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Harry L. Greer, Greensburg. Ralph L. Melick, Sunbury. Russell L. Blackwood, Bristol. William H. Pratt, Camden. David Y. Walts, West Chester. John W. Shultz, Lancaster.

G. P. G. Graham, Homer City.

Geary A. Weston, Millersville.
James L. Kelly, South Chester.
John W. Hough, 6322 Woodland avenue,
Philadelphia.

Lewis A. Breidinger, Ninth and Race,
Philadelphia.

Erwin C. Shafer, Montoursville.

Samuel Sutton, 321 South Main, Wilkes- Benjamin C. Ely, Girard. Barre.

John H. Anderson, Third and George,

Philadelphia.

Oliver C. Devine, 1823 Dickinson, Philadelphia.

Charles W. Wagner, Hartleton.

Harvey N. Stem, 727 Hamilton, Allen- Samuel J. Apple, Indiana.

town.

Richard H. Simmons, Shamokin.

John Loftus, Scranton.

Clarence J. Springer, Sewickley.

Harry C. Graham, Fourth and Lancaster avenue, Fhila.

Edwin S. Holcomb, Westfield.
Wilton A. Duer, Murrysville.
Ferdinand G. Angney, Darby.
Franklin J. Miller, South Bethlehem.
Oscar T. McDonough, California.
Louis Leix, 1329 Third avenue, Altoona.
Samuel S. Hamaker, 124 Market Harris-
burg.

Joseph M. Bricker, Somerset.

Bernard F. Scherer, 3844 Haverford avenue, Philadelphia.

Luther S. Henkel, 214 West Fourth, Williamsport.

George E. Flora, Bangor.

William H. Eyre, Chester.

Edward V. Weller, Tarentum.

Harvey E. Mellinger, Mt. Pleasant.

John B. Doty, 1301 Market, Philadelphia.
Harry P. Rhoads, Doylestown.
Samuel L. Lane, West Chester.
Morgan Rees, Plains.

Ira Carrier, Punxsutawney.

Oscar W. Payne, Scranton.

James R. McDonough, Dunmore.
George P. Reed, Jr., Washington.
Benjamin F. Wolfinden, 500 South Ninth,
Philadelphia.

John B. Nason, Townville.
Thomas S. Lindsey, Mercer.

Emma Corrie, Eleventh and McKean,
Philadelphia.

Frank M. Lindman, Kittanning.

Alfred N. Van Dyke, 1701 Sumner, Philadelphia.

Russell L. Coxe, Schuylkill Haven. William W. Bright, Ridge and Girard ave., Philadelphia.

Harry A. Bacon, Seventh and Brown, Philadelphia.

John D. Rishell, 32 North Ninth, Philadelphia.

William J. N. Gervais, Fifth and Spruce, Philadelphia.

Charles A. Mueller, 621 North Third, Philadelphia.

James D. Karcher, 632 North Eighteenth, Philadelphia.

William D. Barnard, 214 North Twelfth, Philadelphia.

William F. Eberhardt, 625 North Second, Philadelphia.

Warren C. Pine, 4552 Germantown avenue, Philadelphia.

William H. Kunkle, 1844 Franklin, Philadelphia.

Clarence E. Carritte, 1022 Race, Philadelphia.

D. Bruce Richards, 1726 North Eighteenth, Philadelphia.

J. Victor Rosenkrans, Newton, New Jersey.

William Griffin, 1432 Monsey avenue, Scranton.

Edward J. Melvin, 237 Wyoming avenue, Scranton.

Harry C. Swartley, 1801 Chestnut, Philadelphia.

Richard W. Livezey, Doylestown.

APPENDIX H.

CORRESPONDENCE.

I. Letter to the Chief Burgess of Emaus.

II. Correspondence with the Sanitary Committee of Wilkes-Barre.

(a). Letter to the Chairman.

(b). Reply of the Chairman.

III. Diphtheria at Antrim, Tioga county.

IV. Transportation of Dead Bodies.

(a). Letter of Baggage Agents.

(b). Letter of H. P. Dearing.

(c). Letter of Spencer Meade.

V. To the Meteorological Committee of the Franklin Institute.
VI. Misappropriation of the name State Board of Health in advertising.
(a). Letter to District Attorney, George S. Graham, Esq.
(b). Letter from Attorney General W. S. Kirkpatrick, Esq.

VII. Circular of the Pennsylvania Railroad on Disinfection.

VIII. Petition for a Chair of Forestry in the University of Pennsylvania.

I. LETTER TO CHIEF BURGESS OF EMAUS.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan., 12 1889.

Mr. Jonathan Bickel, Chief Burgess of Emaus.

DEAR SIR-I regret to learn through the Boards Inspector, Dr. McIntire, that new cases of diphtheria are constantly appearing in your borough and that the disease continues to be of a malignant form. In order to aid you in your humane efforts to check its progress, and thus save life and prevent suffering among your people I enclose an order declaring the disease epidemic and issuing certain regulations in the name of the Board. You will post at least two of these in conspicuous positions, and place one in the hands of every physician, clergyman and justice of the peace within five miles of your town. I am anxious to render you all possible assistance in this emergency and shall be gratified if you will call upon me for information in regard to any other points that suggest themselves to you. I enclose forms which physicians should use in reporting cases to you. These or copies of them should be returned to me, at the end of each month.

I have the honor to be, Yours very respectfully,
BENJAMIN LEE, Secretary.

II. CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE SANITARY COMMITTEE OF WILKES-BARRE.

(a.) LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN.

PHILADEPLHIA, May 20th, 1889.

