The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-09-21
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THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Incidents Of the yellow Fever in New Or,
Correspondents ofthe Courier Journal.
New ORLEANS, Sept. g., 1S78.-It has
been remarked BY several newspapers
that Q stranger coming to New Orleans
at this time would not be able to tell,
from y cursory view Of the town and the
people, that we were suffering from d
very serious epidemic. Those who are
left here have become convinced that
the best way to fight the disease was to
Danish all fear of il and take care of
themselves. The consequence is that,
though the fever and the mortality have
undoubtedly increased, very few native
adults have died, and many strangers
who were rot frightened to death have
successfully wrestled with it. The peo-
pie pursue their usual occupations with
ont any evidence of fear, and things
look as they usually do at this season of
the year, with the exception of some
dullness in trade. The funerals show
only too plainly the presence of the dis
ease, aud the fact that the fever is the
only topic of conversation confesses its
hold on the community. At night the
rattle of wheels shows the activity of the
doctors. who get little or no rest. They
are nearly worn ont, and one of them
told me that he was so sick of yellow
fever that when called in to see q man
that had something else it buoyed him
up and gave him new strength. It can
easily be understood how monotonous
this one disease becomes to q physician.
In some localities the fever takes q vi
olent hold and seems to stay there until
the material is completely used up. Such
locality is that around the intersection
of Euterpe and Carondelet Streets. It
appeared there over month ago, and
is still there. So bad had it become that
few weeks ago it was found necessary
to barricade Euterpe street at the cor
ner of Carondelet, and near the corner
of St. Charles. In addition to this, saw
dust was laid all along the car-track on
Carondelet Street for two squares, to
deaden the sound of the mules hoofs on
the cobble- stones. Some time ago, a
milkman endeavored to take down the
barricade mentioned above, and drive
his cart through. A gentleman who
had two sick children living on that
square told him to stop. The milkman
refused, and became excited and angry
and struck at the gentleman with his
whip. The gentleman pulled out a re-
volver and fired one shot at the vendor
of chalk and water, which, though it
unfortunately missed him, caused him
to move away. "He stood not upon
the order of his going,' but went as
rapidly as possible. l visited that neigh
borhood last night, for tn. purpose of
calling to find out some news about a
very sick friend. On approaching his
house saw something white on the bell
handle, and feared the worst immedi-
ately. On going up to the door 1 dis
covered that it was not Grape, but a
piece of paper with this notice upon it
"Please don't ring the BELL" It was
sadly suggestive of serious sickness, as
were the sawdust on the track and the
barricade on the corner. 8
There are many sad cases in connec.
ton with this epidemic which could
touch the heart of the most hardened.
In one instance the fever attacked fam
lily consisting of husband, wife, and
three little children. Within week all
three of the little ones died, and the
mother is now very i'll. In another case
family of three-husband, wife and
child--were attacked, and the child
died. The husband was convalescent
when he heard of the child's death, but
when he found this out he gave up i'm
mediately, and died just three hours af-
ter his child. The poor, childless widow
wss taken with the fever, and, being o
stranger and sssore afflicted" could not
fight the disease. She has died. These
instances could be multiplied. have no
doubt but they show the severe side of
the epidemic, ind are too sad to be dwelt
upon. - ~ ..
A young man of my acquaintance was
taken with the fever, and on Monday
last he was seized with the black vomit.
In the course of that day he had it four
times, and in the afternoon his physician
called in two more of his professional
brethren for consultation. They found
the young man perfectly sane, conscious
of his proximity to death, but thorough
~ without fear of it, and convinced that
he was not going to die. The physicians
said that his vitality was wonderful;
that they have never seen its equal be-
fore, and that his condition under the
circumstances was so good that he
might recover. On Tuesday morning he
became suddenly worse, and the doctor
was sent for in great haste. He found
his patient dying, as he thong bit, and
administered pure, raw brandy as q last
resort. The young man rallied, but be-
came delirious. Tuesday evening he was
slightly better; Wednesday morning
better again; that evening he was
great deal better, and is now still i'm
proving. It is confidently believed that
he will recover. certainly hope he
will. .- Tvs. aF fa2sTJle1 go
There are more deaths caused by i'm
prudence while convalescing then from
any other cause. This is the reason
why so much depends upon the nursing
of the patients. His appetite while con-
valescent is rayenous, and he Graves, as
a general thing, such food as ne can not
have. If he can possibly obtain what he |
wishes, he will eat it and take his
chances, which under such circum-
stances, are not worth taking. sup
pose patient becomes crazed by the |
excess of his hunger, and does not know |
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