The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-09-01
THE LATEST INTERVIEW.


MAN, GREAT IN SCIENCE, CAN ACCOMPLISH
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SAFE.
CHICAGO, Aug, 81, 1878.
Learning that our chief quarantine officer
and president state board Of health, Dr.
Rauch, had returned from the infected dis
trict, Times reporter was at once dispatched
to interview the intrepid man, who had
dared to leave our midst and brave the yell
low scourge which has so ravaged our sister
city Of Caiio- the gateway, as it We're, to
the great state of Illinois, and who had by
his unselfsh and death-detying actions thus
far prevented Bronze John from making
farther inroads into our state,
The doctor was found leisurcly stretched
on IN elegant velvet carpet sofa, evidently
entirely new, his feet enclosed in the most
dclcately embroidered slippers, whiiea trail,
but beautiful, pink rosctte omamonted the
tips, presenting at once n sight neat but
not in the least goudy.
Upon his broad shoulders rested an elc-
CANT Irish poplin dressing gown, which
draped itself in the most beautiful and
graceful folds, while gold-momtcd eye
glasses surmouated a nose which upon ITS
face indicated complete mastership OF any
and all malaria which is supposed to PFC
pagate the scourge.
This bold but good man, upon our intro
ducing ourselves us a Times representative,
leapcd gracefully from his downy couch, and
after cutting chicken wing or two and in
dulging in the glide waltz, poised himself
and extended his hand with graceful
flourish, which we took, and received the
cordial, hearty shake with the admiration
and enthusiasm necessary to those con-
nected with a metropolitan newspaper Of
large circulation.
well, doctor" began the reporter, show
do you find matters in Cairo, and what is
the prospect for the propagation and spread
Of yellow fever in Illinois,
With most graceful and elaborate bow,
accompanied with few twirls Of his
beautiful mustache, he replied that MY
visit to Cairo the last time, has been at
tended with the most gratifying results.
You will remember that during my last
visit to the terribly ravaged community, |
reported the atmospheric conditions were
such as to propagate the fever and it being
the most exposed point in our state, was
liable at any time to become infected. Well,
you see, this last visit Of mine has been of
the most invaluable service to the people of
that benightei region, and am sure had l
not exercised the most invincible resolution
to remain in partial obscurity while there,
! should have received, perhaps, the most
brilliant reception ever conferred upon a
public bcnctactor by most grateful and
satisfied population
please explain, through he, to the many
millions of people VINO read the Times,
what you are able to accomplish, which
caused such an out-pouring Of the popular
sentiment Of grateiuness and thanks en-
Enthusiastically asked the gatherer OF news.
WELL replied the doctor, with smile
Of qualification oycr-spreading his bcncyo-
lent features, Immediately upon arriving at
the Egyptian capital with the able assist
ance Of the board Of health, which,
you know, were selected with a special ref
crcncc to efficiency, we removed the at
mosphcric condition which was rendering
Cairo so liable to infection by the southern
scourgc and replaced it by such conditions
as were more favorable. In addition to
this, fully realizing that the city was III too
exposed position to render living there IN
any way tolerablc, we removed the city to
Il point twelve miles above Mound City,
This meets with the cordial approval OF a
majority OF the citizens As the thng now
stands the point upon which Cairo formerly
rested her bones Is entirely deserted and
the fever can only lizzle and storm AMID
the checkered remains round other refuse
stuff left behind by the people in tANl
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