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THE GREAT WORKSHOP OF DUBLIN. BV AN ENGL...
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body of medical visitors * on all of whom it produced sfrnnlta . neously unusual p hysical and rnentaj' depression , ' and entire Joss of appetite * Two-have been obliged to ; leave m consequence of attacks of "diarrhosa ? accompanied' * with-cramps . ; They describe the atmosphere as bevng ' heayyi -thicky'iand mistv , giving to distaut objects the . appearance of being ' seen , ' throiigli muslin ; ' and they describe ; 'the plague 'of . flies with which the district is visited ae greatly adding to the-imparity ; of the air and the-discomfort of the > peoplev 'In the'lowest and most affected districts the visitors met With ^ cholera corpses' in groups of twos and threes , yet in some of the houses in which ! death has been most busy the survivors remained , in- spite of all exhortation , in a state- of constant intoi & ication / refusing all visitation and medicine . < ; ¦ '>' ¦ ' ; , ; ' . ;
A deputation of the inhabitants of Westmioster' -brwlge-road and its vicinity went last week to the Lambeth police-court to consult the ^ magistrate as ' to the abatement 'of an abominable and deadly nuisance arising from the boiling-of putrid fat ; but they found that there is actually no means whatever of summarily dealing .-with : such a mrisance . We do verily , believe that " the liberty of the subject" ta carry on whatever ?' trade" he may choose , and at whatever eostto the-lives of his fellow-subjects ^ is so great and so respected , that even were the materials of this fat-melting : got from the nearest graveyard , nothing '' summary" could be done to abate-the nuisance . And , bj the vvay , the roasting ^ at least , of human remains , if not the boiling of them , has actually been practised ¦
¦ within the precincts ofthisenltghtened metropolis . There is nothing abominable erioifgh for the law as it stands to be able summarily to suppress as a nhisance , if the flni $ iince be committed under guise of a" lawful calling ' - —a legitimate " trade " in this nation of' shopkeepers , and tradesmen . A complete revolution in the law as it aflects the progress of'sanitary reform , therefore , must . be brought about as speedily as posr sible . It is only to be feared that the pestilence will be again decimating Lambeth , one of its first and favourite haunts * ere anything can he done to reform the law . The late order in council , it seemsi'does not reach such a case as that in quesr tion . A summons , however , has been granted " so > that the evidence might be taken , and the defendant held to bail to answer-to an indictment at the sessions .- - ¦ ' ¦¦ ' ¦ : '
At'the ; instance of the Inspector of the General Board of Health , the exercise of a power under a local act ,-, for closing / houses wnfit for human habitaiion , has , been strongly urged , and in several instances orders for closing have been / given . The following are examples of the sort of houses closed > - — ¦ "House in Tandoit Street .- ^ Uneven damp brick finer , walls Aiff and wet throngln a lowliouso built round on three sides bv lofty warehouses , rendering ventilation impossible . Incapuble of I eing made dry without being entirety rebuilt . Medical evidence of tw ' o physicians that the house'was « leeitledly unwholesome and until for human hnbitation . As tlio owner said that lie had nlmidy closed the house , he was not lined the . costs , but was informed that he would be fined 10 s . per day if ho re-opened it . ¦ ' < ' ! ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ ,
" Mitchkson . s-nuir . i ) rN ( 78 , Lime-strkkt . — Built , up agninst the back of another housn—exterualwalls onlvnino inches thick . No ventilation possible—ahvuj-s reeking wjtli wet . ¦ , ••¦ : /• ¦ ' ' < " ¦¦ ¦ . • • ¦ ' ¦ '¦ ¦ ¦ ¦«' IiIME STR-RKT , LlTTf . K DllBUK , —ThlVO . Other liril ' istjs huilt -into a hillsidu ( clay ) , always wot . The walls ' so . plastic thnt a walking-stick run intd thuni stands out horizontally . " Mr . Lee , one of the ongi-neerin ^ - hwpector-s of tho . Guucral Hoard , has been for several days engaged in the uxuiniiiation of the worst jinvtH of thfi town , with the view : of advising tlie local authorities on imiruwliato works / or meanu of mitigation lor Tendering parts-of it habitable . ' ' ; " '
