Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-04-05
NATIONAL QUARANTINE,

The bill reported to the Senate
from the Yellow Fever Investigate
'1g Committee, appropriates $500
ooO for the purpose of const. uctine
relrigerating ships to be used as
o's,nfecting agencies at New Orleans
ana other Southern ports. This
plan' says the New Orleans P;ro
y"ne: seems to be based on at leas,
one known and demonstrated fact
"e have many theorics.of tho or;.
gin of yellow fever, but not ono
dignity than that of uuveriied hv,
Pothesls: We have the theory Of
local origin depending On defective
h;yg'ene, a theory which, in snito or
the absence of any facts to snnrort
IT has captivated many minds AVID
IS assumed 70 be undisputably true
oy persons who never saw a case
OF yellow lever, and who never ]iv- t
Cd where yellow fever is ant to {
come. A strong public opinion sam l
ports the theory that yellow fever {
IS not indigenous to New Orleans
~ any other part of the United
; :ates. New York and other Statcz e
'ct on tina tview, at least to Tie OK. ?
en- OF recognizing the importabiI.
ty OF the disease, in cstablish;na I,
heir rigid quarantine systemsE "
wo essential features of anv effec, =
I'VE quarantine system are isolation ~
no olslnfection. The first NAV he o. q,
ssuFed by constant vigilance and re
trlct enforcement of the law. As W
the latter, experience has not IL
ct SHOWN that any Q! the methods
hlch have been practiced are effec-
We; here is absolutely no reason o e
believe that carbolic acid or a.;
''phur Tunes, or any other Of the ol'
y ca;ied dls!ntecting agents, will trr
III the yellow fever germ. But Dr. r,'
hat is known is that a temneras 90.
re CT ~ degrees does kill it. It for
ere This one fact is known with Ma
rtalnty, and it is on this known
u that the plan of refrigeratinc
ps is based. If the plan should
adopted by Congress, and car
q into effect wi h intelligence Ell
4 skill, we may have great rea- 81
70 anticipate from it the best e!ec
u'ts. 1t there is one question SION o'
zen may properly claim the at : ens'
ton OF Congress, apart from the irn :;
t1cuIar objects OF the extra ses- o o,I
J. 1t is this one. Summer iS way t"''
ing on and the country expects IN so
'ethlDg to be done by the Ne- iude,
al government to avert the ular
ger OF recurrence OF the pesti- own
e. whatever opinions may be own
rta'ned by some Of the medical didac
-'eineh OF THIS and other Sec in TIL
as 10 the domestic or fOreipn ganiz
In OF yellow fe1 er. it is certaia split,
among tue people throughout Demo
country there is firmly lootec lition
&c ION that the disease is pro, Here
'ed by Transmission from tlace ed r"l
ace. The researches of the 1ndus
tioatjno comn;ttoo, Lo '',o No act
confirm this belief. The re, parry
OF the committees affirm it u un 'n ne
remarkable uDanimity. Pub. H ,inno ol
COVE oo.:o 'hSicsS 10 portan
3oS ~ avert what is those t
w 'Lo uapEcr or I'M truth t
q" u"i MS INC coming sum- ly but
Su''i uc''ou VIII 60 lar to- was alb
calming public feeling, and action
ing Tue evils which, in an az. tie time
-eu form, would follow on a referc
lou Oh the methods emp;oyed 1ngs wi
year by the commuaifins point of
hout the Southwest. Tho in whic
N is one of the very highest choose t
ance' and we trust that Con. vention-
vi! promptly act on it i'ce-W