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MEDICAL SCHOOL INSPECTION i _____ i DR. W. B. PHILLIPS' FINt PAPER ! Clear prestotatwi a! Necessity for careful Ventilation ef Schools and Homes Dr. W. H. Phillips, who has been recently appointed Medical inspector of Cape May Oity's schools, prepared the following interesting paper for presentation to the Association of Boards of Education of the county; which met a Court House. Saturday last "The purpose offthis paper is to indicate some of the ways in which hygiene is connected with the duties of the medical Inspector and teacher or superintendent and to give some information aa to modern methods of i - vestigation and work. In the minds of many intelligent and thoughtful physicians there is no doubt a feeling of unformulated distrust as to real possibilities or practicabilities of Improving »be health asd diminishing the mortality of the community at Urge, and to this feeling is in part due the exaggerated claims and emotional exhortations of some advocates of hygiene. A careful and unprejudical survey of what haa been accomplished by sanitary measures will, however, largely dissipate this distrust The natural term of the life of man ia fixed by the physiologist at about one hundred years. The ancient estimate is expressed by the Bible in the declaration that "the days of a man are three score years and ten, and if by reason of strength they be four acore years yet is their strength, labor and sorrow." Kolb. a cautious and learned statistician, concluded from his studies that while the maximum Age reaohed by man has not materially changed for many centuries, the number of persons who now survive infancy and of those who reach a ripe old age haa decidedly increased .. The subject of ventilation for procuring an adequate supply of pure air, is one of ao much importance and one upon which the medical inspector is so likely to be called for practical advice,, that It seems proper to state briefly the general principles which Bhould govern investigations into, or recommendations. upon the subject. The impurities of air which are to be disposed of y ventilation are for the moat part derived from the human body, chiefly from respiration and these only will be considered here. The impurities ot air due to the presence of human beings, consist mainly of carbonic acid, ammonia, sulphurated hydrogen and sulpnide of ammonia and of various organic compounds. mostly in the form of minute particles of organic matter of uncer- ] tain structure, but extremely prone to decomposition. It is usual to estimate the degree of impurity by the amount of carbonic aoid present. This gas ia, however, not perceptible to the senses, nor ia it injurious to health unless in much greater proportions than that in which it will be found in the most crowded habitations or assembly rooms. Its importance in questions of ventilations depen a upon the fact that its increase in a room beyond the amount present in the outer air may usually be taken to be in direct proportion to the amount of the really dangerous and offensive impurities present, and that the amount of carbonic acid can be ascertained by oh-mical tests with compaiu ive ease and rapidity, which is not the case with regard to the organic ms.ier. The cajbonio acid is therefore taken as a measure of me impurity, although it (e „..t . !c..lf the imnnrllv nf which' itself the

we are m st anxious to be free. To dec.de aa to whether a room ia well ven Hated or not, some standard i of permissible impurity must be fixed. g and this standard is now usually token , to be, in a room occupied by human j c beings, i hat oondition of air which ! j produce.- in « person having a normal ( sense 01 ?mell. and who enters from the iresh air, a faint sensation of an ooor j , very highly musty and unpleasant. J { Before .isung the air of such a room, : c it will be found that the amount of j ( caroonic acid impurity present— that < is, the excess of this acid over tne amount of ^external air will be between i two and three parts in lO.OOO. As the amount of carbonic acid in normal air varies from 8 to 6 parts in 1 10,000 in different places, and in the ] same place at different times, it is < bettor to look to the carbonic acid im- 1 purity as above defined rather than to c the total amount ot the acid found | present if strict accuracy is desired. i The organic impurity of the air is 1 not perceptible to the senses until the I total carbonic acid uses to the proper- i tion of 6 parts in 10,000 volumes, i When the carbonic acid reaches 9 parts 1 in 10,000, the air is close and when it \ exceeds 1 part in 1000, the air ia usual- i iy decidedly unpleasant If we take 2 parts in 10,000 aa the permissible maximum of carbonic acid impuri.y, it follows that the amount of Iresh air which must be supplied, and thoroughly distributed for each person per hour ia 8000 cubic feet In judging the merit of a plan of ventilation, the following points should be remembered. The defects in moat plana for ventilation is in the air supply. Many people suppose that they have made all the necessary provision for ventilation, if they have put in tubes or openings for the escape of foul air, forgetting that these outlets will have no effect if corresponding inlets are not provided. Examine, first of all, therefore, the ducts, flues and (^enings proposed or in use for the fresh supply of air with reference to their siae and position and the amount of air to be furnished by them. rThe merit of a plan of ventilation depends not only on the amount of air introduced, but on its distribution. In