A fntul caso of eholom'occurred in Sheffield on Sunday . Tho locality of tho outbreak is in lkown-stvcot , which is situate in a low part of tho-town ami in tho vicinity ofa largo open sewer . It wan in this Bwno locality that tho epidemic appeared to nige with tho grfeatost violence in Us previous visitations ; The cusc above refemul to ix thutofn girl mimed Margaret I ) wy « r . She was seized on Saturday with violent sickness and purging , but her parents , who ar « poor Irish-pimple , neglected to call in medical nin \ In the courso of a low hours a ftlatu of collapse- ensued , and tho girl was rapidly . sink
ing before a medical man was called in . Mr . Pufkor , surgeon , wus then went for , but before his * Arrival she had brenthod her luHt . ' ' Oases of cholera , hnve been reported to tho General'Hoard of Health , during the last low days , from tho following parts of tho metropolis y— ' . One death and four attacks huve been reported from Li « nl )( ith . Also (» iio death in St . ( jeorgii . lhu-Mnrtvr , Southwurlc ; and fivo fatal cases iu St . Saviour ' s , a further citso being under treatment at tho time of tho last report . ;
J > iarrlui : a of a decidedly cholaruiu tendency has been rocently mid still remains very ju-ovalt ^ nt in Stxipney ]> umh . i In 11 horrid part of Uaynwntdr , culled Khns-laim , tlioro havo boon livo fatal casen . Tho lioimos utd wholly void of drainage , and aro , literally speaking , . Mirrnuiidcd by poiHouou . s oxhalations , which unr greatly'iiUfroAHnd ' by th « ' istiiguunt'cesspools thai : abound in all direCliotffi ) ' ' ' ¦ , ¦ ' . In St . I ' uucrah , 4 linrrh < u ' u mid lowf « v « r nro v « ry previilont , osjX'cJally in Agar Town , liionohmiso in Sullblk-Htreet , tho mcilirul oilicor found thirty-throo po < iplo , of both mixes uud all
» K adopt Uiu hiuhI . judicious and "' licinnt niodo of ( routing and protecting jmimniH residing'in tlie dui-iloor iliHtrictt of lht > parish . 1 'lie ^ juirdiaiisol' tho other motropolitau parislies appear to bo Htriviiig ( o bring into e /]" ect tlm directioitti of tho iUmrd of Health givi : u in our Ia » t . , Tho Kovh . Dr . Stol > bing and Mr . , J > nli > « p |) oar to lio aoljin ^ \ v ( tli much oiicrgy in St . I ' ancriiH . ., /'
l > ^ l ^ I ^ f to I > thk ov tub CHO 1 . ICUA . : . ' ' ¦ ¦' ., : ¦ ..-. i , . i Conform to and assist ovory lmbiiHiiro ofprovfintion or rotmidy put in operation by tho local authoriti ^ H ; lor rtuch mtiaftiirun aid founded upon knowledge and oxjxirioilco , mid tiro enforced by tho dirootioii of' ( jloveriimniit for tlio public good . If you Hu . ntuiu iucouvoiiiiMico , or approlu ' . iul diuigitr , ! V » n > any public ¦ m iHimco , immudiiituly comuluin . oithttr to jour local board ol
healtb > your town .-. council l or your board of guardians , as the case may be , either of whom are fully empowered to enforce a remedy * : ) ;; . .:,,...... .-.. ¦ : . ..: . / .... ' , .. ¦ . - ; . .., .- ¦ . . . . -. . ' Apj » ly yourself , , aa far as lies in your power , \ to yender the chief dude ' s of-parochial and . other public officers unnecessary , inasmuch as fegarda . jour own . home , by ; the ; instant rpmoval of eyery nnisjiwee agouti it , hijd . in if ,. > ,. ..., f . ,, - ; , : > It is t } j e ; speoialduty of-the authorities at a . ll . ^ iraes , but im * peratively so now , to . have ,-all streets alleys , and . courts daily esleansed- : But it » ypur , flu % y , to . ' . thrpw no refuse into the streets , Jior to collect any in . ypu back premises . Have no
