Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-08

! rors Of pestilence. But when our people
/ were Frustrated and dying, power!ess to sti '
| tle hand Of the destroyer, the brotherhood
! or the American citizen asserted itself. over
! came all sectional Jealousy, ard they came
| promptly 70 our assistance. The scenes Of
! 1915 2Te liable to be repeated. Al
I though no case OF yei.ou-irysr has 1t been
developed in our bordc,a, g. indeed,
/ II The United States, there Is posi-
/ blIty Of a recurrence with the returning
/ warmth OF sumner. la view Of this fact,
the Legislature, at its last session, lust closed,
| 10y enactment enlarged tie powers of the
/ STATE board OF health, giving 1t author'f" TO
/ declare sanitary rules and regulations rl,h a
/ view TO prevent the introduction and spread
OF ep'demlc diseases into our borders, Cr, If
| possible, stamp them out shonl ...l .u:0r-
/ tunattiy get footing in our mtjS5. Though
! the general government has e-jahti-hC3 a
national board CT heath. 1t care il only I'd
vlS0ry powers. without means or Elr.vy 10 AID
Us IN "A emergency. And thus we ave thrown
upon our own resources. The esta9 ....!.flenr OF
Estate board g ,,uU step in the right duection,
, ..nu without the actire cooperation OF tae
whole people OF cur State their Efforts will
, be, IN 4 great measure, futile. E"lTy one
knows the importance 0I preventive meas
%res We all remember that some towns,
almost within hearing OF thu shutks of the
dying, 10y a strict quarantine aud -eaauuaGle
I
eze""t.Ch, &c was thought, was due to a de-
/ termination, iDexOrably carried out o. the
part OF the citizens of these towns. How
ever severe thIa may work upon lev, It Is
safety TO the many. bGt It - + lie hoped
that by n ro-epa.a+ICl d the local authorities
VIII lie State board o! health, should the
occasion again arise much alarm and needless
sacuhoe OF life and property can bc prevented.
Arguments, however, en- the prOpripty +
sanitary measures ere a~neCecsar1-, = the
dearly Bought experience 9 last year is con
VlctIOn enough. 10 gain the co operation OF
a people scattered over q large extent Of .-r
rtOry, II IS absolutely necessary to adopt a
uniform system under which to operate
Without system nothing zen Re done. With
1t such measures BAN Ue carried out as VIII
alr-ost assure this State against another in
V2slou In order to enforce such regulations
as the State beard n its wisdom may adopt,
1t IS absolutely necessary that each town II
the State shall esta biisi 2 beard O. ,aaiCn, as
auxiliary 10 tie Htstc Board, and we now
appeal 20 e-eTy city, town and village in
tennessee to at once proceed with the organ
zatlOn of such boards. Inev shOult re ConSti-
tuted Of FIRM, pradent ans, wise physicians.
with oae 9. more intelligent citz5Gs. Thy
may have 10 take such action as will require
the experience Of all these qualities to the
fullest extent. They NAV be placed IL such
4 condition az viii tax to the utmost all the
test powers OF the human heart and brain.
So assisted, the Stale board would, indeed,
feel that half its labors were already accom-
plished. Without it, its efforts to secure
safety would fail to the ground. We. there
fore, appeal 10 yon az, in the name OF our
common humanity, to at once prcCeed to CIR
game. When organized, they are re-
quested to communicate at once with this
beard, that its aid may at any time
be InToRed, if found necessary. We especially
urge upon the citizens OF the S ate to organizs
everywhere. Do not rest IN fancied security
upon any wild theory of atmospheric or opo-
graphical immunity. Remember Chattanooga.
Whether your corporation is situated upon
the marshes of the Mississippi or the plateau
OF the Cumberland mountains, we beg you to
organize. No harm will result should there
be nc epidemic. Should it come, you Will be
prepared to receive it. There Is safety IN
prep ration. ''In time or peace prepare Tor
war, is IN adage that applies better to our
present situation than 10 the necessities Of
any warlike nation We are no alaTLasts,
and hope there will be no necessity FOR
action. But should the necessity arse,
the want Of these bodies would be fa5,t.
pnce more we urge you to or2anZ-
boards Of health in all cities towns and VII
lagos, and proceed without delay to adopt
such sanitary measures as may be indicated
by your several boards of health, and should
no emergency arise, you will be mUre than
compensated by the improved general health
of your community and the salubrtty Of y or
surrounding. When organized for work,
please communicate at once 10 Dr. W. Vi.
Clark, secretary of the State board Ct health.
at Nashville, and you will receive such ad-
vice and assistance from the board as will IN
sure your efficiency in time OF danger.
J. d. PLUNKETT, II. D.
Is NJ WIGHT, NJ D.
T. i. ATCHI son. HI. ID.
&. B. MAURY, NJ. D.
T.. W. COLE.
J. NJ. Stafford, NJ. d.
JOHN JOHNSON.
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