The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-11-27

mittee appointed to consider and re-
port plan, with the view of prOtec.
ton, at the next meeting of the as
sociation.
The following officers of the Amer
ican Health Association were elected
on the Goth inst. at its morning ses'
sion: President, John S. Billings,
U. S. navy; first vice>president,
Samuel Chopin, Of New Orleans ;
second vice-president, r. G. Kedzie,
of Lansing, Mich; treasurer, ]. B.
Lindsey, of Nashville; executive
committee, Z. B. White, of Louis
lana; |. L. Cabell, of Virginia; E.
NJ. Hunt, OF New Jersey; j. d.
Plunkett, of Tennessee Chas. F.
Folsom of Massachusetts,, and A. L.
Gibson, of the U. 5. navy.
The invitation from New Orleans
to hold the next convention in that
city was accepted by an almost unan-
inOus vote.
DR.. PIunkett, of Nashville, read a
paper on "cOtton as fomite )" DIR.
Brewer read IA paper on rotten
wood" and DIR. Thornton read pa
per on yellow fever in Memphis in
in 1879" DIR. Thornton reluctantly
comes to the conclusion, after mature
deliberation, that "tbe evidences of
local origin are so positive and those
of importation so negative, so far as
| know them, | am forced to the
conclusion that the disease arose from
the Infection Of last year, which re-
mained dormant until the atmOspher>
ic conditions favored its redevelop-
ment."
From the doctors paper we learn
that the health officers Of Memphis
have been energetic in using all
available meals to "stamp out" the
the fever, and that under their direc~
ton will continue to enforce sanita>
ton throughout the city. In this
good work all citizens wish them
complete success, aud that Memphis
may become free from the destroyer
and be all that her energetic people
desire. AS they ha re suffered much,
so may they abound in prosperity.
The railroad managers Of the
Southwest to-day adopted resolutions
to lay before the different State legis-
latures the practical defects of the
present system of local quarantines,
in order that more efficient system
can be enforced by appropriate legis-
lation, and also asking from congress
an appropriation for its enforcement,
to be expended under the direction Of
the National Health Board.
The proceedings Of the association
were continued by a paper by DR.. K.
G. Jennings, of Little Rock, Ark,
on quarantine and its results in the
State of Arkansas.
2. A report of the committee of
the New Orleans Medical and Sur
gical Association IN subjects submit
ted by the executive committee of
the Public Health Association by DIR.
D. c. Holiday, of New Orleans.
8. Camps and depopulation of
Memphis; epidemics of lS7S-79, by
Jno. F. Cameron, of Memphis.
4. Resolutions and reports of
committee relating to public health
legislation.
The reading of the essays above
mentioned was followed by remarks
on steamboat inspection, by DIR A. n.
Bell, of Brooklyn; cases Of yellow fe-
yer in New Orleans, in the summer
of 1879, by DR.. Herrick; conflicting
theories of quarantine, by DIR. Billings
and isolation in yellow fever. by DIR.
J. p. Dake, of Nashville.
A hearty endorsement of the work
of the National Board of Health was
cordially given, and resolutions pass
ed with a view to its usefulness in the
future.
After resolutions of thanks to the
various institutions and citizens of the
city for courtesies and attentions, en-
hancing the enjoyment of their visit,
this entertaining and instructive ses-
sion terminated. The proceedings will
be published at once by the commit
tee on publication, but those who de-
sire sooner to inform themselves OF
the action of the Association will find
in the American an admirable report.
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