The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-09-24
Savannah.

Already New Orleans has sent on one OF
her ablest physicians to the relief of the
pestilepce- stricken city, and very probably
more of the came class will go to the post OF
danger accompanied by skilled nurses. we
cannot doubt, also, that money and means
in abundance will be furnished to supply
the unfortunate sufferers whose poverty
prevents them from purchasing the neces-
sary medicines while sick and fitting nour-
ishment when convalescing.
Still, we think the best relief New Orleans
could send would be committee from her
Board of Health, skilled in the application
of disn ectants. With the experience ac-
quired in our streets and yards during
several seasons of fierce warfare with the
fearful malady, and with the confidence
worthly acquired by having come off vic
torious in the contest, we think they could
triumphantly grapple with the monster at
Savannah.
1t is too late now to save the hundreds
who have died and many among those other
hundreds who are already stricken with the
plague, but by destroying the pestiential
germs in the atmosphere, further develop
ment of the epidemic could be measurably
arrested aud many valuable lives saved
DR.. White is, we believe, no longer on the
Board, but as it was under his presidency
that it's successful contests with the cpl
demic were conducted, he m ust be supposed
thoroughly conversant with the practical
working of the system.
The city authorities would, therefore, in
our opinion, be making the best contribu-
tion in their power by sending to Savannah
at the city's expense, either DR.. White or
some of the gentlemen at present connected
with the Board and equally skilled in th'
system which he pursued. At the same tim'
it would be necessary to furnish the mate
rial necessary for practical operations. l
the city authorities should fail to act upol
this suggestion, it is to be hoped that tn
Howard Association will take it up.
We consider it however almost a duty @
the city to take this action, independently
: of the question of neighborly charity. Th
efficacy of the disenfectipg system has bee
= questioned by many persons and fereeI
!, denied by several learned physicians.
u can only pe thoroughly tested on field
experiment where the epidemic has alreaC
obtained full sway, and it would be Grim
Il nal to permit the development of the di
- ease in our own midst merely for the Pr
- pose of trying this experiment. But
- find the necessary condition actually ext
o. Jog in Savannah and neighboring tow
~ thus giving New Orleans an opportunity
- testing through the misfortunes of otl
Nv communities question of such vast imp
&. tance for herself.
- If commission of skilled operat'
should proceed from this city to Savanna
- Brunswick or other infected place, and g,
he ceed in arresting the pestilence by
- vigorous and judicious application of th
.na method, would not the proof OF it's severe
efficacy become almost absoluteq Z Sue
resalt would at once and forever settle
10 = :" question of safety in New Orleans dur
cts the summer season, and the element
lnH permsneuce in our population, go i. jurior
lets wanting heretofore, wouId be established
on once.
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