The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-31
TIE GANGEE LECTURE.
"A Discourse On Antiscptie Isolation
w. Quarantine.
An Interesting and Valuable Address
Oh Germs and Germ Killing,

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tlon. a#ttantel W. tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENT n 4 Fnrnn
leetats by Prof, John Gamgee, of London. Eng
Tha r,t,fFar wa# listened tn throughout wt'l
Al attention Witch manifested tho internat FL
In hin 4nn#5f, which wae AntiAapiia lsolAtinl
"a, Duafaltna"
The irttHrer Hald:
The nlprY alraanarda inRHrng thn' 'naoFaan
cycle II changes oyHr thip gl@ha Il ~ ealtltiate'
10 ursaarya llfn warn alluded IN hriHIlr in fn'
Inst leetRta FhaY oeRtly indicate tite N4Hta
b. be fnl anad hy Tho aHnltafian. lIuinnn in 81
flErnse H gradually but RHtny nnpfeultfal
fhe ruAitttaua moat favorable II mIlnan HifR
ThnAh conditions we saw wero SCI ~ del4oa'
fiji almost aFaiy ahp htl rA ana H illn toah1f
Ina aeatd9atA hAyp been iaar than might htft
hnan antiaentad. II 10 duo to The adaptation .
the httng An body whereby tho condition irTmet
HgrtRlut5at8bH III. Eftnr an attack N apnRilt
yellow ioFei protection result,
TheroudlfIon of men In u foul shin or fan
city III Hnt a aurn index M tho lI 4nnna NV ptaF
once Eli st ny teycr II peppted nv protested IN
divilnale, To praye tint av"n tho moat dan
gnraaa Eaa4.R Ate riaFna cH'tiat@ athahunt
ties \ i hooded 4neh Ha hRvn 0ttantimoa hnnn
Afforded harn and during Tho ufn2anf yHnt IL
New fa'kf5t an tcnlinatod yafaan nnWttinHl'
aHUpt tmeHtlfI thnu aalyna IVY hHHttlE
ehipa fnig 81 eiasen md dta. hLffi n tlaI e
hHa pftatn tHanAtai taF the tltlt tmn lnf y+a
Erl wAa tutaefnt Rnd thuR 'iHtnut ion rnfhar thRn
purite 4tl1n may bn tire torefuna"l - taed"t 81
81 anFdaBita4
II III #4t HiWaya ao far ha combined faniara
TAIL PlNpuep Ia general aenk tltit tavuft.,
niuua. 1 EHnw If no exception. Ihny Aith
seth nufand tn tith rhat Wa ao inraiv aarae
nfTn 4se tmpurttea Of luEHiiou9 hn'u u da@
to the lNtAatlra In thn way IF rauaa Hi sina
many HnX45ua aRanena, fhn N"tl wntfr
charged sith tYphaid poison. IA olt"u aphlk
ling nnd nafe aEtneaha tn1f'nk fNan w,yh1 .-
some atNtatn water. IhnrA II nooAa"ntiNn ta
tho tuie hat human ai4easoa ara f@1apatnl ~
dirt. rha II aulr eartHlolr antlot 'ar be duty
though tnn rotation between WnnlonnueRa nna
aiekRePs IA uHt alwayn "'ianht
AtYphuaur yellow fever originating ut aea
agnn, tfplaia ana rhainra essentially af land
ia MA
place ~ iold fAmera'on happtiv dn0nnd
dirt. | taink ! can RhnW gan thAt ,has nan All
be nlHNNUieA w measures correctly grouped
undettlte one haal Antiscntic iaolHuan,
When NaHhy lfat century. traced pnrn'tnna
mHtAH terRta ~ tar northwest W. Fort baron,
and aa#Hatt troaEulaaa all th"ae sym otnms II
famtthltt Witch approximate ~ tho Rigua liz
yellow faypr, W. tlpH Il land rntking win W
Jnurhnpa vegetation u factoring hHHute aaila
80 rich tlht thny have proved in"Sm3aiihn
Anratipn Hfa -oAT rays could MI pRnnttstr he
naath ttIA antirea, and warm westh"t amy
dlatirhinGa with tho spade evolved the unRtf
lehiiHl 8#iafHiana, tha malMia which ha4 III
10 aueh confusion In DISCRIMINATING thn origin ii
yellow favsr
TufnsuE thn eal fnr thc a0nstrurtnn nf
railroad az elevations, IA iii tho Andaa nvnn al
ak ihnna0nA nsa hnniroi foot has led 10
mortality lln to aaaa nlatfnt rutfnG hat harm.
lpns unit itA prniuofa afadttypn from thp nnIth
by beat ~ gspnaea bY tho hand ot man. nrntn
nnd plant Hnah anil. anratc. hia lntssrAth. p,lTFn
or in u word itrnfatt. and tllon thn NIL
lions sc Gata4 On which mon haya ani'eted 'tni
proved AMI liynA nAa than hnHarai FpHla
nRNs AH itagama healthy auiaoufera NJ heuud-
less wealth
An rttttH. HlFar inataner Reno I'm the hnart II
fhe, nai.trolHs 0amraE ~ having arai"aEH,
building 4ad living ontha wholesome strength
HAth4 tHUdAal many mAfkHt4. IA Afaatnr haAith
tnpsR prov tt4 than IN thR open oRaat.t.