considering the distribution which will probably take place in a given plan, care should be taken not to fall into . the common error of supposing that, because pure carbonic acid gaa is heavier than air, therefore, the carbonic acid derived from respiration i sinks to the floor, and that special pro1 vision should be made to remove it at that point The lew of diffusion of gases effectually prevents tcis separation and sinking of the carbonic acid from the mixture of gases expired, and it will be found to be preeent in about equal proportions in all parts of an inhabited - r°T™e method of introducing and disf tri bating fresh air depends to a greatextent upon the method of heating 5 employed and it is necessary to remem- • ber that while good ventilation is a f very desirable thing, satisfactory heat- , ing, is, in cold weather, still more desirable and must be attained even if. the ventilation is interfered with, for 5 that purpose. i The evil effects of insufficient veng tilation, although very certain and very serious are not immediate or such r to attract attention at first, except in " very aggravated cases with excessive bver crowding. The power of the organism to adjust . itself to surrounding circumstances is very great and perhaps as great in , regard to the endurance of foul "air s aa anything else, yet this power ia . greater in seeming than in reality, for at last such air produces disease and " shorter life. Its effects are manifested 1 in disease of the respiratory organs, e acute and chronic, and it ia now generI ally admitted that the undue prevalf ence of tuberculosis among the poor of our larger cities is due to overcrowding J and toul air. d Some persona are much more susceptible than others to the effects of im- ' pure air and will suffer from headache, languor and loss of appetite, n where others will experience little 111t convenience. Children less susceptible . dread the school rooms ordinarily constructed and ventilated, and tbeir com- ! fort should be taken into account and 1 the evil guarded against." r SHAKE OKF THE GRIP of your old , enemy. Nasal Catarrh, by using Ely's Cream Calm. Than will all the swelling and soreness be driven out of the - tender, inflamed membranes. The 1 fits of sneezing will cease and the f discharge, as offensive to others as to r yourself, will be stopped when the * causes that produce it are removed. s Cleanliness, comfort and renewed f health by the ube of Cream Balm. Sold by all druggists for 60 cents, or mailed " by Ely Bros., 66 Warren street. New . York. 5 TEH STORY OP A ;• SILK HANDKERCHIEF 1 One hundred and twenty-eight years - sgo Oaptain William Schellenger of this city, made a voyage to China and ) as a 6ouver.ir of the voyage he brought r to his sister. Miss Frances Schelleni ger, then aged 18 years, a fine silk 1 handkerchief, purchased in China. She treasured it and at her death be2 aueathed it and its history to her t niece, Mrs. Rebecca Manlove, who - died in 1892, aged 92 years. It then f came to Mrs Isabella Stevens, wife if - Pilot Jonn Stevens. At her death it 1 descended to her daughter, Mrs. J. B. - 1 Hughes, wife of our Alderman. It now j reposes in a jar having grown feeble 2 with age. t The worries of a weak and* sick - mother are only beguD with the birth ) of her child. By day her work ia con- - atantly interrupted and at night her s rest is broken by the wailing of the 1 peevish, puny infant. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription makes weak - women strong and sick women well s It lightens all the burdens of mater t nity, giving to mothers strength and 2 vigor, which tbey impart to their chiib dren. In about forty years of practice J Dr. Pierce and his associate staff of t physicians have treated and cpred b more , than half a million suffering a womeh. Sick women are invited to 3 oonault Dr. Pierce "by letter free of - charge. All correspondence ia strictly Erivate. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, svalida' Hotel and Surgical Institute, 3 i Buffalo, N. Y. i !

