The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-19
QUARANTINE AND THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
WAUKEsHA. Wis, August Il, 18'

WAukESHA, w 49,, August Ia 1917.
To the Editor OF the Democrat:
Several telegraphc dispatches Of an infa.
NOUS character have appeared recently In the
Chicago papers, from New Orleans, with ref
erence to Quarantine against foreign ports, >
ssthe Board of Health" and business Of the
city.
DIR. Chopin Is represented as shaving fled
the city," "as having been mobbed," THE
Board of Health threatened with assassina-
tion" and that merchants, disgusted uih
Chopin quarantine" had determined to move
to other points,
1t is surprising that few INSCRIPTIONS
scoundrels have SO long been allowed to vent
their spite upon the president OF the Board Of
Health, to the detriment OF the city, and adj
Vocate their monstrous doctrine that "Nep
Orleans is for The acelimated only" without
rebuke, and that efforts to break down quar-
antine against foreign infected ports for the
purpose of carrying out their schemes should
have been permitted with impunity. II IS
impossible to estimate the damage inflicted
upon our city by these assaults; the whole
interior country seemingly being thoroughly
imbued with the belief that every safeguard
against the Introduction OF yellow fever from
abroad will be broken down. That the whole
against New Orleans until this impression Is
renewed and until quarantine against foreign
ports Is made thoroughly secure, is as sure
and certain as is the evidence we now have OF
that intent
Our people are certainly aware OF the fact
that the whole Mississippi vally has suffered
and is now suffering the loss OF millions OF
money and thousands Of lives by the yellow
fever introduced into New Orleans last sum
mer from foreign ports. Are they not aware
S1f III trade which
this great sacrifice was made from the ports
mentiOnedD does not equal In value and bene-
tit the sales of two OF our leading houses de-
6troyed by interior quarantine, and that the
statements OF an immense trade being de
stroyed by quarantine against these infected
ports are absolutely false? Is 1t not plain that
a thorough quarantine against these Injected
ports, and freedom from the scourge, will give
us free and unrestricted trade with the inte-
rior9 Is it not equally plain that a loose quar-
antine and constant Introduction Of cases from
abroad will Theoretically close the surround
ing country to our trade and intllct irrepara-
Ole damage upon our commerce.
DO our people know the fact that Galveston
with q quarantine Of almost total non-inter-
course against these foreign ports has kcpt
free from epidemics and increased her tonnuge
sac hAfttred per cent, while New Orleans, with
scarcely any quarantine, has not increased
her tonnage twenty-five per cent az tWentyyeurs,
and that this fact brands as the grossest error
the assertion that quarantine against these
ports destroys and cripples commerce! When
our people recall the fact that the fever has
never made its first appearance in the filthiest
quarters, and that while admirable and neces-
sary for the general health, that cleanliness
alone never has prevented the spread Of vel
low fever, and That the cleanliest portions Of
our city and the cleanliest country towns
have suffered more than the foulest novels;
when they remember that the president of
the Board OF Health is one Of those mainly in
strumental in breaking up the vile govern
ment OF kellogg, and that those now chiefly
engaged ia these assaults are the residnum
and parasites Of that regime; when upon il
Xestlgatio q they realize the fact that the
Board OF Health have established no uuaran-
tine equal In severity or length of time to
t that established II Northern ports, and that
our city Is that against New Orleans because
OF the aneficiency Of that established against
foreign ports on as; when it is considered how
the poor are being duped and made the vic
Tins Of this crusade BY having all the avenues
that furnish labor closed by these assaults
our people should infict upon the authors ii
this injury to the interests of our State a
punishment commensurate with the crime.
ORLEANS