Col. S. H. Sturdevant, Chairman Sanitary Committee, Wilkes-Barre. DEAR SIR :-Medical Inspector Taylor reports the occurrence of two cases of small pox, one of them fatal, in your city. He also informs me that your committee is acting with great promptness and decision. With the example of the unfortunate results of the opposite method of dealing with an epidemic at its outset, which you have had in Nanticoke, you cannot be too much on the alert. Free vaccination should be offered at once to all not able to pay for it; all the school children in the city should be vaccinated, beginning with those in the immediate neighborhood of the infected district. If you have no small pox hospital one should be established without delay, at a distance from other habitations. The risk of attempting to treat cases in their own houses, especially the poor who are crowded together, is very great. This was exemplified to an alarming extent in the last epidemic in this city. have secured decisions which place the right of sanitary authorities to remove patients without their consent or that of their friends, and to use whatever amount of force may be necessary in so doing. The State Board of Health will back you up in the exercise of your powers to the most arbitrary extent in this matter. The time to cope with an epidemic is at its very outset before the flames have had a chance to spread and the sparks to fly. Nanticoke must be full of the seeds of the disease, judging by the way new cases crop out from time to time. It is a question whether some supervision should not be exercised over the communication between the two places. I trust you will not hesitate to consult Dr. Taylor and myself freely in regard to all points in which you are in any doubt as to the safest course to pursue. I send copies of our rules for Boards of Health containing instructions for establishing temporary hospitals, which may be of service.

Yours very respectfully,

BENJAMIN LEE, Secretary.

(b.) REPLY OF THE CHAIRMAN.

WILKES-BARRE, PA., May 22, 1889.

Dr. Benjamin Lee, Secretary State Board of Health.

DEAR SIR-I have your valued favor of 20th inst. The two cases small pox mentioned by you (one dead) are all that have made their appearance yet, and we think we have good reason to hope that no more will occur, unless we have a fresh importation from Nanticoke.

With what we have had we have used most rigid measures to prevent spreading, through quarantine, vaccination, competent nurses etc., We have also as precautionary means, had or are having all the school children in the district, vaccinated, adopting the rule of your board, as given in your circular, and have every thing ready to erect tents, kitchen, etc., for a temporary hospital, in case of future spread of the disease, with competent nurses, cook, etc., secured. In short, so far as human foresight can go we think we are prepared to sit down on the disease very effectually, realizing all the time, an "ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure" and that "eternal vigilance is the price of liberty."

Again thanking you for your timely letter which I shall take the first opportunity to lay before our board.

I am very truly yours,

S. H. STURDEVANT, Chairman Sanitary Committee.

III. -DIPHTHERIA AT ANTRIM, TIOGA COUNTY.

Doctor Benjamin Lee, Secretary State Board of Health.

DEAR SIR:--Enclosed find a small card and circular relating to diphtheria. My object in forwarding this, is to ascertain if I have exceeded my authority, and to let you know just what I am trying to do in the matter.

To explain, our place is a semi-bituminious coal district, inhabited as you know, by many nationalities. The houses stand quite near each other, while many families occupy blocks, in which are several families. For the last three or four years, we have experienced some time dur ing the year, an outbreak of diphtheria. Our first was followed by upwards of a hundred cases, and many deaths. At this time, I was unable to control in a satisfactory manner either the disposal of the dead, or the running in and out of the neighbors. Our second outbreak was followed by a smaller number of cases, and proportion of deaths, correspondingly less. At this time, through the officials of the com pany, who by the way, aid me in every way they can, I was afforded the satisfaction of curtailing to some extent, the abominable visiting, which in my opinion, had the effect to, in some degree, stay the progress of the disease.

As the third outbreak came on, I had succeeded in securing from your board, the appointment, the title of which I give myself at the bottom of the card. I then issued cards something similar to the enclosed. The result was a very few cases. At our last outbreak which occurred but a few weeks since, I issued the enclosed cards.

In placing anything of the kind before our people, it must be decided. The turpentine, its manner of use, you may disagree with me in, but it comes from a good source, and at any rate, thoroughly aroused the people, for they very quickly consumed the company's stock, and set themselves at work doing everything in their power to guard against the disease. And now I have only to call their attention in some such. way to awaken a general interest in such matters. I would state too, that my plan during the third and last appearance of the disease among us, has been as follows:

Immediately upon discovering the appearance of diphtheria, I quarantined the house, and all inmates of the same. They cannot go outside the yard. For their groceries at the Company's store, I take their memorandum and pass it to one of the clerks, who sees that the family is provided for. There is positively no one admitted to the house, but myself or assistant. In case of death the body is immediately wrapped in a sheet, wet with a solution of chloride of mercury, placed in casket, and as I have done in one or two instances, the latter is also wrapped in a sheet, wet with the same solution, and placed in the outside box; and disposed of, within a brief space of time after the death, sometimes not waiting longer than four or five hours. The house and its contents are then thoroughly fumigated with sulphur. The friends and nurse before going outside take a bath and make a change of clothing through out. By this means there is no doubt, but that I have succeeded in cutting short the threatened epidemic, and have now arrived at the very satisfactory point, where public sentiment stands ready to endorse my efforts in this direction; and in my opinion the little circular has done the greater part of it.

Yours very truly,

E. G. DRAKE, M. D.

IV.-TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD BODIES.

(a.) LETTER OF BAGGAGE AGENTS.

PHILADELPHIA, April 8th, 1889. Benjamin Lee, Esq., Secretary State Board of Health, Harrisburg, Pa. DEAR SIR--We, the undersigned, general baggage agents of the railways interested in the matter of transporting dead bodies in the state of Pennsylvania, would respectfully call your attention to the corrected rules and samples of forms approved at the San Francisco meet ing of the National Association of General Baggage Agents, of which we are members; also to that part of the records of our proceedings which gives the full report of the committee.

There is seemingly but one sentiment among health officers, as well

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