New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-14
FEyERS-RED. YELL OW AND BLUE.

To ne Editor Of The v Y. Tribvae
SIR: We have had such fright; but in the end it
reminded me of tho of the Western steamboat
Captain, Yes Nam, plenty of fear, bat no danger
had heard all about yellow fever, aud seen long
articles in tho papers about it, and exposons that
looked very learned aud dry signed Artemss Quack,
A. NJ. NJ. D., OF Solomon Dull, NJ. d. A. :. s., but
never took the trouble to read them. And when
heard report that there case of yellow fever
only three streets ofl, did not know what to do.
But did what is always safe in such cases-sent for
our doctor-Dr Large. iou know him. think he
is the rsry best physician this city and that's the
reason we send for him. He is so kind and pleasant
and then he knows 80 much, and is always ready To
explain things, and tell yoa his reasons. My dear
Madam" he will say, 3" this requires antphlo-
CYSTIC treatment, and therefore you will give a tea
spoonful of this mixture every hour until the patient
il conv alesCent."
Well. the Doctor came, and told him my fears.
His answer relieved me at once. Madam you need
be under no apprehension. The case in = street
is patient of mine, and 1t Is case oi launnce
-imply-yelow without the fever. But to relieve
YOU from all fear let explain things to you tte
There arc two classes Of tevers, dependent on two
different classes oi pols0ns, one OF which may 0e
communicated from the body-the other Is III the ar
Scarlet fever ship fever, typhus smallpox, Nc.,
are of the first class while yellow fever, congestivr
fever agne and fever and all intermlttents are OF
the second and depend upon this poison IN the AR.
fever and ague because your neighbor next door
had been in malarious region and came back with
chills.
"If yon load vessel and shut down the Matches or
pack q trunk and shut down the lid you shut III the
air of the place with the goods clothes and II 1t be
charged with this poison, then when You open the
matches of the vessel unpack the trunk or box any
whom this poisoned air reaches may have the yell
low fever.
"A man dies in New Orleans while the yellow fever
is prevailing. His trunk is packed and sent home.
II NAV not contain article that he has worn during
his Illness and yet his mother opening the trunk here
NAV have yellow fever. She receives the poison
from the air packed up in that trunk, but the fever
could not spread from that cause, though ot course
there woud be terrible panic
so a vessel comes from yellow fever port ana
opening her hatches and taking out her ading, the
wind blowing at the time, any vessel OF shore to the
eeward of her might receive the disengaged poison,
and so there would be of yellow fever.
So You see my dear Madam, unless we have a
yellow fever atmosphere here and this specific poison
in the air we are in no danger and this burning D!
clothes and bedding aud general inmgation, useful as
it might be where there had been of smallpox
or ship fever is sad and destructive waste IN case
of yellow fever
fhe Doctor tried 10 explain to me how this poison
might depend upon anmalcules in the air or fungi,
something of that kind; but it seemed To that 1t
wa. not very clear to his mind, and IT certainly
was not Ia mine So | will let that pnrt go. But
,borcht MANY persons might be relieved was, to
hear yellow fever classed with chills and fever aud to
know that il is not so horribly contagious
What dreadful time they have had ut Quarantine!
always thought Quarantine must be in some out-ot-
thewsy place get rid of poison in unpacking
the vessels; but here it has been kept among people
in n crowded place that when the bad ali was lei
out II was almost sure to hit some
Think i ought tc have been moved long ago.
Yours Truly, POLLY MAHlA.