Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-14
four undertakers ofthe eity.


Philip johnson, colored, aged a,
died at the hospital on Saturday Of re-
mittent fever.
Sarah Hurt, colored, aged Is, died
at the erner of Fourth and Saiarans
streets, Chelsea, of marasmus.
Peter Benacchi, an Italian, aged 9
years, died at the corner of Union and
Second streets, Of diarrhea.
Alfred Simms, 10 months, died at
1873 Georgia street, of cholera infan-
tum.
Andrew Kiley, aged 80, died at AZ
Third street, near Mill, Chelsea, of
sun-stroke.
Michael Mahon, aged "A years,
drowned.
C. B. Moore, aged 10 months, died
on Rayburn avenue, of cholera infan.
tum.
Mrs. Nj. Tobin died on Bradford
street, near Jones avenue, of yellow
fever.
Mrs. DR.. L. J. Bryant, of Folks
Station, down the Tennessee railroad,
was inferred at Elmwood yesterday,
she having died at her home and
conveyed here for burial.
WHITE RIvHR QUARANTINE.
A telegram from DeVall's Bluff,
sent by Captain Postal, of the steamer
Hard Cash, announces that the people
at the towns along White river will be
governed in their quarantine regula-
tions by the course recommended by
the governor of Arkansas. As the
embargo has been raised as far as Lo-
noke, no restriction to the movement
of freights is likely to be made along
White river.
DR.. JOHN r. FRAYsER.
for more than forty years past a
resident here and an eminent practic-
ing physician, who has treated yellow
fever through four epidemics, was in
terviewed on Saturday by the cast-iron
yellow fever expert of the Appeal.
The genial doctors opinion is worth
as much as is that of any mar in the
community, more, many will doubtless
believe. AS printed yesterday the
points of DR.. Frayser's views are He
announced the first case of yellow
fever here in 1855, the first time it is
known to have prevailed in Memphis /;
he has given the disease a close and
careful study and feels prepared to
recognize a case when he sees it. He
has not G a case here this season,
nor since last November. Intended
to have visited Maurice Tobin, who
died of fever on Bradford street, but
was prevented. This case was treated
by his sOn-in-law, DR.. B. G. Henning ;
has understood that Tobin and Null.
brandon were both hard drinkers.
This is not the understanding of
those who knew and patronized Null
brandon). He accounts for the wide
difference of opinion expressed among
physicians regarding yellow fever as
the result Of a lack Of study into the
nature of the disease, and evident
Ignorance on the part of one
or the other opposing opinions. lie
believes the prevailing hot weather
would have %propagated yellow fever,
other conditions being favorable, had
there been any cases here. Yellow
fever has always cast its shadow be-
fore. Heretofore the beginning Of the
warm season previous to ayellow fever
epidemic has always been attended
with a general complaint Of sickness,
particularly from the lew marshy
country around us chills and fever
prevail, and every one e a green
ish yellow complexion, He has no.
ticed that malarial fevers have been
the forerunners of yellow fever, and
when the latter makes Its appearance,
others are absorbed by it, The pres
ent spring and summer months have
been unus Tally healthy, with very
little tendency to malarial diseases
and other disorders which usually
presage an epidemic. This is espec-
tally the fact in the country contigu-
ous to Memphis. He fears no epidemic
this season from this fact; and also
from the fact that no new cases have
occurred lsince the sporadic cases
were first announced. His candid
opinion is that we may look for as
healthy a season as was ever en-
joyed here. Yellow fever cannot
exist without hot weather. A high
temperature of the atmosphere i.
necessary to induce a morbid oondi-
ton of the human system and cause il
to contract yellow fever. The con.
%spicuous difference between yellow
and other fevers is that the tempOra-
ture Of tho patient rises while the
pulse or action of the blood goel
down. He is not a believer in the in.
furiosa theory. In the summer O
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