The sun., 1873-10-24
YELLOW FEVER EPlDEMICS
IN1ERTsTTVp INFO OR1ATTOv CON-
CERNIN0 THE DISEASE.
FoNrci0u- Theories ou its origin and Method
ot Diffusion n-Qsnrantinists and Ante
Ounrnntintst- 90 The Epidemic of 1857
Imamence OF The Irost npon The nlaensr.

0t DtuustOu- Qunranttuists ana Autt-
Qunrnutinist- - rhc Epidemic of 1867
Influence OF the Frost upon the Disease.
WAsuiNoroN, ID. c., oct. 17.-Conoerning
that fearful sc0urge yellow fever, now ravaging
the Southwest many popular fallacies exist and
in the sections liable TO be visited 10y 1t opinion
Is divided to its origin aud the methods Of pre-
venting 10. The mercantile communities OF tho
South havo no faith In quarantine and tho
newspapers. representing Ia this case rather the
business men than the people. cry out against
them as positive eviL Yet we and the people
of interior towns enforcing quarantine during
the prevalence OF an epidemic, as at the present
time, by stationine armed guards at the railway
dcrots and tho prepondcrance OF evidence
goes to show that yellow fever Is imported into,
and does not originate, In the Southern States.
IL ls frequently asserted that Gen. Butler kept
New Orleans free from yellow fever during his
command there, by the enforcement OF sanitary
regulations but 1t Is the opinion Of those we'll.
Influenced on the subject that to the blockadng
squadron is due all the credit Of keeping Yellow
Jack at bay. Filthy streets, stagnant water. and
Ike nuisances may accelerate the spread OF yell
low fever and kindred diseases, but there Is no
proof To show that they originate the frst-named
scoGrce. The writer has had some experience
in yellow fever epdemcs, and is fortunate
cnpu.h To have survived them, and to be abe
to-day to describe
TUE EPIDEMIC or 1867,
not IN medical or scientlnc way. but 20 pre-
sent simply certain facts and incidents which
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nay ,.o'e " ,''.''eS' " ."o p''s,"s ','''
bly, no disease concerning which doctors diNcr
So widely ~ yellow fever, and none In which
actual experience f. so essential to ensure sue
tcssful u, ltmcnt. Indeed. creole nurse Will
pull patient through when nine medical men
out Of ten, dependent on book Learning alone,
would fail. The great danger lies In the disease
not being taken In hand IN time. on the nrst
symptcns appearing, such IA headache and
pain. in the back and ilmbs the patient is given
a dose II castor oil. and the feet are Immersed
in a hot mustard bath as much Of the body az
possible being hat he'd AT the same time After
Layinl been rubbed perfectly dry the patient Ia
mn 10 he'd well covered nm and given hot lea
To- drink made from leaves of the orange tree
Fre-h air may indeed should he, admittcd to
the room, hut care must be taken TO prevent tho
al lcIt@"i drstt unon he psiient II por"vira.
tiou can hc kcpt up tho fever is soon broken aud
then perfect quiet is essential to recovery. The
mo- ise viii often bring on relapse and has h,.n
known tn cause almost instant death. The New
Orleans Titics OF sept a. 1891 mentions cas-,
IN puint:
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{. i.vr cloth, .ci 'ufri O ~und.y morrins At
Ire hour DO tt. night SUI steamer antoglc,I her
erin n,n'l ny NJ nf nn and tsr -gp ~ .,' tne
lntl NJ ntf. Ni- tl.,s Nhc.i gsuscn h ~ i-r VI
t,otb stn,t E, 1y. ~ rtiipg rftDranre n-,,,d mn
IN, tic lie turned o.cr md died forthwith.
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tONcERNlSG THE tNFirENCE or FROST
.. the atseas- n ,vritar i'm tho pirrq. ~ durln..
trc eui,.r,i.. ,f l-s, said ne had had experieura
ir u,.rlv an tho ,rtdenir. Of the pA.t forty
,'sgr- nd with on. exreptipn no theO ~ h..
st,.,d tho ,n.t Of ohaerv,tton 'Tnat exreption
v.. stated hy nm eminent phvsctan of New
Cr.eurs IN lst' The ruidcmi,. OF that ve, haV.
I'M, come Il "A very early ueriod there wa. much
10 .uondrncv growing ont OF the belief that IL
,tu.t ,nutif,tc until FROST The phy.ician In
,,,,ns,tnp mon or,i,red that epidcmics LIST
h,f t,,,.lv. week. under any rirruwatencos
Inirin- ie INST tiur weeks ttcy are on the in
r,. d,,ri !. The tirxt fn,ir ,hny arc A. /, stand
.uI ,,itl -lir,ht tltlrfuuu and durii,- the l,-t
tour tict ar, In docliuc, when they de out
ii, ~ or ~ if"-'; o, T.
hr, 'hi4i,s b'Ir'y o. NtW 'IlVshs, ~ n
Ialhihi'l luniisheu III ISIS arc ut'laI'Nlt II ~,
erroneous oplnI n thAt whlte lt"sl puts an emu
60 tlir ltNer. ana s's- mat h9 ''hciu-'uht ~
ue uTaNh lrpih meteor '-''al Phshpih"h"' ne
drproNes the huyhuclWh oi leNcF iI'.ll
tirund. az 90 most ui the heui'M men ~ NrW
'T'f So iheir uhroTrH 'h TINS ha'ah'e running
r'hll' "" 'he la' NS'
tff.itt UnfS Npr aFNrRATF WILLOW TrNIn.
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