dungheapsjho ash-hcaps . Keep . no ; pig 8 in cjose places . Make the scavenger and the dustman . take away -whatever is apnpying . : Have no . Sloppy holes , in your areas or back yards , fnit get them paved or levelled .. Insist upon ypur landlord making yoiir house water-tiglJt . iSee tliat your windows will , opep and shut , so as to admit ait and exclude moisture . Every epidemic , whether fever or cholera , rages ftmid dirt and damp , and where there are stinking , kennels and open ditches , foul with dead animals and decayed vegetables , Avoid all such places to dwell in ; and make your children , when they go out , avoid all bad-smelling ; places ... . -.. . ' : '
Look to , the iuside of your dwelling , as well as outside , ; to get , rid of nuisances . Are the walls and ceilings dirty or mouldy ? .. At the cost of a shilling or tjvo they rn ? iy be Urne-• vvhited . ' . JThis has beea .-found oue of the most effectual . preventives / of cholern . , Avoidi if possible , crowding your sleeping-rooms . . If Uiere is a chimney in a bedroom , keep it open , and have no chimney-board , or chest of ' . drawers , to stop it up . It would be good to make a hole , threeior four inches square , near . the ceiling int <> : the chimney . — -a very-easy , ventilator . Cret pura air into your rooras . by every . possible means , and get . rid of the foul air in the most effectual manner . - If there is a constant offensive snoejl witliifi your , dwellipg , which other people as well as yourself notice , be sure that - there is , danger at
hand ; and never rest till you have ascertained the . cause , and haye , got : it , removed * as far its possible . Complain to , the ; land-. lord : if he neglects you , complain fp , those who have to enforce "The Nuisances Removal Act . " If you cannot get the nuisance- : removed , you ought to prepare to remove frojn the nuisance . If you go to other lodgings or houses , go to those where there has been no lever .: There aro houses , with no fault : ofi construction , that are , ttlwaysdisagveeablq to the senses . They i are the abodesof sluttislmess—the forerunner of disease . The person is soldotn clean M-hen a dwelling is dirty , Personal cleanliness and house cleanliness are both health givers , Jiud / flre of vital importance wbe , n the elements of disease and dttnth ; are around us ' . ..-. .
This advice , ' . with regard to your . duelling , assumes that yon live in a populous town ; but . the principles on which the .. udvice is ; founded hold good ,.-whether yon dwell in a village , or even in . alone cottage . All places , it . is to be feared . , . have the nuisances . If thcro is a dungheap at your threshold , remove it to a distance ., If u luul ditch , or cesspool , stir yourself to have a change . If the pigsty is offensive , cleanse and wash it daily . Have no poultry or rabbits within doors . In a word , got dirt asid damp away from your house and out of your house , and get pure air into it . " , 13 p clean yourself , anil have everything' clean about you . ' '' Having looked' to your dwelling within and without , con sidor what is best for ycju ' r lye ' llare as to food and clothing . NVheiiever cholera ii > present in u locali ' ty , there is'h ' general
tendency "to irritation of bowels , and warm ' clothing ' 'and wholesome lood ore more than ever necessary . These , happily , are within tho reach of the j » r « at body of the people . The extreme poor must be righteously ( cared fur in these respects out of the abundance ' of tlio inure fortunate ; but all have in their jibwiir to' avoid what is hiirtful . Avoid cold ; but liiakiJ yourself strong by " exoveine in the open air , if your ' employment is Vithiu doors . The same duty of exercise applies to all your family , male and female . If there is . any food or drink injurious at ordinary times , it is doubly injurious when th ' nro is pestilence in the atmosphere . J $ o very careful not to drink impure- water ; and take lie ' e ' i ! that wells are not polluted , and that water-butts and ci . sterii . s aro kept cleansed . Spend ' less money on beer and other drinks , and spend more on flannel and couls .
