The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-05-07

and experience has nothing to I'M
part As expressed in the Comet,
| they have all seen tho show. Being
struck with the remark, | cannot re-
frain from making some comments
on matters that your experience has
perhaps not been sufficient, to bring
to your view lfyoa have leisure TO
read the article, it may remind you
of some things not thought Of before /;
| il not throw it under the table and let
it be swept out with the trash 1t is
amusement for me to write, whether
my views are communicated Or not.
When road or hear of another article
on the subject of Physicians forming
a society, to spend their time in study
ing how to coun;eract and prevent the
spread Of disease, am ready to roar
out with laughter Could any argu-
nent be used--or is laughing adequate
to impress on their minds that it is their
business to study how diseases may
be prevented. 1t requires all their
study aud energy, both Physical and
Metaphysical, to effect cures, and if
not successful, receive the compensa.
ton, which provides subsistence. 1t
is said that all the doctors in The South
were made rich last season, except in
Baton Rouge, and it appears they are
the oply individuals here, buying
property Il the public cannot sub
NIT to loose a small portion Of com
MERGE to prevent such calamity, BY
submitting to a quarantine, tho only
preventative fact admitting Of no
speculation; can theyeezpect Physi-
clans, even If they were 50 disposed
to prevent the spread Of disease
brought directly in contact with an
atmosphere prepared to receive it
They had as well solicit them to pre-
vent the explosion Of powder, when a
torch is thrust iuto it. The fact that
yellow fever is carried, admits not of
tolbt. | was in two different neigh
borboods while it was prevailing -
thirty miles apart. A planter some
six or eight miles from Clinton, owned
a servant that had wife in that place
where he remained a night--took the
disease, carried it home, in conse-
quence of which, it was communicated
to others-eleyen of whom died be-
fore / left that ncighborhood. The
other place alluuod to q family came
from where it was prevailing, I think
from Baton Rouge ; brought it in the
the system which was very soon de-
veloped they recovered and returned
to thier home The old gentleman and
several of his family took it and died, |
and one or two children died before
| left. These are facts coming within
the limits Of my own knowledge. -
Some may ask why has it never be-
fore taken effect in tae country? That
is a matter Of speculation beyond our
comprehension; but facts are facts
The atmosphere, from some cause in
nature might be more than usually |
infected With disease, causing great
er portion Of masma to be floating in
the air perhaps lt.proceeded from the
intense heat Of last summer. It
might be well to get up a society of
Physicians to look into that matter,
if they could be induced to give it
due consideration, and render a just
report. | am oId-have not lived |
without observation, would suggest
what will be at once opposed,
A quarantine, and that the town be
thoroughly clensed-one and another,
will say no town has been more SO,
than ours admitted :; the streets have
been well attended to, but there are
other causes connected with the in
crease Of disease, which seems to have
escaped public notice. Circumstan-
ces brought them to my view, and |
consider it a duty incumbent on me,
to inform the community. The old
houses tumbling down in back yards,
witt decay are as well known to the
community as to myself-the more to
be regretted, in as much as they have
not been removed, there is nothing
more conducive to fever Of every des-
than old decayed lumber
this | know from experience. The
interference Of private property GER
tainly deserves due consideration, but