The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-06

up the hafrioade to prevent those persons from
entering their neighborhood. There Ia not a
doubt in The minds OF the Oldest Boston pnysl-
cans that the only proceeding land the sick,
open patches and let the usual air which NAV
cumulate ard then proceed the city aud ds
charge. In this there accumulation Of seGmen
teyedores and laborers to nhac diseases from the hos
pfa, tue gate Of which all obliged TO pass through
BY my letter appears the Mayor and Aldermen Obtain
cd the opinion of The consulting physicians Of Boston
end which published on the 10Th in the Courier aud
Jondl and from which your citizens may be aole 70
gather some light this important subject and prevent
This great injury and dermeni 10 the port OF New York
AS Bostonians the humbug proceedings will benefit US
for ship will suffr their vessels take
goes 20 be banlered about and detained they
your port.
Vessels py hundreds Load at New Orleans and No.
bile during the most prevalent Of yellow fever
cholera and their passage Liverpool lose il
many cases parts OF their yet, arrival there
never has been OF any detention fears OF
he cargo being landed, ard IN any sickness The
same has always been the cLse al boston-many Of the
vessels dischaTgng there have had hides partcu
larly the green bundle hides, which slowed at
the bottom OF the hold and which landed in
rotten state and although he smell Is very inviting
never knew or heard q any Of sickness, and this
too in the sumner months mate inquiry OF the hide
and eathtr dealers there not soma fear or their
creating Sickness. ana their universal reply They
bad III, N store or months, their mea sorting, weigh
ipg and constantly landing them, aad they knew
o. sickness and would be the least afraid to
SLEEP IN Their close stores, when nled with dry green
hides. y
physician viii nO' allow hides from Buenos Ayres,
after sixty days passage ADD ali WELL for fear OF nfec
ton he. however, does not appear make much dis
elimination Of What their cargoes consist Of he orders
vessels on the salt lands where there fe.er-
crews al welt arrivai-to perform quarantine; AMI
after number OF DAYS, II all remain wei, (Which must
De quite doubtful remaining they do his pest hole
where the fever spreads from u ., the surrounding
shore, tue salt may be lghered 10 the city.
Now, is generally conceded that salt will only pre-
serve the dead but benefit the living and
one o. your Board OF Health. your snowing ply
s'ciap, would into the hold oi OF these salt vessels
and ut down tuey could remain hall hour for
cold aimoephe would CALL thcra through
when hook al all these movements OF the physician,
they have the appearance II there something
covered up-some prcunry object, besides for the
health OF the cry Of New York
II the custom OF Liverpool a0d Boston had been pur-
sued the few who ck anJed and the vessels gone
pest hole al staten Island to inject the VI ole neghbor
hood.
There &c absurd notion than that sells
cargoes contain infection; Of them have
slant ventilation gong through the hold and cargo
crews and oincers' rooms deck, where sickness
can arise and alter their the pure element OF
from heen tosxiy Gays 10 dein them al any sck point
one OF tie abs crde5 nc belongs 70 the dark
and lot 10 any enlightened community.
Steamboat ana railroad sengers arriving from
injected districts on this continent by hundreds daily,
and II there any airs OF contsgion. why put
under surveillance They only from two 70
days from the seats Of malaria.
hoping that PRACTICAL common may be engraftec
into your Board OF Heath and DR.. Thompson am, SIR
yours respectfully, JOHN r. PEARSON.