The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-26
VALE! YELLOW JACK.
NEW ORLEANS HEALTHY CITY
AGAIN.

More Danger In Visiting New York and
other Northern Cities Than
Coming Here.
50 interesting is the question OF returning
to our city now with safety considered that
representative Of the DEMOCRAT yesterday
called upon several prominent physicians OF
| our city, In addition to those interviewed Sat
urday, in order to learn their views upon tho
subject. AS has been said before, there can
be no danger to persons unaccImnted coming
here now, and less In the expectation OF
goods. Our city is for healthier than any
Northern one and We have before us the
prospect of d winter remarkable for the ab-
sence Of disease
DR. PRATT,
the house surgeon at the Charity Hospital,
was called upon.
Reporter Doctor, inasmuch as the aues~
ton as to the compnrativ snfety OF coming 10
our city and staying away longer has been SO
you to get your opinion.
Dr. Pratt--My opinion is that it is perfectly
safe to como now to New Orleans, a5 the frosts
We have had and the ditninution Of febrile
diseases Indicate that there is no danger in
{ returning here now.
:. Rep.,Do you think, Doctor, there is any
o danger now to the people Of the surrounding
! country in sending dry goods and WOODEN
+ fabrics to the country?
$ DR.. Pratt-None now whatever. / think.
- from what hnvo learned. TINT there Is more
9 danger at This time in u resident OF this city
n visiting Northern cities than Northerner
), coming hcre Dphtherin and pneumonia are
d the scouraes thero and they are Diseases that
- nh bygicians fear Thore Is positively more to
of dread from them North than the fever here in
# the South now It IL my opinion that parties
ls desiring 70 return can do so without the least
danger.
DIR. MILES,
r. who has had much experience during the
past epiIemic, was called upon also. In re-
~ ~ sponse 10 the nterrogatories OF the reporter
d. he coindded with Dr. Pratt. He stated that
70 the fevr had run It's term out by this time,
and that the results Of his personal observa-
'e tlons ware that the new cases occurring were
IT, not cfa character to create the least fear. Sc
t. far Of his practice was concerned In the
,l- Chnrity Hospital, the fever was thing OF the
,,y past fr this season,
at Wh,n questioned about the danger OF ex
II portirg wooen goods from the city to the
I'D country, he unequivocal1y gave his opinion
IT. that all goods usually transported In com
40 h'e mercf were perfectly safe.
ch Sptakirg Of the danger to be Incurred BY
'nJ1 |1 persons coming to this city, DR.. Miles shlt
lie that, N his opinion, he believed that thero wal
ne tn moro danger in a Southerner visiting New
to York than there was In any Northerner com
ii. ing to Now Orleans. Diphthcria, pneumonia
rs and typhoid fever at this season Of the yea
arc more to be dreaded North than any lin
iIo gcrina attacks of yellow fevcr here. In fact
OF 1t has about gone now.
of DIR. JAMES j. FINNEY
,, was called upon, and he expressed his opinio
zen that there was no danger in the exportatiO
tel Of the ordinary dry goods Of commerce. Il
je believed that it would be dangerous to shi
rst infected goods, but only such.
1e' DIR. VIM. sCHUPrEET
ng said that he did not think there WAS the leae
'"0 danger to be anticipated in the shipping {
dry goods that had not passed throug
in, infected hands He thought o family startin
pw e a N., vor1, rvould not he Hahl
Ia ho" A"'" 0"S A'0" WIS 'N7
al. to fever as the weather would probably b
n,I, LII coli before their arrival here
hin DIR. RYAN
was also called upon, and he fully agree
win Drs. Schuppert and Fnney, as also di
,ka. DE Vaudeville. Dr. James b. Davis agree
nv with Dr. Mitchell in the views he expresst
ing bcoW. ,,..,,,,.,,
ON D'' oi'fh 20
,y's ,.,,,o,. - ,,o,.sootl, eofo gor obeenteee
'on return and for strangers to visit New Orleans
= ~ as, or him, the epidemic and Infection OF ye
prs. lowfever no longer exist. The shipment
MIS- woden goods hence to other points can tran
u as hllo'o ihi'0o'"' '''"o w '
)me ont f the necessary and peculiar condition
by 4 ,,,c,,o,,oto r,
tiOn the atmosphere most likely W piol'"s"'" VI
Gill germ Of the sickness. Dr. Henry A. Par
and Dr. Rance express similar views.
DIR. MITCHELL
ania oid .uco eo+iofied am that New Orleans
II In 0'''N '''
lays now perfectly healthy that [ have advis
con- an- my family to return from the North, whe
eral they ave been soiourning in the summt
the .,4.y
eed Ihe atmosphere Is ho hoie LII 'i'a' 7''o Id "
able fC the dissemination Of the fever. T
tral idea of voolen goods carrying Infection nt
rrov to distat points is not plausible for the reas