NOTICE
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|
is
hereby
given
that
no
charcoal
can be
supplied
by this Institution
from date
to October
Ist.
a.
c.
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Richmond Penitentiary,
St. Croix, V.1.,
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September
17,
1919.
C. ESPERSEN,
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Director in Charge.
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_—_—
The Revd.
H. M. Pigott,
M. A.,
rector
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of
St. John’s
Episcopal
Chureh
in
this
town, completed
his third
year
of
work
|
e
in the parish yesterdav,
on
which
occa-
sion
he
was the recipient
of
many
floral
and
congratulatory
tokens
of
goodwill
from the
congregation.
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The
mail-schooner
Creole
arrived
here
yesterday
at
11 a.
m. and
will
be
dis-
patched
for St.
"homas
ar the
same
hour
today.
According
to notice
at the
post
office mails close at 10.30
a.
m.
The
schnor.
Vigilant from
Porto
Rico
in ballast,
arrived
at this port
vesterday
afternoon after
a passage
of 3 days.
The
S. S. Parima
from New York
via
Si.
Thomas
arrived
at Frederiksted
last
evening
and
is
expected
to leave
again
for the
Islands
this
p.
m.
A
well-recommended
prozramme
is
being
offered
for
tonight at
the
Chris-
tiansted
Theatre
where
a large
audiencze
is
looked
for and
promised
an
unusual
treat.
The
congregational
meeting
in
the
Anglican School
tiouse
last
night,
was
iargely attended.
It is learned
that
the
chief object of that
meeting
was
o
lay
hefore
the congrezation
matters
in
con-
nection
with
the
tiling of
the chancel,
the material
for which
is expected
short-
iy.
.
.
The Sanitary
Question.
Not
long
ago
we
discussed
many
de- |
tails
of
the
sanitation
question
and
di-
lated
upon
imperfections
of
the service
|
and
consequent
inconveniences
which
|
were affecting the poorer classes,
mainly
property
owners,
who represented
many
|
burdens
heaped
upon
them
as
a result of
'
sanitary
measures
with which they were
called
upon
to
conform.
Like
ir
most
’
matters
where
two
factions
conflict,
there
are of
necessity
two versions,
and
in the
present
instance
while
there
has
been
no
attempt
at
minimizing defects
in the system,-—and
no system
is perfect:
while
the
reactions
have
been
brought
forward
and
subjected
to
the
most
rig-
orous criticism;
and
let
it be understood
that there
is
no doubt but that criticism
should
be
encouraged
in all departments
st
U hRUIL2
A YIS
and branches
of a prospectively
success-
|
ful adminisiration, - there
has
been
little
l
if any
mention
made
of advantages
do-
|
rived
through
the
introducticn
of
the
|
sanitary steps
taken
in the
isiand.
We
|
have
to admit,
and
few will disagree
on
this point,
that
the
sanitary proposition
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is primarily designed
to better
conditions
along the line of general
living, and must
|
take ir
consideration,
eatures
that
ob-
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tain
el:ewhere
and
achieve
the
best
|
ends.
We have
therefore
to take it for
granted
that
the
best
intentions
are
behind the work in this island and when
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we
have
amicably
settied
any
doubts
here,
let
ns
proceed
to
see
whether
it
has
altogether
failed to fulfil in any
re-
spect,
the
plan
upon
whiech it is based.
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Taken
as
one
question,
the
sanit
ry
|
rules
providing for the
reconstruction
of
}
W.
O’s. and
cisterns.
however
they
may
|
be open
to correction,
do strike at calling
attention
to these
matters
where for lack
of
means
or
other
reasons,
no
notice
|
would be
paid
to
them,
and
we have it
|
from
good
authority
that
where
the
!
persons
have
been
unable
to
bear
the
financial
sirain
entailed
in
suchk
work
the Sanitary Department
has
a'ways
e¢x-
ercised
a
spirit
of
consideration
and
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executed
the work at such
charges
as the
|
parties
were in a
positicn
to
meet.
’Tis |
true
the former charges
for work in this
line
were considerahiy
less
than
at
pre-
|
sent,
due
to
the
high cost
of materials
and labor, but
it
is
also possitiv_iy em-
phasized
that the
poorer
people
have not
suffered
on
this
account,
and
where
the
methods
of any of the sanitary
staff have
been
likely
to
defeat
the
principles
of
the Department,
such
officers
have
been
dismissed.
We are
glad
to
have
this opportunity
of showing
up
the other
side «f what
is
an important
question
amoung
us ali, and
feel glad to promulgate
it for the
benefit
of those
who
may
have
the
occasion
to
|
prove
the
correctness
of it.
