The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-25
Letter from a Resident TO the
Manner Born.
JACKSON, MISS, Sept.ls, ISIS

+ EDITORS CLARION In your paper of to-
day under the heading, ~Home news in a
| distant paper,'' from the pen of an Episco-
| pafian Clergyman at,Jacksoh, I ind such a
| tissue of mis- statements and such display
of ignorance of facts CONNECTED with yellow
| fever that no one to the manner born who
| has seen 1t in all its appearance at jackson
| from 1858 down TO the present time--no one
/ who had much knowledge of this terrible
/ 'diseHse1coula have written as he
does. You have in your courtly manner,
| w hile correcting the grossest of this gem
| tlemau's mistakes, left several points that
! were not direct filings at some OF our citi-
zens 'unchallenged. These L propose to
answer as briefly as possible, trusting that
| / shall not trespass too much upon your
| valuable space. "'aa t'' '+i
/ Whena Southern minister, and especially
Zone" who had preached the Gospel at the
! North, writes to Northern correspondents
/ he should see to it that every statement of
| facts are absolutely correct. for coming
/. from such'a source, every word will be re-
I ceived as the truth. So 'na 2
!, He begins by saying s'the yellow fever is
no stranger to as (Jny itaIics) "and is not
/ usually dreaded, not 80 much as ty phnid,
| nialarial, scarlet fever, or smallpox and.
/ mot nearso much as. cholera" "'i ~
! | am speaking of jackson now, but what
| is true of her, will apply to othef places.
In 1853 ard twice again IN tire fifrieS, at tile
1irst'Rpproacli of this dreaded visitor our
town was thinncd of from thousands of her
"ean'I1get1aways." In 1873 the fever began
later in the year and was terribly 'maIig-
nhnt and fatal nc the garrison, almost
ldeStFoyTng company of soldiers. That
year the people did not leave en- maSSe as
in previous years, but many families left
even then. There has never been an exodus
ron aeeount'cf the other diseases mentioned
f-aithotIgh they have frequently ragged to
considerable extent here. l lfverl in Vicks-
burg during the cholera OF 1866 and 81; it
49, .l..Na
of cholera" Liu' s'.tt f't 7.Ht' -
II And again: 20 5000
Ii alt is. as malignant as never lefore" 20 2
Those who remained in Jackson in SO
will about equal the frhm6er remaining al
Canton hh4s year, but have good reason to
believe that the death roll Of the former
city will outnumber the latter In the sa me
year, with am uclF SIN aller population than
row, the deaths i'll New Orleans were" u -
wards Of 8 000, and without some great in
crease they cahuota reach half the number
the present year: = ~ es'+
'0hildren have always before been exl
empt." ~ >, soos -.'
: The writer had very severe attack, with
relapse, making difficult case to cure, at
4, and hiswlfe at D years of age, both dan
gerouS cases " He has known many in.
stances of children dying of yellow fever
before this year, ~ '@" 4
p Negroes have never been much subject
TO it." H'.4 e,t -
The reason they were not before the war,
was thaO their owners guarded themszeal-
odslg,, and kept them away from infected
places. But of late years much exposed to it
stSatanrah and Brunswick, they have died
ingreat numbers. J45
:" Usually few die, most recover. This
year it is reversed and in some places AL die
who are attacked"
This is far from being so; witness the ia
tality in New Orleans ana othercities in $50
and other years, u .e.,.,s,,s < ~ -. ,.4.-i,.
fsThis wear no cleanliness and NO d;sinfec-
ton guard against it,
:. LOOK at Grenada with her foul sewer. and
Dry Grove with her large pond of rotten
vegetation spread broad cast through the
piacss. Contrast them with Edwards f Gin cd
ton. Jaehsohiand Brasflo4l Where strict SAN
itarg regulations have beeh''rigidlyi carried
Out ,4,o,,..4 .4o,.,,.. Il,
:, TIist is t%6e ~ aeKsofi, but not Of othete
places. 'st't4"eh l."e Civ u.'tu.t'o
. rUsuallg 1t avoids. old inhabitants. and
They Rays generally been safer. than an3 n
+Fhisyear'it a4tkcks l4adiserimihateIy.
2 NOt4mOre so tn an former Years. Zee
: The fever. knocks fer many days at the |
hahitation of the old resident before it
boldly takes possession, and especially II he
- Further down. he saEss .s.Below, there is |
Leans up'F (to. Jack$on.) There are, fifteen |
or itstedtS t6wds and Stations Between these |
points, and 40 the time this 4etter.Tass " ritz
Ten tbere was absolutely not. single case |
81 yellow. fever. At envy towns, between Jack
son and New Orleans, as he could have |
learned by tile sIlgHeest Investigations. I / /
the last .feW&days phere has beefFA sdspie-if
fous .fexer atAOsyka- but not pronounced |
IKE Whole letter Is hi highly W. exaggerated
nidtuFe. that might have been ex bectad from /
q professional le beEswriter who earns his I
daily bread by staE1ling news But it is /
quite'a shock To. US all. coming. from the /
source IL did. This letter is written with t
no IutehtioEf OF woundfng the gentlemaif's /
feeaings. for Messns4, Rlitors. the vital parts
Of his letter KpuF yourselves have answered.
. Very truly, QLD CITIzEN.
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