The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-09

crescent
Nessrs. Editors-I read with some care and consdera-
bic interest the several numbers of Cenc published recently
in your paper, in which very sensible and scientific
who undoubtedly has bestowed much observation and
Election the subject ectured leanedy energ eticay,
and may add, boldly, the causes of epdemcs in
city, and the proper of preventing their
The subject ITSELF and the ability with which treated
thought to be especially worthy the regard of the Board
Of Health OF our city authorities and of the medical faculty.
who are professionally constituted the guardians of
health lsuppossd that such an array of facts and argu
ments such appeals to mans interest such fearless
attacks on the powers that be and such confidence
renty throwing down the glove, and hurting defiance into
the face OF contradiction would not be permitted by city
fathers, and political and medical pass down
the stream of things, to sink ultimately and forever into the
dark ocean of oblivion But have listened and listened
and from the silence, almost awful, which has followed,
would seem that the City Council the Board OF Health and
the faculty. forgetting all their other differences, have
spred together to consgn Ceuc to the Lothian 1t is
admitted, however, that this is only one among the many
constructions that may, by possibility, be put upon this
silence After all be that the medical faculty gene
rally with Cenci, and waiting only TO decide in
what manner consistently with the honor of the profession
and their personal dignity particularly, they
tain him, whilst the Board of Health and the City Council
be at loss what the subject be very pru.
IDENTIFY waiting whether the opinions of Cenci will be
supported and urged by the medical faculty of the city gene
rally But be the what may, the result may be the
The faculty may fail to speak, the Board of Health
may fail any of legislation for the pre-.
ventOn OF the OF pesence and the city fathers
be too prudent attempt to egisate the subject
without light meanwhile the yellow fever will, year
after year. the heat of and OF early autumn
nue reve upon unaccmaed citizens and i'll the cold
of winter the cholera will mount the whrwind and ride in
the Storm sweeping from the EARTH the lives which the
summers levers Spares until the spirit OF commercial
eTpTe, which anmates city, shall siCken, and nger,
and die and lie cold and enombsd among the bodies of the
departed aud until the mercantile Of Others, quite
cautious as We shall convey the that naturally
flows u.s. artificial channels to Mobile, to Charleston,
Baltimore and New York, and leave New Orleans without
trade, sink of pestilence and pollution, like
''PutOs drear aboles
AblOr'd by men, and dread al ZEN to gods
Then long after you and shall have goue graves aud
be forgotten, medical philosopher Of another generation
will knock off the DUST aud brush OIL The cobwebs from
long neglected file of the Crescent and there find with
prise, the very simple and rational mode recommended by
Cenc, of avertng the plaques which will then have been
Proved alas too late the ruin of city, and wonder why
our authorities under the broad blaze of day. should have
permitted New Orleans the queeu.eXpectant Of Ou
Southern empire, TO fall into desolation.
The idea presented by Cenc of relieving the city from tina
morbid humidity which conceded by all be the fruitful
source of disease, to particularly worthy Of being
urged necessarily and earnestly legislative auhOri
ties, the only earth that render it awaiting
for general benefit Ifany thing be for rscunG
from the ravages of pestIence why recommends
by the Board of Health? If they believe the suggestion
of Cenci to be the voice Of experience observation and phi
Osophy the popular opinion why recommend suC
legislation the facts Of the may demand If they
however, consider Cenc mistaken any matter of import
aUce the subject let them say Let them speak
boldly and auhOrativey for the perusa OF his essays ha
produced deep impression on the popular mind, which,
erroneous, ought TO be corrected The truth is the Board
Health cannot blink the subject without iOrieng the conf
dence of least part of the public. Cenci has indeed
tackled aressy the law which requires that half the member
OF the Board constituted the guardians Of health shOu
be wholly unaCQuainted with medical science. w
trust, however, that this would appear any sensihl
gentleman OF that Board good and sufficient for
entire rejection of his suggestions, he could certain
have intended hold them accountable for the law unde
which they constituted, since, the enactment of ta
law, they could have had do than himself Ne
with all due respect for them Individually Cenci not tn
only among the who would respect that body ia
more in their official capacity, if composed wholly of learne
and experienced physicians such could be selected out
the many eminent gentlemen of the faculty who proes
sOrs and practitioners in this city. The idea that requires
layman watch physician in the Board preposter
ous and is dshonorabe to the mind that entesqns it, Some
perhaps a very few, than gr4tlied that Gene
eudeavor to put the public mind right on this point. TIL
people unwilling be put right on subject of th
sort They have no interest in holding peiudices in Opno
in practice. They disposed understand tn
| truth question relating to their municipal an
political we-being. Ifhey err in judgement as it is only 70
the of that information which they are at times wn
receive when presented them from reliable source an,
through channel Convince the people that hel
have erred have been RsreDresHei by their represent
atiyes, in the law which constitutes the Board of Heatl
with half oits members aymen and my word for they
will make their voice be heard another Legislature for thu
repea of the obnoxious law. The people not nearly al
OF the class, who led by demagouges to suppose tina
genuine American democracy consists in putting ever
man the bed of Pro ustes be off if he too long
land to be stretched out if he be short making
oman his own hoemaker carpenter, blacksmith, tailor
baker, barber doctor lawyer, Judge and eXecuuoer
0,ups aging excellence the beIa ars, profession
and mechanical Sciences If our friend Cenc insists we al
prepared to sign memorial to the Legislature repeal II
present law and give better. The spirit Of repub
canism expects to be best served by putting
| ONE THE PEOPLE.