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PHYSICIANS IN COUNCIL
MEETING TO DISCUSS THE CAUSE AMI
CURE or TELLOW FEVER.
Annuni session Of the Public Health As.ocia'
tion In RIchmond, Va. Gov. Halliday
Welcome Dr. samuel Hemis's Address.

Annuni session Of the Public Health Associa'
tion In Richmond. Va. Gov. Halliday
Welcome Dr. samuel Hemis's Address.
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 10. The opening ses.
sion Of the sixth annual Convention OF the
American Public Health Association was held
tonight In Mozart HILL. Dr. Elisha Harris OF
Now York the President Of the association.
called the Convention 10 order and introduced
Gov. Halliday OF Virginia as tho presiding ofi-
Ger for the evening. The Governor said that
there never has been a time when the health Of
body and mind was not needed to wrcstlc sue
ccss'ully with the aims and objects OF life. Ons
OF the great and bennnccnt objects of this asao-
citation Is 10 Investigate causcs. md il possible
to find remedies. This alone would Justify such
n convention MS he now saw before and around
him. To aaccrign the cause AMI to providoa
remedy for the dreadful plague that hut ycsteB-
day swept with its bloody scythe tho fAlrcst
portion OF our land Is a noble work worthy OF
such mon. In conclusion the Governor said:
Rut gentlemen bo vond tho immediate object. of ths
society other end. viii be attained l., Your gathering.
bringing your learini ai cn,nrc your cSrsrencc nui
earnes'ne.s yon viii imbie that gcnicncss and alice
got ouT homo wlfcvgr they be You will carry with
cal and sectional bonds Here In this b. auiiiui city,
which was lately the heart of conyul,on-hcre. .wherS
here where suffering Of warfare was cnln'ed that viii
viii he tcvcic h'rc where pr1vcrs were offered thst
need moi be hl'ed even ny the tears ot the recording
East ard west IS one hrothcrbo1i 10 show by youf
noSnci iisn Var and how we can i'y lie divine ~.
sincts ot nature. make republic A1c. and what
she ought tOhc-tic mother OF mighty race.
Prof. J. J.. Cobel W. D., OF tho University OF
virginia. then inroduccd tho President 81 tho
whose annual address had been announced No
the leading feature Of the evenings eXercsrs.
~ doing this. he paid Il glowing tribute to Dr.
DR.. Bcmla, President Of the Commission. re.
lated several incidents Of which he was person
scourgc. and OF instances Of horoism and self.
| devotion standing side by side with the most
brutal and pusillanimous conduct that man ID
one instance I will relate father having n great
deal OF property and beins afflicted with the yellow
al q whom lived within, mile Or two Of lin.
m ic, iS dydG m' ,Sn, Ef,SSgSr,v among 'nem rley
property nait;r long before ms In the same village
OF he Whole pcpaaSn Is he midst & ne a' o.s crr6s fi
part Of The epfcmi naei9scd boy a6og, 10 year. Of
vices IN ai u The sck The doctor In charge asked him
An,thinr, II YOU will nr,t toll me how, "ph YOU
"Svcr" replied thc boy Yoa don't kn"w how R91u 70
ho, II you will tell me how. could oloN youe dircc.
yGr sS PsG'g TS"' aR s" a SSi sS
put YOU 20 work aml whom You are .trckcn doNn VIII
me- said he never Witnessed such tender no .ins scii
love- aud was Tie mean, Of Swing sevcraihyes finST
his tutu came When the Ducutur first visited hiu he
found him with h- arms folded across las chest ani hs
was ~ that moment giving uittauoc 20 surh prayer ~
tho Doctor declared hc never before heard luon quc~
uonng him. the noctor harmed that he was Tho only son
of widowed mother lie had felt inicliod ty sci-a
of duty AMI oer his services in the Of TIE
| sick ~ the Village 1hc doctor watched over hlnI
| carefully and ultimately the fcvor len him, AMI
he recovered. lie was sent back home amer
| his name II uight 10 be gwen TO the
| public Those who trying To- r.ic into onics
hy their alk yellow fever having
pcrsonal risk and Afforded personal hep 10 the -uf
ierer should siGni shamefaccd before such act u
hcrOiSn This noble hos name may be obtained W
wrltint to DR. Daniel, near Jackson Miss
| DR.. Bems then spoke In rolercnce 10 the cost
| OF epid"mics. their dcmorni2ng character,
Affecting business aud ordinary pursuits. and
said:
shouli any charitable rcoro hc willing to adopi or.
phan cirrn, uiey have OILY to ailrrs, ue rlcnirut
oi the tu.nrl- ion O. learn where there troops
OF them lcit dependent Two children In the
town Lake. ihc OLD, II not ~ years N
nro, are loti-hoih parents died OF the scourgc-
AM th' lcunlr ii le town don't know oi relative they
have ON earth Truu-h the generosity " noble hearted
citizen u i kitr County. New YORK.. tn President n
t" Commission hal at his disposal cuuadgr uni
io Distribute Ia hny way he thousht proper Tor
The HllcNiahNn of suffering caused hy yellow
fever. lie gave the.e children SO apiece. lcIv-
lus ~ IN CO., hands o q gentleman an the village
G. De- dispensed ior their bcncht anl through the gtucr
o,t o ths Same frrson the President OF the Conmis
'ln able TO- rall what priceless boon II Is 10 be per
miucd 80 90 about doing s'od