Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-15
THE FEVER.
No New Cases mt Memphis.

have been reported. Mrs. Tobin, on
Bradford street, died at 6 A. NJ. and was
buried at s o'clock. This leaves but one
person in the entire city. Judge Rays
son is sick with the fever, and he IS re-
ported dying. The local stations along
! Memphis and Little Rock have notified
Memphis that il no cases deyelOpe Dy
tomorrow, quarantine will be raised be-
tween Memphis and LOnoke, Arkansas,
% miles this side OF Little Rock. Wealth
er very warm.
MEMPHIS, July l4.-The following was
! telegraphed 10 every station along the
lines of the four railroads leading from
| the CITY. No new cases since the morn
| ING of the 10th instant. The lever Is
confined 20 the six sporadic cases. Mem
phians are returning; persons from the
adjacent towns coming in; twice the
usual number of passengers by the
Brownsville accommodation train this
morning. ;. III. COLLINS, VI. ~,
TSigned.1 Sec'y Board Of Health,
A. ID. LANGSTAFF,
Pres't HOWdrd association.
This afternoon, Judge Rays rallied;
tonight hopes are entertained oil MS
recovery.
Excitement at Water Valley. Miss, Aba
ted.
WALHISGroN, July l4.-Advices re
ceived by the National Board OF Health
state that the yellow fever excitement
at Water Valley, Miss, has abated.
There are no new cases.
New Orleans
New ORLEANS, July l4.-Dr. F.
Loeber, the physician in charge OF the
Touro in6rmary, denies there was or Is
acase Of yellew fever in the said in
Urinary.
DR.. Herrick, who went TO Water Val
lev, as an inspector OF the National
Board of Health, reports the case there
as extremely questionable. Its history
is incomplete and the observations made
by the attending physician imperfect.
DR.. Herrick says there is no other sus-
picious case at Water Valley. The peo-
pie are recovering from the panic.
Circular of the National Board of Health.
WASHINGTON, July l4.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the National Board
of Health invites attention of all State
and municipal authorities, and sanitary
organizations, to the fact that they
should ut once endeavOr TO secure the
best sanitary condition OF places and
people under their charge, whatever
opinions NAV be held as 10 the causes
OF yellow fever and OF the recent ap-
pearance of that disease in Tennessee
and Mississippi. 1t is best to act as ii
il were a disease due Ia specific and
particular cause, which Is capable OF
growth and reproduction, transportable
and NAV be destroyed by exposure to
temperatures above 2i0 degrees iahren-
heit, or by chemical dislntec-
ton Cf sufficient strength, II
brought into immediate contact. IL is
also prudent 10 assume that the growth
aud reproduction of this cause are con-
nected with the presence OF filth in
sanitary sense of that word, including
decaying organic matter, detective ven
tilatiOn as well as high temperatures.
The cases of yellow fever recently
observed should be considered due
TO causes surviving from last
years epidemic and not to
recent impOrtatiOns from other
countries. Ii follows there is liability
to the appearance of other cases IN
places visited by the epidemic last year
and that there is danger of the spread
of the disease to the north and west.
The object of the present circular is to
advise that all cities, towns and villages
be at one made clean in a sanitary point
OF view. The first step toward securing
cleanliness is to obtain reliable iniOr-
nation as to what parts OF the place are
clean and what foul. The results
of careful sanitary inspection in almost
any city or town will show the existence
of collections of decaying and offensive
matters previously unknown, and which
everyone will admit should be promptly
removed and destroyed. Such inspec-
ton, TO be of value, must be thorough,
and made by persons competent TO rec
ognize foul sails, water and air, as well
as the grosser and more palpable forms
Of nuisance. They should also be made
bv persons who would report fully and
frankly the results OF their observations
without reference to the wishes OF per
sons or corporations. When the where
abouts and extent of the evil are
known, the remedy is usually almost
seli-evident The National Board Of
Health will furnish, upon request, blank
forms as guides for such inspections.