The New York herald., 1878-09-11
Yellow Fever.

The effort which several Southern Con-
gressmen are making to systematize the
various methods of relieving the necessities
Of our afflicted brethren at the South has the
merit of good hard sense, and is therefore
deserving Of all praise and encouragement.
The generous Northern public will re-
spond handsomely-the poor as well
as the rich; the dramatic fraternity will
play the glorious part at which it never
Church will certainly not allow the play
house to exceed it in Christian endeavor for
the benefit Of the sick and poor. But this
will not be enough, nor will the results
come in sufficient quantity and with the
speed demanded by Southern necessities.
The banks, through the Clearing House
Association, should Mt once advance large
sum of money, soy a million dollars,
to be expended by competent hands
for actual necessities, and trust to Congress
to reimburse them. Whatever theories
Congressman may have on the subject of
paternal government, the requirements oc-
casioned by great national calamity justify
IN exception to any rule, and will insure
the return Of any amount Of money which
the bankers may see fit to advance and
the action suggested should be taken at
once--too great haste is impossible.
People all over the country are doing we'll
in their contributions for the help of the
sufferers from the pestilence on the shores
of the Lower Mississippi and in the Gulf
countries but they must keep up the ser
vice of this charitable assistance, for there
is whole population in actual want
through the cessation of all industries and
ordinary means of support. Food can be
supplied to the afflicted people, and other
helps to enable them to endure little
more hopefully the scourge that is upon
them but our power seems to stop there.
If we could give them breath Of this
cool, bracing autumn air that W e are enjoy
ing it would soon make an end of their
troubles. For some nights past we have
had in the neighborhood of the city tenn
perature verging on that which gives
us our first frosts. and all the indi-
cations are that that first frost is
now not far away. But in our early pos
session of this fresh temperature there is q
hope that the South may have the same in
estimable treasure somewhat earlier than
usual AS this is it's grand remedy it is, Of
course, the thing that the Southern people
now pray for with one voice. Only frost
will cut short the ravages of the fever at the
places where it has held on through the
summer but lower temperature will pre-
vent its development at new points, and
therefore the spread OF the pestilence SO
much dreaded will be mainly to smaller
places within the limits Of the country al
ready reached. We doubt if it will make
great progress toward the Atlantic, except
along the line of the Cult. 1t will not pass
any mountain range, and it will not get o
step further northward The cases on the
Ohio River came there with the infected
boat. All Northern cities are absolutely
safe. New York could not in any circum-
stances possibly be safer than it is, but the
city authorities should not because now
sure of immunity from this scourge invite
other troubles by indifference to the clean
liness of the city.