The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-10-23

Reports on the tenth stated that the disease
was spreading in Tennessee, while in Vicks-
burg, Miss, one of the heavily-afflicted cities
the plague was on the decrease. The following
dispatch from New Orleans to the New York
Herald will be read with interest "To-day l
had an opportunity to observe the admirable
system the Young Mems Christian association
have adopted in attending to their yellow
fever patients. All their employees, except
nurses and doctors, labor necessarily to allie
viate the sufferings and sorrows OF the sick,
and give their services without the slightest
compensation, looking for their reward only
in the estimation Of good men and what they
hope for 10 the next world. The association
embraces among its members some Of the
most respected men in the city, and is q chart
table association in the fullest, broadcast sense
Of the term. Each member has his district,
and the moment case is reported at the Office
indeed, often before 1t is reported there-a
member visits and takes charge Of it. This
promptness is most important, as many cases
require attention at once often patients die
before physician can get to them. One poor
creature the other day was found lying in q
chicken coop, and a whole family was discov-
cred in mere shed, the roof OF which was par
TALLY covered with an old piece Of tarpaulin.
The Young Mems Christian association is sim
gularly fortunate in having some of the best
young physicians of our city. AS sufficient
time has now elapsed since my visit in the very
worst districts in town, am now able to judge
Of this. All the cases saw then, upward Of
hundred-and there were some very desperate
ones--are doing well, with two exceptions The
cases under the care of DIR. NJ. F. Grosart are
particularly noticeable for the care with which
they have been treated. This energetic young
physician, who since the fourth of August has
been going necessarily day and night, has at
tended 275 cases and has lost only twelve
This good Samaritan, I am informed, has not
only attended the sick free, but, in some
instances, has also buried the dead at his own
cost"
A dispatch from Baton Rouge, La, says there
are many new cases there, and it is evident
that unless cold weather comes the disease
will pursue its march. As each day rolls by
the situation becomes worse. The Towards
are compelled to furnish beds and bedding
for numerous poor, who are found dying three
and four together on the same couch. The
number of sick is 80 great and is 80 constantly
increasing that the most active efforts have to
be made to give the necessary attention to the
victims of the fever. The physicians here
aided by good nursing, are accomplishing good
results. }IT .Lt EIfI
Some of the distressing incidents that fol-
low upon the heels Of the terrible scourge are
recorded in special dispatches from New Or
leans, one Of which says "Not day passes
that do not hear of some interesting incident
connected with the soourge which is now
sweeping over us. Sometimes it is OF strong
men, sometimes of poor weak women and
sometimes Of the little ones, who seem espe-
oially to have been singled out to bear much In
this terrible affiiction. l heard to-day OF a
man, painter by trade, with q family OF
twelve, all OF whom he nursed himself without
the attendance Of aphyscian. The expense OF
the sickness, however, was heavy, and he was
obliged to sell, piece by piece all of his little
sick himself an order came to paint some head.
boards. He got up from his sick bed and
painted them. The little money received for
this was soon expended in a relapse which fol-
lowed. When at last relief came, through the
application Of some of the neighbors, it was
found that oil the nourishment that the whole