If an attack , even the . slightest , should coirio on in youf hoiiHCili ' old , you must iiiimndintely apply'for medical assistance . Arrangements \ yill be mado in v . vvry locality to rondor ' niich assistance promptly and ellectuttlly ; there is no di ^ easn wliich cim bo liioro readify met than . cholera in its first or premonitory stage . In case .-i of diurrlura , or loosen ens of bowels , the following int-dieiiu ) is re ' eoniiHendiMl by tho' Uoard of Health , bill , avoid , if you can , oxerci . siu ^ your own judgment in giving im'dicin ' o at all : — " Twenij' grains of opia ' to confection , mixed with tw'o tablo-Kjioonl ' uls of j »«! ji ] ierihitit- \ viit < 'i" , and repoateil everv throo or four hours , or oltener if tlio attack in severe . Half tho quantity to persons under' liftcon ; Mnaller doses to childrou . "
Il'the disease assume » . violent form before help can bo obtained , put the snilerer into a warm bed , apply bottles of hot wut ' , or heutid flannel , to tlu ; Mtoiimcli nlid feet , and along this ' spino . A dessert spooiifyl of brandy may bo given from tiiim ' lo time in hot wafeV . J ("'( instant tVii-tioii with uiuiiH'l dippod in lint vinegar i .-t ' recommended , as we'll as thu application of a vinegar and inustnhl jxiultico over the Ixrlly . A prudent porhoi » will have the nmtssiivy articles nt hand ; but , proiuptitudo iii ' gluttingiissistiiiH'i ) is tho llrsl , duty . Jlv ' nightor by day mmkI for tho doctor ; and such is tlio ^ . i-iil of ' thn ' mcdical profession thut tho humblest person will not send in vain .
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INpIA—TIJK CAI'K—AXJSTKALIA—.:. ; . ¦ . ciiiiNA . . Tiiuiik havo been no outbroiikn in Iturmah , but a terrlldt fuminti 1 « spreading ovor tho longth and breadth of tlio land . Tho rico crop ha » failed throughout tho Pogmt provinces , and in now Helling at thr « : « n <(« js per ruptw , or JJlbs . wright for two inhillingH . ' ¦ Taking lnU > coiiHideratiou tho wages in that country mid in Knglaiid ^ thoNo prices aro < xjuivalcnt to thti loaf at homo being Mid mr livo » hi ) lingH . At ltnngooii ' hoiiio Hhip-loadH of rioo havo mrived fr «> m Calcutta , «« d arc Nolllug at a iiiiMlcrato prioo , » o that tho Huarcity is not wo much felt them an up tlio country . AH up tho Irrawaddy tho uultivnUir » avo living niion wild roots , leavoa , und other
miserable substitutes for good food , and the cholera is dedimuting the population to a fearful extent . The troops , as yet , continue free from the ' scourge . Other maladies are , however , rife . The 1 st Bengal Fusiliers ( Europeans ) , at Rangoon , have 200 out of 700 men in hospital . Altogether , the European regiments which landed in , linrmah little more ^" j ?^ . ; r 89 haye lost upwards of 1500 men , partly by the enemy , but chiefly from sickness . General Godwin has returned to Calcutta , and proceeds at once to take charge of his divisional command at Umballah , in the north-west provinces . From the Cape the . intelligence lately received is very gratifying ..-Trade was rapidly recovering , and promises to be eyen more active . than betore the late Caffre «' ar commenced . All was tranquil on the frontier . There was every prcsjwjfcv of the . mineral resources of the colony becoming at no very distant period , one of its chief elements of prosperity .
Important intelligence has been received this week frcm Australia . The arrivals of goods had been , enormous , overstocking the markets to an extent which had sent down prices from ' thirty to fifty per cent , and even at this decline it was found impossible to effect sales . The shopkeepers who . had purchased for arrival were repudiating their contracts , and a state of much confusion . in consequence prevailed ., " It appears , however , that the weather had for the six previous weeks been most unfavourable , and the roads to the diggings were in an impassable state . When they could he traversed with safety , a reaction in the market ' was anticipated , arid many of the merchants were , therefore , not 'desirous of pressing ' goods' , for sale at the current rates . Tho latest returns from the mines were favourable , and show an increase in the yield of gold , but the season had not fairly commenced . Gold was in soine demand for shipment to England , at ils . 6 cl . per oz ., and the exchange was at 2 per cent . prem .
