The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-09-12
CLEANLINESS OR DEATH.
Which Will the People of Pulaski
Have?

Only three things are necessar,
to produce yellow fever in Pulaski
Uo-wit: first filth, second, the seeC
or germ, and third, the necessary
solar temperature. Have we the
filth2 If so let us clean up and dis
infect in haste, for the germ or seed
may come on the next train. i
may be here now. AS to the solar
temperature it is known that W.
have had land may yet have) the
hottest summer on record. Hence
hence the entertainments 1t has made
upon places heretofore considered
exempt. 1t has reached places
further north than Pulaski. Is Pu.
laski more likely to escape than 9th
er towns of the same altitude
and temperature? If so, why? Is
she cleaner We doubt it. Are
there no foul places that would
nourish the germ or seed if once
planted? 1t is known that the seed
may be brought on the person or in
the baggage of traveller, and that
the germ needs only a foul soil and
hot sun for its propagation. Have
we not the two latter? May we not
have the former tomorrow? The
exceedingly dry weather has been
favorable to health here; but FIRE
quent showers with a hot sun be-
tween, would soon create a humid
condition of the atmosphere, which
would be exceedingly favorable to
the reception and spread of the yell
low fever even here. Holly Springs,
Miss, was supposed to be exempt.
Refugees had died there with it fire.
quently heretofore and no alarm was
felt. Its altitude is just the same
as that of Pulaski. There are no
local malarial surroundings. The
citizens felt perfectly secure. They
invited refugees to come there for
safety, believing that they enjoyed
perfect Immunity. But see Holly
Springs to-day at the mercy of the
plague, and listen to the wall of
distress that comes up from her
dying citizens.
Then. again we appeal to our citi
zens to clean up and disinfect. We
cannot tell when the plague will
stop. We are no alarmist, but we
would be recreant to our duy as a
journalist did we not warn our PEG
pie that they are not safe. At all
events cleanliness is next to God
liness," and should there be no dan
ger of yellow fever, cleanliness may
prevent other diseases. Those who
think there are no foul stenches in
Pulaski should go to the rear of the
East side and stroll at night along
the back alleys and take in the foul
odors that would greet them by the
way. There are some places
through which he would hesitate to
pass if cholera or yellow fever were
known to be here. We repeat then
Pulaski possesses no immunity
from this scourge under the circum-
stances, and il is absolutely de-
manded of her citizens, if they
would escape, to avail themselves of
the only means, that of thorough
cleansing of the town. We gave
several good suggestions last week
upon disinfectan5s and we give
more this week. Let every man,
woman and child in Pulaski spend
this day cleaning their premises
and disinfecting if they have not al
ready done so. If this is universal
ly and Thoroughly done, we guarantee
there cannot possibly be an epidem-
ic of any kind whatever. Is it not
then the absolute duty of every one
to adopt this suggestion.
p. S. Since writing the above we
have seen an article from DR.. w. b.
Rodman, of the Kentucky State
Board of health, which corroborates
our position so thoroughly that we
copy that portion of it entire, and
ask a careful perusal of it. We
have also received a refreshing or
der from the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, to which we call special
attention