, 1879-08-01

ir'n ifl1la! or sct Of individuals III New Orleans,
In tl"op Fnl..:i you III '>c name dnd Tot ihc
ta~rAi thc l,onor md credit Of my State md
e.ts; anil beg TO tell you something Of tho
cun?osi,on, formation, ans, status Of this
noAR1 OF HEALTH:
!. Tho (3oycrnnr NJ the Stake and THO city
authorities If New Orleans appoint, each, d
portlun 1t tl,u I'oard. Consequently, although
generally rrsarded as State c.'ncern, the Hoard
arc sua1ly the Joint servnnts nj city and State.
2 The President Of Tho Board {boing ono Of
them bs appointmcns)ia IL elected to his oico BY
the Noard.
8. The Board Is composed OF medical men md
laymcn.
4. Al Tho time that Dr.. Chopin WAS frat
made President, the law Of tiie Stats required
that eVery member ot the Boartl should be se-
lectcd, amongst other considerations, atcastse Of
hi kno9a real IN foror Of quarantine.
3. When the board WINS rcorganized last
spring Dr.. Chopin WIS reelected. With the full
knowledge Of his Thorough zeal In favor OF
quarantine, md he has been
SUSTAINED nr TnR BOARD.
Q. No man In The stato Of Lol1tsiann can sue.
ecssful1v impeach the personal status or motives
Of my Individual In tho Board. All are ettl-
zens honored BY the people around them.
Not one OF them save tho prest-
dent receives one cent for bis sery-
1ces, and Tho salary Of .hAt ofleer
could not possibly tempt tho cupitltty OF any
professional gentleman In tho meridian Of 1tfo
and enjoying practice involving constant en-
ploymont Beyond his station rs citizen, Dr.,
Cbopp.p, ~ nro.css,ona. raaa. has Ind. md,
tiasssst! ,..on.a .,s 10 ..aat "''n
'as enotouRuS llpsosco' u!e pes' euoeat'onoi
opportunities, American md European.
Whnn 1F Chnnnfn asa1Iunt Tim ftpp port Ia nj
luttca Of President Of tho Board Of nealtl
lhere could be no possible doubt tllut he repre-
rented the sentiment Of the u,ass Of Tic nnopte
nf both state and civ. The vcrv statute which
,;.sata., .,,s. -, | ~. na..t .,o,,,a
directed mat oil members of tue boa'a shou!u "a
bo selected otl account Of their known zeal III
favor Of quarantine
oops ro rnovu ru,a Ftcr.
ena these 's no earthly uoaot lia' tl,e eoln'au'
h,tS nad occh cducateq w tnc Doasu tiat pre-
ctdcl this one, and which was long IN power,
to believe that cfJle{cn, quarantine had been
a seriss Of years. Untler The circlns:a,,c Dr..
Chnnnin and 1fs Boaril r,nIi mol avoid Ijle eftort
to o1nrautine II they would,
ANOTHER 1uroHrAsr ro1sr.
The Bosrl of Health which preceded DR.,
Chonn,n hnti bean lryJlIr n sorice Of cxneriments
on reiow-feyer viii cari,oljc ocjd, lid during
scrcyol vrnra ti,cy Ind c],.stnti thc nronia to
bejioye ii lis power to "fepce 10 i or to .stamp
nut tho ftIsr1sp DR. {fhnnnfn Hnl hfs Hontd
brltercd in ,lpfr rcnorts. What tfcnl
VIZ 1or ,t,c two scnsnns nasned if,rr
yerc bounl to try it, nn,l that thorough
Is. They did do their work FULLY; but, at vas
confidently predicted by the few who saw. the
weakness Of the conclusions OF tue previous
Board, the thing failed signa!iv.
aIpuoso Dr. Chopp!n n1ltl h's bnar.l had no,
tired caroollc ac!d last EcnE.. With the lalhl[c
mind believing tn It, With vclf0W-fcreF entering
every household, am not suro their lives would
have been safe.
THIS is ONLY HUMAN NATURE,
What Ia the ,tute nf the coacl ~ t,ho,n,n
,,,1 th. Iloora heit"ve n IN aHiroov nf nm,rnn ~
sIna ~" mi thav havo " rsaT ,h"ir h,,a, qaat'r,,
fn c,rry m,t Tin n,cnaurs. nm, NJ,
tvr,T sGcn,irai IN t1,c snI.intt NJ ouarnr,,nc
.frycr conii "riri"atc ' Il, NV t,resn" s' u
thev havn bni;evcf In ths ef,icacg nj /.
IN Il thn ctv In nrcvent II. II IL cn,,, oririnnfe
there am perfectly sure, after thirty years
observation, that It cnn anil does originate
there mot al1Rays) aud Tint, whtlp "clcanlt,less
Is a virtue" An1 while no dnuDt epidemic tiis-
tascs cau be moro safely encountered In rlen1l-
1ncss. still filth has more to do with the tro-
daetion Of yellow-feyer than It has to do With
the production Of drought or famine. Here are
THE BRoApEsT pIgrEHgscEs or OPINION
,mor1rab,c. hut ,h.t r,vbt hoyc ~ ,,,,,,vn
tMfs ,nnt;yrt or Hnns,nfs IN nf,;ea3 ,rin ~ nh.
liz oN;riais u.nrrin'T geoIoustv !" t,a Ton5 I'M,
Mnter the xesv fficfatrs nf H.. 1nr Mn[er whiri,
th"ir hend 6rst ed nos,t,nmt """"' ""'s''
harc soid thot the iui 81 iisn,t.h,. o1,.o.t
charna f1ir.ctiT shat d. G7hnnnin Has afan'onrd
New Orleans In her thrcatcncd tronbie Per.
nil ma 10 sav that tint oentsomar las
A4'' n'' ~ oas 'l".t .as Ke.se's'a" 1ns