The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-31
TM NEW ORLHANs DEMoORAT, TUESDAY DEoEMBER 81 1878

purpose In the case Of email pox. typhus and
other diseases that are kiown TO be absolutely
:. In snswer to Col. EustIs how he reconciled
the given theory with the localixine Of the fever
Dr. Holiday answered that that was where in-
,yssti.ation was required; II might pc because
Dhere Ia the localities Injected @isht have besn
ondt,e III. By other He does believe
II 1897 TO dsiniectien. and yet after dsinieetion
oa"rantns u ought to e. mnc more H,s
| against merchandise than persons. Il was his
opinion that the hygienic conditions OF q city
drainage first Of all. the water supply and the
condition OF privies should be considered. As
70 the theories connecting heat with the fever,
dsmie as veil a. 1ss s e
In answer 70 Col. Lamar. he, replied, that in
tne apsence OF those conditions suitable to the
ported cases Of yellow fever would not be pro-
paRated. During his entire practice ne has
twice had heard q saoh sasss ire rem ley y
possibility Of double cases, for be has known OF
He At ributes the exemption OF those North
ern cities Ia which yellow fever prevailed last
cs1tgry to hysienc measures adopted By them
Dr. Chaille and pr. Holiday now INDUCED in
dissertation q the germ theory. which seemed
W 10 iutoHueu 70 BLOW LlAL III pHYBtGtHus and
were exempted from the disease. II, a maiority
Of cases such was also the case In the treatment
sses-smallpox, measles, scarlatina. typhms
and others
The question was again put to DR.. Holiday.
TO answer this. said DR.. Holiday. it would
be necessary for him to know what was meant
az wod the s
ton as well as to New Orleans.
The answer to the latter. portion Of the Quss-
liday answered the general proposition as he
Its babitatIon here, and would develop Itself
Or. W. 3. Holcombe, being examined. said he
fontpsn medicine n nsw Orleans for
low fever has, it's local habitat here. having
ury Bseves n The GERM thsor r1e BsIi ee
that whilst yellow fever might otherwise occur
s sec,I.a here Sill quarantine MIGHT be
i h!sh state ss4n q y activity ySas e1%f
been epdeo 'f Believes hss he st
broke put In several parts OF the city at the
same tine E., There was AZ immense gap two
the breaking out OF the fever In July. DR.. Hol-
combe now referred to the difficulties attending
the tn. traversiDg OF the lever from abroad. In
W
tered the river. had seen genuine case. Thinks
tbat quarantine rigidly enforced would dinin-
Gen. Hooker asked DIR. Holcombe whether he
was aware OF the fact that In Jackson. Miss,
lapse OF six weeks had occurred between the
first case and the epidemic.
Dr.. H?lcombe replied that he was not ac-
quainted with the facts. He. however. related
the tracing Of yellow fever in Natcbez. when he
INTO the river from steamer coming from New
Orleans. and been picked up by q boy living on
Q plantation below ,Natehez. An epidemic re-
himself mad the fever, but was the only one that |
had 1t In Natehez. He supposes that he con.
tracted 1t by attending the sick on the planta- |
In answer to questions. DR.. Holcombe gave |
1escription OF concurrent causes-the upturn. |
and. consequently. absence OF ozone In the The n.
nosphere, the agRlomeration Of human beings |
and their Objections. He regards the filth Of q |
proper drainage. the use of rain water. are also |
.auses. Has seen q case OF repeated yellow
ever Ia bis wife. who had 1t In Natchez In 1858
,ver.
Considers New Orleans MS the indus OF yellow
ever In this country. and that the epidemic last
The drainage and flushing OF the city was one
u the first considerations: then the garbage
9e berehmated g It is being done IN New
vas 9olect1Qnaole: He has not noticed an un-
,,sual number OF cases around Washington
N-m6t6ry. |
In answer to Col. Eustis he said that there
eing no positive evidence that yellow fever
pfdemfcs are not the result of immediate Inn
,ortation. 1t would be wise to establish a ma
ionsl quarantine to establish. or endeavor to
stablish the fact
Dr. Chafl1e now propounded some questions
Il facts to DIR. Holcombe. which the latter was
nable to answer for the want of acquaintance
nth them. and the session came to o close the
ommfttee at II p. M. adlourning until to- day at
Don.