The news from China , brought by the Overland Mail , agrees ' . with all . that has recently arrived from the same quarter . Success is still with the insurgents . " The Government of Pekin is in the greatest distress for money . " " A scarcity of grain was beginning to be felt in Pekin , owing-to the districts by ' which lho capital was principally suppliqd beiiig now in possession of the ; rebels . " " The Imperialists haye made another unsuccessful attempt to recapture Amoy ; and from . lnc accounts received of the spiritless behaviour of the Tartar troops , it is now evident that ' all is lip' with the Manchoo dynasty . "
The Great Workshop Of Dublin. Bv An Engl...
THE GREAT WORKSHOP OF DUBLIN . BV AN ENGLISH WORKING MAN . When the working man is tin lii . s travels , the first thing he usually does , on Ins arrival in any new place , is to go about peering into the shop windows—that is , if he be tailor , shoemaker , hatter , cutler , or of nny other trade , the articles of whose manufacture are commonly , in this way , exposed to the gaze of the public . In these cases the stranger is liecessarily curious to inspect everything-belonging to his own class of workmanship , —those vests and trousers , their style of cut and quality of" stitching ; those boots , shoes , and home comforting slippers ; the finish and form of those glossy head-eoverin ^ s ; those knives , forks , scissors , & c , for various purpotsos . and of various sizes ; while even the baker of the bread which we are to have on our breakfast , dinner , or supper table , will be inquisitive as to the proper artistic handling of those loaves , which aro displayed in the window of tho baker ' s shop , and of that nice delicftcy of tinge which they have received in the oven , and which the eye of the experienced workman in dough can alone adequately appreciate . Well ! I am here among tho " wild Irish , " as heretofore lias been the accustomed phrase , but now the peaceful and . industrially ambitious , —and all is splendour , and bustle , and glorification in this , the
metropolitan city of Ireland ; every house , as it would seem , fully . inhabited , throughout tho noblest streets , and shops glittoring in fresh luxury wheresoever I go ; but there is one , the Great Shop of all , wliich lias lately become the prime object of attraction ; and to this , even now , on the first day of my arrival , I make my eager ' way , wanting to see for myself what it has of either tho novol or excellent , in my own particular calling , which may interest me , from wliich I may learn something of substantial value , or acquire , perhaps , but a mere hint to some new perfection .
Of this special matter , however , I am not going to say anything specially at present , but , an a bond Jide working- man , to put down a fo . w general impressions of my first visit to the Great Shop of Dublin , a kcciio wliich I liavo pjifwod through with much satisfaction , and a knowledge of . which I would thtiH . coninuuiicato to others , as nn inducement to bhcIi of my own clans , who can in any way afford tho iucuiih , to do so at once , ere yet tjie elmnco of Hoeing thiH Industrial Exhibition of Dublin bo wholly passed away , and Ireland remain still a blank hi their minds .
In the first plrtcc , then , I would stato thnt tho locale of Huh Great , Shop him boon excellently chosen ; for although Dublin lia . s lier rii < wuix-j >< irk , and thus might havo had lior Exhibition enipiirked , an wan tho ciiho with London , in lilft ' l , Htill there haw been no imitation here , in tint * particular , » "d very wisely ko , as every ¦ oiio , . native or « traiiRor , I think iniiHt allow . The Dublin terminus of the K ingHtown railway , that chief conveying r ' onto of the IJritinli traveller , ia in a Htveet of considerable amplitude , though called a " row " —Westlatid-row , which leads into Morrion-atrcct , and Morrion-Htreet to Morrion-Hquare , where tho once allpotent Daniel O'Coniioll had bin metropolitan inanition . Confronting tho oanttirn wdo of thin Hqunro m tho buildng of tho Exhibition , being crcctud on tho lawn of tho
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Leader (1850-1860), Oct. 1, 1853, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_01101853/page/7/
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