New-York tribune., 1878-11-21
THE PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS
YELLOW FEVER UNDER REVIEW.
THE PLAGUE NOT INDIGENOUS TO ANY LOCALITY
DIsINFECTANTs YAITELFss.

THE PLAGUE NOT INDIGENOUS TO ANY LOCALITY
DIsINFECTANTs YATUELfss.
RICHMoND, Va, Nov. 2O.-The American
Pubic Health Association called 10 order az 1880
O'Clock this morning by President Harris Previous 10
proceeding regular order Of business the pres-
dent lad before the association letter from Governor
Porter OF Tennessee. regFcing his inability to attend.
After some routine business Dr. Bemss, president OF the
Yellow Fever ConmIssOu read the regular report OF the
commission. when SAYS thar yellow lever was imported
into New-Oeans by the steamship Emily SOud IN the
month Of May. The commission visited various infected
point, IN the Mississippi valley and found result OF
their Investigations sad neglect ana violation Of the
laws Of han In regard 10 drainage nattrnon 10 de-
posts OF fotId matter and refuse animal and vegetable
matter, and natenton 10 tue purity OF drinking water
The conclusions reached are les follows:
F,st-We have not I'd solitary Instance found case
de moro origin or indigenous t. n locality.
SeooHd-In respect to most of various towns which
wc ,Isltcd ana winch were points OF cpdcmlc preYa-
,i,,yirr,pr A., IL rI,r9rt,r' ~ '''
Ih,ri-inc transmission Of yellow fever between
points ,pardtcd by considerable distances appeared
io rc wholly due 40 human iutcrcoursr Ia come IN.
stances The poison carried u tie clothing about
tire persons of people from 'ertcd d-trigts. In
otntr Instances n w. cnn,r,cd M .urn fomi.c, as cot
ton, biEgug otI,r goods of the same drscTIp ION
IO'rii-1uc weight Of testimony 81 ycry pronounced
against the further use of dI-nfcciauis Pny.irans m
infected towns, almost without exception, STATE that
ir ..,rn, cf ibrW "firn tb9t tir y0p5rS are
scr.ou.ly IrJudicial TO the sick.
IVh-Ier,"ual prophy by means ot drugs or
A rCsuecable number OF physician, thna the Use OF
small doses 'quInluc 81 some use IN prevention.
Strih-Q tntnc established with such degree Of
surveillance and q sor that absolute nonnt~rcOurse is
the results. have eferuaiy, AID wthou execution pro-
tortod it, subjects rom tIcks of yellow fever.
Dr. Cochran OF tho commission. then read paper
giving detailed account OF the fever at Grenada,
which place the investigation showed the intensely In-
fcctlOus character OF the disease.
DR.. J. Lloyd Howard OF the commission, read report
OF his Investigations at Baton Rouge. lie also read
eral reports OF Investigations In towns tho
Mississippi Dr. Benss read reports of the results
OF his Investigations at Canton Miss Port Gibson, Miss
aud BrOwnsyIlle, Tenn.
Dr. Bemss. at the night session, gave detailed his
tory OF the yellow fever at Lake, Miss, Nnzoo
City, Miss. Milan, Tenn, and VcksDurg. lie was io-
lowed by Dr. Cochran, also Of the commission, who
gave similar history relative 10 Holly spn Decatur
and Grand Junction resolution d.sapproylng OF thr
premature publication OF the yellow Fever Commissions
report was passed tonight.
Dr. Cochran presented q paper prepared by the Prcs
dent o. the Board Of Health OF Chattanooga, which DR.
Cochran adopted part OF his own report. II was
full complete account of the epidemic in that
IT. addition 10 the reports Of III. Yellow Fever Comul-
son surcron-GcnerIl Woodworth VIII prcsen. the fol
lowing special rcoor7 relating to the epidemic Of 1875
for the consideration OF the association:
Frsf-Ncros"opical Observations on The Pathology
service: Scryad Tnr nature o' Con.alun. by DR. Rob
crt Whitc; IGgd K,p n Of the yellow fever outbreak
At GlIhpolls. Ono. IN connection with ~"
stoamrr John d. Porter 10y Surgeon w. H.
Long w. II. T.; Fortu report Of yellow fever
al Louisville also by Long; run. Report of
,,, Cairo, by II. NJ K"yrs sisnnt-surg""n, "
II. :; SiyL, Suggest ons on the application oi meteor
prepared IN" rcpu,t Of DR.. Woodworth by j. W. Os
Dr. White visited McIphs. Chattanooga and Louis
yr and made HI, observations on the spot and nj th"
same tne transmitted roruon, ~ Ia, same specimens
10 Professor cuarsou, OF PAIladrpha. who viii arGIyc
tomorrow and present the joint report.
During tbs proceedings yesterday DR.. Steiner
of Frederick cry CSidJ, followed Dr. Wood
worth IN strong appeal for the enactment Of
legal measures 10 prevent the recurrence Of such
terrible scohrge as the yellow fever this year.
Dr. Bemiss president Of the Special Commission, re-
lated several incidents Of which he was personally cog
INFANT during the prevalence Of the scourge father
having good deal Of property and being afflicted with
the yellow fever his dying bed sent for his three
sons all OF whom lived within mile or TWO
OF him, to come aud receive his dying blessing
and allow him to divide his property among them
They lot him die alone without receive his bless
Ing but doubt have arranged the property matter
long before this In the village whore there
mortality OF nearly 80 per cent OF the Whole popula
toa in the midst of the most terrible part Of the cpl
demic. pae-faced boy about nineteen years of age
came into the village and profrrgd his services In aid
OF the sick. The doctor in charge asked him what he
could do "Anythlng IL you will Arst tell me how"
Did you ever case Of yellow fever e. asked the
doctor. Never" replied the boy. q" You don't know
how TO nurse yellow feveri" continued the doctor.
sad the boy: " II yOu Will tell how, / can
follow directions" The doctor pOIdcred moment
and then said You are already exposed, anyhow. !
will keep yOu here and put yOu 20 work, and When yO
ore stricken down will watch You" The boy continued
bis work Of love, and was the means Of saving several
lives Finally his turn When the doctor first yis-
it-d him, he found hm with his folded across
his chest, and ne at that moment giving utteTHnCe
such prayer the doctor declared he before
heard Upon questioning hun, the doctor learned that
he was the only OF widowed mother lie had felt
npcled by sense OF duty 10 come and offer his serNl
the Of the sick III the village The doctor
watched over hm carefully, and ultimately tho terii-
BITE fever left MIN, aud he recovered Dr. Bemss says
there are TWO OF his children left selfdependent.
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