FIR ta9 sene rehsope New Or "9na 4 far
eulhiaf thnn many inland and thinly nn1platl
distriata. D0t thnra arn thotoWn al s.urs pfraer.
Hue III Il ph9id. and In acHnoita fnyeIs
which e'inE fn The confined a'noanhora ri ans
ctnRtd sPaar4. " 10 the 4niI through which ana'l
apoissn 20 nat II typhoid ppAsea q eantaml
nata WRser They linn ani th,lvetn A nay, en
Antlaeptie implins Id autitiote Il ,loeEmpoei
tionahd pattafaefian Every antiAotn. how
ever, hH# VA Ha nsnh III adequate asns aVd il
an adtuuGe manner, 10 that nn'taCnttsa maat
Huceeed Ia nfopastinn aa W. limit tha amount
o1 nattaA #e quantity ot difti .
laals9 h0f9 ltH!eof i in Chr summer ana4nn
may I'D iMpnrtat IN tha ahnno VI rnttpu fruis
Rad other pfoaneo, which sanitary inrpnr.ers
have hi, III a difficulty in throwing overheard
10 UtNvt aH tha further pollution Al thn aitg
But ~ tF lne larger quantity consists IL lta-
ehaERAs 4n tuen aud animals. m eyifHhlo
huEe mess ~ almost wiIltn waste of many
forms II hllnan food.
Nt#aEat tha circumstances may have boon
which ieyl III tha establishment u " public
abAtFut IA Hrw orl"uus. Il II 10 ho hopad that
ne private lheresfa will ny"r again ecattsr here
sDch eeH s@ nutriatty Az nryato slaughter |
houses alw4,s ara. Dirt noycr should be-
hidden Rnd certainly never scattered tfnivnf- |
sal CLEANLINESS implies preventing rather thnn
81 mortality Demands sanitary protautIpn4 |
agnln ~ tm recurrence ~ disease.
Both gietuiboes ana disease prevention ara |
contraiahle hy anfiRnptte measures Witch nan-
mot M AalltHl tansaon. Itwand hn unfair Not |
70 refer ~ taia point to those rul,s for ahtp4
AfoM fareige ports which Mr., Burwell aud Capi |
ThoF. i. Woodward first suggested whereby III,
fnuineha rlufI yNist III phips ANA therefore, 10
disease was itnI efted by vessels sailing under
them.
sNTIaErrrc SURGERY.
For sonia sears certain skilfnl specialists
and nptRhIy Professors Isttaa and IunAaf hlyn
advocated thA risB exclusion III u-cnilad IN
trefnctive Geim4 from wounds and a,,,,ns H.,
both mechanical ana chemical methnta Tho
mos u0GtthN aud unpleasant processes bayn
other sauNHN skiiinl EXPERTS hayo Heerr. Il
similar results hy abundant volumes IT MIRA
Mr, serupatou5 cleanliness aud wholesome
RlEht hote, III rbls City II New Orleans. witch
counts among Us accompIi. he'd mtdieai corps
ONO at Tim nioat successful and brilliant sur.
keons af a4F ttmr aud country Andrew ".
nmythe we leara hat III epite OF heat moisture
ana II sapnased ar Imagined resiieniiai AZ
moalhRro. dia most daring operations hnv,
almost an unique result IN recovery Tho
clouds 81 bacteria are not aunt d-the sur.
gaa sn retisns ~ he.mear hie pattnnt NJ himself
WITH eatb9ita oil hut ample Ventilation OF free
dilutton Of an by air. IN spite Of rountos4 ynr-
Hoes III atmospheric germs. coupled wtst Eool
worIns surgical records with entirely original
and uneSampled Victories.
GERM KILLING
There II M impression abroad that 1t must ia
u Very difficult thing to catch ana kiI N g.,r,n
II Sou bave not the honor IT bis ac
ignore the toughness of its hide er
OF th6 Thousand lives into which II may III pteued
by dexterous vision.
Germ. hunting and killing Il process which
mas oAsn conceived by Ignorance and nnlsea
on fear. lon are told that reasoning by anal
osS, whatever the analogous ct thu Unknown 4
may he. cold may naraly4a bur moi Mil TN VIII
low fever germ; From simple purycrsity ana
love Of contradiction. the seeming wise gs
pound On the powAr Of strong mineral acids /,
and the virtues Of high pressure steam. not ,
thih klng howdestruc,iye they mus be to shfps
and thiags They cannot understand how frost \
Kills cotton plant or deprives al the trees Of
leaves. They forget that heat is that agent 1
which WHITES aRa disperses the yellow fever /
poison, The infected steam from the washer | |
Woman tub has often contaminated i house |
d. neighhOrh0od !,
Or. Billings tells us: "As regards clothing. |
,eadinF. cts, II Is often urged that thrlr de- I
truettoh by are the bast meth q of dealing \
With them. A. a matter ot fact the attempt To u
AIRY out such destruction has often resulted in 5
.spread ct dlsea cas- in Memphis In 1875
finer fl' clouds Ut smoke. from burning If
infected bedding IN the streets seemed almost