The sun., 1870-01-20
A HEALTH BOARD UPR0AR.
DIR. STOVE 1G4TN Nv COLLISION
WITH DR. SWINBURNE

The Board Unable TO Comprehend tbe
Litcrnturc from the sanitary superin-
tendcnt's Omcc-Mr. Municrre and DR..
Crane TUs0inp at DR.. stones Cont-TniI-
Tempest In IA Teapot.
Smallpox was discussed in the Board of
| Health meeting yesterday, giving rise to racy
debate. Drs. Stone and swnburno-a alhteratiyo
par-wore pitted against one another the Lundrcdt
tine. They got by tho DR.. Harris. The
Doctor had written Of his ihmitable reports.
and so strong was its light that everybody at once
saw that everybody else had been doing something
he ought not 10 do, or LEFT undone something he
ought to have done, and was therefore altogether q
miserable sinner. The report charged that several
physicians had neglected make return of cases In
their practice, and that the District Attorney had
been instructed to prosecute the offenders.
DIR. swrSBuRSs nSTs AT soMErurSo.
The Port Physician said that documents presented
by the Sanitary Superintendent charging that small
pox had been imported from Quarantine into the
city had been surrepttousy taken from the Secre.
tary's osice. To this innucndo Dr. Harris could not
reply not being mcmber OF the Board. DIR. Swim.
eurne Of course knew this, aud his sidewinder was
therefore all the more unkiDd.
DR.. Stone came to DR.. HAIRLESS rescue, however,
and said that the papers were private letters and
no part OF the report spoken or They were
handed TO me-" said he confidently, In conclusion,
as IL that settled all questions of safety and pro.
priety
On. swrsBuRsE tencrEoticary)- were hand.
ed to the Board, and were part of its records.
DR.. Stone did not notice DIR. swinburno any more
than II he had been the Cardiff giant, and made the
singular remark that
DIR. BARRrss REPORT WAS uSIxTELLIGrDLE.
He added that in one place the report admitted
that smallpox had been brough. from quarantine,
and in another place denied IL
N. s,thn.. -. a. = ,.-,-
~, S"inOu'ne 'fe" IN menacing lnterJecuon,.
WHO says so I" while Dr. Stone contcnted himself
with glancing in a eontcmptuous manner at Dr
G. p, % - 0' ~ III
swineu'ne' and repeating bis last assertion.
DR.. HARRIS souELcusp
DR.. HARRIs-Mr President may l state that all
the documents in quest on were-
Jrn.r eosvo,ru 7 oh,ao, rNo.. l. ., =,
-. ~, eH"usn' vi
'nA ny members OF the board, without hearing
othcrs talk
Nov ,l,s ,. o,o u,,,, ,,, - n. s-,u
burne's adewinder, or DIR. stones curious admis-
slim that Dr u,r,,s,. rcro,, MS ,ntn,o,,v,h,o
80, 49, "o unusVi'
Like Pumblcchook, ho had barely had time TO say
MAY n" and to convey the important int igenee
that " the documents were" when he was uncers-
moniously choked on, and the world was len to
mourn tae loss Of his forthcoming revelation. Dr.
s,ono ,,oa. .o,n. .ru.n,I, ,o. 49, -. -. a..
S,one naae some amends, however, oy movna Tor
Dr. Harris melnw hie bottling his wrath and getting
punier every minute.
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pR' s"iHSOHNk AoAiS On shALL-Fot'
Or. Swinburne wanted committee appointed 70
inquire whether smallpox was introduced by imml-
grafton IN 1859. There was fno touch Of sarcasm
In his voice as he remar ked, however that he dld
not want the Sanitary Committee TO examine the
records
This second sidewindcr under the hnh rib nred
even the beart of stone ami me noetor snr1ny 10
Ais feet. II do NOT apuruye s1ch n rc.nintin1 ~
that. / is insultng-n
But al this iuncturc Mr. Manierro was ohservad
pul ing at the Doctors coatais while he soothing
y coaxed the "pefturbel sIiIit:" at down, Doe
'oIS don eet eAeiiIi
lhe Oeilser.h. Do.tor AZ once simmered, ny
pl.u~ l.sou~I i.quSSst "a touehlng instance oi " son
answer suIne,h aNay MIS1l; he turned 10 Man.
erIe ana nhlIy protested ttat he was not excited
ou' was m1ep
sIASDIya on ms DIGNITY
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