The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-15

| portant facts relative TO IL with which we are
acquainted. This fact will at least enable us to
lay aside orr arrogance of opinion the crude
assumptions with which the press Ia filled,
that filth, bad drainage etc. cause yellow
fever and the utterly mpracticabIe, sense
less and dangerous theories which incompe-
tent OF careless observers have based upon
| them. It enables the real scientists, the true
| and conscientious observers, the earnest seek
ers after truth, to go on with their investiga-
tions with their minds unbiased by the crude
and RECONSTRUCTED theories which fill the
brains OF q certain class Of journalists and
presumptuous medical charlatans. 1t eman-
oipates the spirit Of investigation and expert
ment and leaves 1t tn The sole guidance Of
sound common sense and correct and consci~
entious observation.
DR.. fancy, following DR.. Chopin on the same
line, suggested that inquiry into the origin
and nature of yellow fever should be directed
to the soil az well as to the air. Certainly
every element should be investigated. The
late Dr. Stone affirmed that domestic animals
during the prevalence of yellow fever did not
thrive az well as In other years, and several
centuries ago Lord Bacon observed that in
Seasons OF epidemic pestilence vegetation was
more vigorous, and that root crops were more
prolific and sweet than in heaIthfui seasons.
It would seem from these facts that there are
telluric ps well as atmospheric Influences
concerned In the production of yellow foyer
destructive 10 animal, but invigorating to
vegetable life
Be that as IL may, all existing theories OF
Il
l-a,,st aimed to enable even the ablest Of our
scientists to form positive belief relative to
II, much less to warrant ignorant newspaper
scrbbIers In uuarreling about 1t, or to Justify
nernicious and pretentious uuaclSs in vexing
Intelligent people with their farsical specifics
and Juggling preventives.
We had intended to comment with some
severity on the brutal remark Of the Natchez
Democrat that IL would like to see Ben Butler
mayor OF this city. But. on consideration, we
fool sure that our contemporary spoke before
ashamed of it's own words.
For weeks past New Orleans, though sadly
afflicted by the pestilencc, and straining every
reaourco OF money, labor and humanity to
provide for her own sick and dying. has opened
her great heart to the towns of Mississippi in
which, the pestilence prevails and treated
their eiok as freely and literally ae her own
with money nurses. physicians. medicines
and food. Il would be at any time and under
any circumstances q brutal thing for any
Southern paper to express a desire to see
Beast Butler mayor of New Orleans. It is
especially revolving and disgusting to hear
such wish expressed at this time by a Mis-
sissippi paper.
New Orleans remembers Bon Butler only M
brute, who plundered her people, Inundated
her men and sought TO dishonor her women
They loathe him infinitely more than they
dread the yellow fever, and few of them
would exchange the pestilence which God in
His inscrutabIe providence has sent to scourge
them for the tyrant and brute to whom the
sad and overwhelming fortunes Of war sub
iected them We trust The Natchoz Democrat
never realized the brutality Of its wish and
we arc sure that not All honorable man in
Mississippi will indorse it,