We are
as-
sured
that
the
poorer
ciasses
will not
be
embarrassed
nor
put
to
extreirie
mea-
-sures
where
their
worthiness
and
pecu-
niary
inability
are
established.
Per-
sonally
we
are
acquainted
with
the
Sanitary
Officer in
Christiansted,
Mr. H.
Rydeen
and happen
to know that his
in-
terest
in
the
Do2apartment’s
' work
is
genuine
and
takes
into
accoun?
the pub-
lic circumstances
as
well
as
mere
mate-
-lial execution
of programmes.
We would
|
therefore advise
the
publiec
to communi-
|
cate
with
Mr. Rydeen
whcn
they
face
difficulties in the
sanitary
movement;
he
will be
sure
to inves‘igate
matters
tho-
ronghly
and
do
something
to
assauge
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the treuble.
3
At
the
opening
of
the Cattle
Dip
at
the Experiment Station
on the 15th. inst.
the
Director of the
Experimaent
Station
made
the 10owing remarks:
“The raising of cattle
is an
indusiry
which
is
becoming
more
and
more
.
important
in this [sland and it
therefere
behooves
us to do
all we can to stimulate
and
improve it.
I
do not
know of
any
one
measire
which an be taken
to
help
forward
ite
Industry
which
will give
oreater
regurns
for
the
trouble
and
money expendced
than
the eradication
of
Cattle
ticks by the use of Cattle Dips.
The Dip erected
at Anna’s Hope
is
for
the purpose
f demonstrating
the practi-
cal
value of dipping
as
a
means
of
tick
eradication
and I hope that
it will be the
forerunner
of others,
and ihat
we
shall
soon
have Dips sufficient erected
on
the
{sland
to
take
ecare
of all
the
caitle
raised.
Ticks are
not only dangerous
to
catftie
beesuse
they
disseminate
disease
but
also
because
they lower
the vitality and
oeneral condition
of the
animals,
where-
ever dipping
is
practised
a
marked
im-
provement
is obsarved
in the
appearance
and genera!
health
of the stock.
If
sufficient
dips
were
erecied
in
the
Island
to take
care
of all
the
stock
and
if stock
raisers
were compelled
by
law
to dip their
stock,
then in iess
than
a
year after starting
such
measures
the
island
could
be
practically
freed
from
ticks.
Besides
Cattle,
Dogs,
Mules,
Horses
and
all
apimals
that
harbour
ticks
woula
have
to be dipped.
Probably
10 or 12 Dips would be
sufii-
cent
Lo take
eare
of all the stock
in the
island.
The
Dip
at
the
Experiment
Station
has
cost
83600
to crect.
Probably
bv
the
us=z of
less
expensive
lumber
and
by
importing
cement
in
bulk
. diroc
from
the
=taies
this
cost
could
be
re-
dueced
to about
S4OO 'per dip.
To
understand
the
method
of using
a
dip,
some knowledge
of the life
history
of the cattle
tick is necessary.
I'ne large ticks plainly visible
on cattle
are
the lugorged
femules.
These
when
fuli grown drop
from
the stoek
and
hride
among
the
grass
and
bush
and in
a few
days
comniznce laying eggs,
each
femuale
lays from
{OO-5,000 eggs.
The cgg
lay-
ing
is compleied
ina
few
days.
Aftigr
egg
laying
the
tick
dies.
The
joung
ticks called
‘'seedgticks’”
hatch
in
about
3 weeks
time and at
once
crawl up blades
of
grass
and
bush
waiting for a
chance
to attach
themselves
to a passing
anim:il.
If they
cannot
reach
an animal
they
Cdie
of
starvation
but it
takes
in the
tropics
some
tour to slx months
to starve
a
seed
tick
out.
On
reaching
an
animai
the
seed
tick si.cks
1n its
proboseis
and
comn-
mences
to suck klood.
In some
21 to
60
days
the females
are ready
to drop
off
the
cattle
0 lay
more
eggs.
Itis
im-
portant
to remember
this langth of time
because
it is taken
advantage
of in
the
method
of using
the dip.
T'he
smallest
length
of timie
needed
to reach
maturity
is
21
days.
If the
cattle
are
dipped
every
20
days for a
period of 6
months
all
the ticks in the vicinity will be
com-
pletely eradicated,
since
none
will have
a
chance
to reach
maturity and
lay
more
eggs.
The
solution
used
at the
Dip
is
arsenate
of
soda and
pine
tar.
20 lbs.