clxvi MEMOIR 



with the inevitable result as the preacher of cleanliness and health 

 declared 'out of sight, out of mind.' 



In plain and forcible language were demonstrated the ills this 

 product of modern life is heir to ; and the drastic measures that 

 most of them demand to secure the reputation of a healthy house. 

 Lastly the formation of an Association to carry out the idea (already 

 sketched) cheaply, was briefly introduced. 



Next morning, January 23rd, was the moment chosen to lay the 

 scheme formally before the public. In all the Edinburgh newspapers, 

 along with lengthy reports of the lecture, appeared, in form of an 

 advertisement, a statement l of the scheme and its objects, supported 

 by an imposing array of ' Provisional Council.' In due course several 

 of the Scots newspapers and others, such as the Building News, gave 

 leading articles, all of them directing attention to this new thing, as 

 ' an interesting experiment about to be tried in Edinburgh, 7 ' what 

 promises to be a very useful sanitary movement, now being orga- 

 nised, and an example set that may be worthy of imitation elsewhere,' 

 and so on. 



Several of the writers waxed eloquent on the singular ingenuity 

 of the scheme ; the cheap professional advice to its adherents, &c. ; 

 and the rare advantages to be gained by means of co-operation and 

 the traditional ' one pound one.' 



The Provisional Council was absolutely representative of the 

 community, and included names more than sufficient to inspire con- 

 fidence. It included the Lord- Lieutenant of the county, Lord Rose- 

 bery ; the Lord Justice Clerk, LordMoncrieff; the Lord Advocate ; 

 Sir Robert Christison ; several of the Judges of the Court of Session ; 



1 Briefly stated the points submitted in this prospectus were these : 



1. That the proposed Association was a Society for the benefit of its 

 members and the community that cannot be used for any purposes of profit. 



2. The privileges of members include the annual inspection of their 

 premises, as well as a preliminary report on their condition, with an estima'e 

 of the cost of any alterations recommended. 



3. The skilled inspection from time to time of drains and all sanitnry 

 arrangements. 



4. No obligation on the part of members to carry out any of the suggestions 

 made by the engineers of the Association, who merely give skilled advice when 

 such is desired. 



5. The officers of the Association to have no interest in any outlay recom- 

 mended. 



6. The Association might be of great seivice to the poorer members of the 

 community. 



