Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-07-18
DISEASES.

CONTAGIOUS OAeEAbkA
Latest kilograms bring the not uns1-
pectsd news that the yellow fever has
broken out sirssh in Memphis. The
two or three cases, which had created
such general CONSERVATION inducing .
rush Of the citizens away from there,
had disappeared. on Monday the quar-.
antine was raised. and people were get.
ting back to their homes again. whom
suddenly on Wednesday Ave new cases
Of the dread disease were developed In
the very nsishborhood where the other
cases occurred. Again the lines OF
quarantine are strictly drawn. and
. second exodus Of wildly frightened
citissns ID in~ausuratsd. Too we'll do
the people Of Memphis rsmsmbsr the
horrible scenes Of last year. when men,
women and children were swept away by
the hundreds, and there were not
enough Of the living to care for the sick
and dying or bury the dead. All posi-.
BILE sanitary and other measures were
taken at the time 10 eradicate and pre-
vent the spread Of the disease. and dur.
ing the present season similar measures
have been taken 70 prevent ii rsappsar-
ance. Whether these measures and pre-
cautions were a. thorough ~ they should
have been 10 . natural question. for
Memphis never has had the reputation
OF being the most elsanly city In the
world. The chances are now In favor OF
q continuation and ~sxtsnsion OF the dis
ease, In spite Of the most active meas
ures to suppress 10.
And now let us look . little nearer
home. Thus far. during the present
season, the weather here has been un.
usually temperate. and We have sIps-
risuced no really hot weather. the thsr.
momster rarely ranging above eighty.
Ave degrees; but there II plenty OF time
yet for . visitation Of the terribly hot
wave prsvaiiingi in the East. Fortunately.
the climate OF Nevada II nsvsrsubjec, to
such extreme fluctuations - II expert.
snced in the East |; and neither Are We
over visited by the fearful spidsmios
which rage elsewhere. But even diph'
iberia, scarlet fever. whooping cough.
measles. and such comparatively mild
forms Of contagious diseases arc bad
enough and deadly enough. especially II
not properly looked out for and operated
against. But few oasss Of either disease
mentioned have occurred - yet this
season. but the germs. the prsdisposi'
ton. tho symptoms are apparent. and q
heavy spell Of hot weather might easily
develop the name into . contssion
which would sweep away many valuable
lives. especially among the children.
none OF whom any Of u like 10 spare.
Gold Hill 10 In . much better sanitary
condition than Virginia. The sewerage
10 excellent and the town 10 generally
clsanly and in good order, but there are
instances where sink.drains, oess-pools
and similar aisesse-enoourasing arrange
msnts are left open and not properly
cared for. All Of these things como nm.
der the jurisdiction Of the Town Marshal,
and any one knowing OF such existing
evil should point Il out and have It
abatsd at once.
Moreover. parents having any con.
tagious disease in their family or among
their children should allow NO commu'
nication Of the disease to other families
or other children. Especially should
this be the easel in regard to the schools,
for there ID where . contagious disease
can be spread with the greatest facility.
No child belonging to . family in which
q case OF diphthsris, scarlet fever.
whoopins cough. typhoid fever or SINH.
lar disease sxists should b allowed
to 60 to school. Parents send.
ing them under such circum.
stances are literally and morally
guilty Of murder. should fatal oonss.
qusnoes snsus from such criminal care
lessnsss. Neither should such children
DO allowed to wen play in tho streets OF
elsewhere with other children. Let each
and every case Of contagious disease be
properly guarded and guaranteed. 90 to
speak. and all possible sanitary meas
urss looked out for. and no n will
h.va cau.a N va0vak II