MRS. ELIZABETH GIBSON Mrs. Elizabeth Gibson, widow of the ; Robert ^Gibson, of thia city, aged j years, died on Tuesday of last week, j after a lingering illness. The funeral j occurred on Tuesday, 21st inst. , and j interment was made at Gold Spring , Mrs. Gibson lived a very useful life and will be greatly missed by her | children, who are Mrs. Lilly Feaster, ! of Oold Spring. Jefferson Gibson, Lewis and William Gibson, all of this city. APPOIN TED TEACHER IN PORTO BIOO Harold S. Morton, of Rio Grande, I been appointed a tea cheer in the Rican schools by the OommiseioBer of Public Education of Porto Rico. The possession of a Middle Township High School diploma made this appointment possible. Mr. Morton will / sail from York Oity on January 1st, for his new field of labor. He ia to be congratulated on his appointment and also on the steadfast work which enabled |to obtain a high sebool diploma without which be would not have been eligible. "Rfc'ATtended the Cape May High School in 1907. AP^aHbJe CATARRH Elf's Cream Bab , I. qaickl, abw>rt*d. | She* Rslial .1 Once. £) J heals and protects K* the diseas.il mem1 brace resulting from ; Catarrh and drives away a Cold in the i 2^«-fSHAY FEVER ' Taste and 8raell. Full size 50 eta., at Druggist* or by mail. In liquid form, 75 cents. Ely Brothers. 56 Warren Street. New York. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM »■■■ MiltlasS^anr j sis?

iss* , PUT SOME MONEY AWAY now. You will ot always be able to earn as much as you are earning to-day. But by saving a portion of your inc now and depositing it in a Saving Fund account in th Security True! Company, who. ■< *i)l not only be secure but will also earn 3 per cent interest and grow rapidly, you will be prepared for the inevitable day when yon must cease workingIt is only the part of wisdom to save money while yon can Yon cannot tell how soon 1 YOU MAY NEED IT. - We are ready and willing to help you. Call or write and we 1 will open an account for yon and start you right. Security Trust Company Cape May City, New Jersey The Merchants National Banh CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY N Has the latest and best in Fire atid Burglar Proof Vault construction and cordially invites your careful inspection of same. Private Deposit Boxes for rent at $2.00 per Annum will insure absolute safety of your valuable papers etc, 3 PER CENT INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS OFFICERS W. L. Stevens, President Joseph H. Hanes, Vice Prea Henry H. Eldredge, Cashier George H. Reeves, Vice Pres. Everett J. Jerrell Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS Wm. H. Church. George H. Reeves W. L. Cummlngs F. B. Mecray H. 8. Rutherford j Joseph H. Hanee John W. Mecray E. W. 8prlnger John T. Hewitt W. H. Pbiillpe M. D. W. L. Stevens. HOTELS I HOTELS THE WINDSOR OPEN ALL THE YFAR. R J. CRE8WELL, Prop. First Class in all its appointments. Sun parlors. Suites with baths. Thoroughly renovated and heated throughout. THE VIRGINIA HOTEL A. M. Ludlam (FORMERLY OF THE GLENWOOD) i Open a" die year. Steam heat, Sun Parlors I Rooms single or ensuite with bath.

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Gentlemen's and Childrens Shoes at Aafafe^N^adMrgt Stock of which will be sold at prices to defy competition Haying had many yean experience ia the business, I only ask aa o— oWM tonity to convince my customers that I can sell them at the lowaat poaatbie prtcaa, - Please examine my stock pefore buying elsewhere. KLDBIDOB JOHNNON, 318 Washington Street • ' %" GO TO T. fl. TAYLOR'S j CENTRAL SHOES STORE 1 For all kinds of Shoes for flea, Women and Children For Men we have King Quality. Claflin, Crossett Abbett, Arnold, Taylor's Tripple Fit, and many others L in High and Low Cuts, in Button, Lace and Congress, all Leathers, and Canvass, Leather or Rubber Soles. For Ladles we have a big variety of Ooze Ties in all - colors, Oxfords and Pumps in Canvass, White and Colon. r All kinds oi shoe goods. A big variety of lacers and dressing The only Shoe Store that does repair work ia all Its kraackea . Agent For Waldorf Shoes For Men And Women $2.50 f T. H. TAYLOR CENTRAL SHOE STORE . 606 WASUIN6T0N STREET, CAPE MAY, N. J. Opposite Reading Terminal, where all trolleys stop Keystone Phone 138-M m. OURTI» No. 324 Delaware Ave. Cape May City, Jt. J; :< , Plumbing, Steam aud Das r itting Jobbing Promptly Attended to a Wm. G. Blattner, Geo. S. Bennett r I BLATTNER A BENNETT \ I ^'est PciT}' Street, Cape May, N. J. 0 $ iKL iB&re MONUMENTS, TOMBSTONES,' | ' Marble and Granite Work |* j Flaging and Curbing in Stock au>' laid on sbort notice. I J j New designs and estimates lurnished 01 application' n SOUTH JERSEY MARBLE WORKS 3

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