The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-15
A RATIONAL QUARANTINE.

A RATIONAL QUARANTINE.
Apropos Of pr. Choppin'a letter and 81 the
/, discussion arising In The mntter OF tho Bonrd
of Health anh itE policy, " Roetns favorable
and timely occasion far tho DEMOCRAT 10 state
tn theory ofauarnnt.no. Wa know thai many
mud conflicting iheaE AZ hat upon tho subject
TINT mon Of apparently equal ability and
! weight differ Internationally upon every matn=
| rial feature IF tho question. TINT ariouco IL
| rent IN twain mud TINT theory wRndera llko n
urteor IN tho Infinite flrmninnnt Nnvmthe
| lnaa we have ON views and VIZ fpnalfier thnln
| acnalbIn mud practical. Tho great trouble
| with quarantine. ms heretofore conceived and
/ carried ont Nv CTR Hoafd of IionItl. ~ that II
| hna heen too aciontlIlc tao.fnlladl TOP nncll
| devoted To- Tho tcat If ihnorINe and loo little
adapted 10 thn es lgrnclra If every day life. q
| commerce and IL human lnornata. II Inns fee
actnhlol too much tho plnn nr thn lriahmnn
| In tho nncciote. who. having rofvortad tho In
| lidol by threatening him With drowning,
| ettaightwny drowned him fnr tho Fnlvnion
| uf his soul. We do not doubt Tint ON Eonid
| oT IIcnlih entertain great and good nnd
Ihenovolrnt purpose. TINT their aim b to k"p
dleen,,a out nr thu city nnl thus to protect tho
| poope4 health hut Tho iloRlti'a Theory. rni
rlc,l forward To- ite Legitimate deductions. cnn
ond only III the wnlng ny ~ New or'"nna
| aud tho permanent suppression OF NIL iniof
| rotlrr0 with the outside world WH do not
| know ihnt eurhn policy would prevent yellow
fever Nathcl do tho t.nnld IL IloRlth know
| H. Iltit lhny want 10 mako tho experiment., In
order that thcy ,nny nntary themselves.
llnrn III tho point ~ which Wa dlysrg" from
| thn Hoard Wo cnnnot hollnvo Tint H. rs wac
10 HacrInca al tho material intot"stH of
gront community iln this fnr tho sake Of
moro experiment wa cnnict hnIleyo TINT
true nrlrneoor tho mn'nrwi epnrlialona of In
lrilipcn nm from known pfomaoR will
ntiatnn such policy. III seems To
ua ihni thrrn should 10 some golden
moan nome why of going between the
oxtronc dngman az either nIdN and thort
hy eirlng II hnppy medium. lIotwrnn Tho
informally sclcntilr AMI the informally fatnl
Istic there ought ~ ho u compromised II Is
this compromise Tint "" acnh Wa honvr
that uunrnntlnn IN aomn Rhnpo n desirable
my that II ~ humane Hnd necessary We
think flint inrmttm ships and Ianasnd p"i
SONS should ho lsnpi out ~ thu city. TINT There
should 10 sorme place provided ror Tho reocp
ton Of the nir anil tho ilainfnrtinn Of vcn
rwa, md Tint ihiR place should bn called u
@,rinrnnilnn Ihn bnet talent thn most On
lIshtcned mud cultured minds. mud tho most
approved appliances should hn onEnRed Ia The |
work Fvcry prncnu'lon should W. taken IT, |
prevent tho ncceaa Ia our whnrvm IT dtsnnao
III my and every ahapn. Thus much VIZ cor
daily and inalaieutly declare.
Iul hero IL ahoud end The itInn Or Hrreat-
ing commerce. hroannn vcgsnla 81 PERSONS I'm |
them may subsequently become infected. he
rnilao thoy hnvn como from localities whore
alckmWs may prevail OF where. by Tho laws
or latitude. II ought ~ prevail. la aupnrstl
tuua and m4chinvoua folly The iden Of
stopping II perfectly wholesome md clennly
voHaol. manned hy u perfectly hoalihy crew
showing no traces Of diaonee or Infection IT,
III ~ opinion. wicked nnd foolish. Tho theory
Of tho goim that invisible aud mysterious
quantity which Romo aeIcntlRt4 talk about
M children do about the buanhoo, but which
no tnnn has Hoen this theory we Rny.
may aoi w to nmuan u band ~ ido 1iirffnna
but Il l. weran thnn humhug when mingled
with tbs philosophy nnl Injected into tho
plans ~ practical people RirmgRlinE FOR a Ilvo-
iho0y. lIna II oyer hocn determined how long
germ can rotnin ttR vitality Docs nny Of
.ho grave and reverend snigniorR feel ahe to
my exactly how long germ niiIRt he Kept
II ORDER TO doairoy Tia active principle Not
l'hon. II this bo IN doubt II III never safe to
sdmt y"Hanl which nj amy time may have
ouchod nj MI infected port and hence com
nrrur In MI its forms III TrnuEll with danger
a human life.
I hlR. oF couran, II tho rcti,utiO IA uhaurdurn
IA II IL equally the moral Of the quarantine
hcnry ms cherished and advocated by tho
lnard of llealh. Hence VIZ oppose IL. Hence
W inHii that tho only plan Of quarantine
consistent With epmmrrrr nnh the nrccaRitIcs
\ civilization nnd human ifn III that which
w have outlined Rhpvc. Lot MS SOC that our
NV IL kept Hcrupunualy rlohn. In accordance
With tho most cnlig htcned thcorina and prnc- '
Ices Of modern sanitation. AMI. ~ nh nccrR- ,
DRY 20 this policy. lei ILL., Reo that no vIsibIr
nd Developed diseaso, clthor through per
"na ~ vessels. IL permitted ~ come 10 ON I
wee. and then We shall havo done every ,
hing that common sense. or duty. Or prnct- ,
nj science can require" And that Is our tho |
~ pf quarnntnr f.