butter knife 1 sugar shell, in either the popular I Tota | $25.00 Patrician or the exquisite Sheraton design. AA I . Special to members of the 500 club at vmOcUU |l . , .1 WATCHES v DIAMONDS -/JEWELRY, ETC. 1 ■ "ja Open 206 Market Street Open jjf Evenings ~,,,,,, , , ■ „ , Evenings FEBRUARY 13, 1917/
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