The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-17
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY II, 1870

fortune that this admirable. concise logical
statement. with its sensible premises and its
unerring aud unanswerable induetions, can
not be put into the hands OF every thinking
person in the South, and it's truths Injected
into the souls Of Health Officers everywhere.
| The space at our disposal permits only q
| brief References TO the outline of Dir. IindS-
taY,e report II will To borne In mind, how
ever. that whom The epidemic Of last year be-
gan f. spread, with mysterious and dreadful
rupidity. tho authorities ~ Nashyille came
together far tue purpose Of considering the
situation aud adopting n plan Of action to he
Itheueeforw adhered to in the face OF amy
aud all circumstances The first article of
the agreement accepted a. once mud almost
without dissent ~ misgiving, was that there
should J." No quarantine, that Nashville
would not fall AZ low in terror and lnhuman-
tty as te onsn hor doors against the fright
euod OF afflicted Instead Of contracting and
arresting hel civilization she promptly and
spIendidly hroadeuot t She not only permit
tod. shetuvitNd visitors, sick pr VOL Those who
chose 10 seek refuge within her gates should
hn hospitality and cordially received, The
we'll should receive n fratetnal welcome the
sick y mercful and loving tenaance. And
having Thus formulated and proclaimed her
policy. she s"t about preparing herself IL
carry II luto prudent but practical operation.
Nashville had her weak spot. her disease
eontre fanker upon her hygienir body.
low lying, iIidraned. iithy. eyil-smeltnR
and altyuys menace to her health But the
authorities went hravey ana intellgently TO
iii itty
and they were soon ready ia encounter the
problem they had decided upon graphing
with and, If possible ronquering
II IS hardly worth while following this,
phasc If the record Everybody knows that
Nashville prnved at Ieast ole thing, to wit
That the introduction uf yellow fever into
| community need not necessarily result in All
epidemic thai the spread Of the disease de-
ponds upon conditions other than tho st,SpIe
presence of the germ. Nashville had yellow
fever within hen walls cases hYt score
poor hunted frantic creatures, Wild with tor
TOT and driven IN from other points 10 wan
eier through the darkness and the storm, uns
til ~ laat thay- eraylnd into t.n mereifnI
refngeot Nashville t. recover or to die as
might be-. but at least to enjoy tho sweet
trations Of trained skill Buf Nash
yllc passed through the ordeal witt tbs
consolation Of knowing that sho had taught
one great and shining lesson 10 the world.
and with the pride of feeIng that she wHs
one among the lteoaguerod cities who had
kept her heart as dauutloss in the face If
danger "a ii was warm and loving toward
the afflicted and ferlorn, They weln not fatal
lists those Fathers Of tho city which New Or
Leans ought to 10 Infinitely proud and unut
torahIy glad to call sister, they were simply
earnest. enlightened. intrepid mon, active as
they were brave wise az they wefe stfadfast.
rhay not only decided to meet the peril as
became human beings but they prepared to
meet II us became superior uteIlgences, If
they were divine in their hospitality aud
soliPitude toward their fellow creatures. they
were stern and sIenpless in their precautions
against the common foe.
And Or, Lindsey, who tells this noble and
splendid story in n strain befittfnR Its inde
scribHhln substance has the pride of knowing
that tho plan which he advocated Oh grounds
Of civilization and humanity has, largely
through his efforts. been shown to he as well
founded In wisdom and science as it was
bright and gloried in mercy and loving
kindness. The shotgun quarantine proves
nothing except the ease with which the on
lighteumeuto of the Nineteenth Century can re-
bound into the brutal cruelty and supersti-
tion Of the Twelfth Sometimes the yellow
fever does not appear in tho bes0tted place.
and then the load proclamation Is made Of the
virtue of tho Gordon sdRifunr Sometimes
the brittle broastworks and devastatcs the
garrison, and then If they say anything MT
all, tho apostles Of the shot gun and tho
Chinese wall, take refuge In some false and
haseess explanation of the failure, Bat Nash
vtlle's experiment proves something Our
brethren there sat out with the determination
to refuse ingress to no person, we'll or sick,
but to resort to every wise precaution against
elements Of disease from within or vehicles
OF disease from without. In tho sanitation 81
their promises and the dislnfeetIon Of Infected
or possibly infected articles they made their
defense against the epidemic, and they
triumphed. They have proved That II city can
be humane, enlightened. that II can go on
with its commercial affairs and preserve It's
social and fratcfnal relations with the rest
Of the world, without necessarily suffering in
consequence. They have proved that their
policy Is not only nobIer and moro beautiful
but that 1t is safer than the policy OF non-in-
tclc0ursc of the barbarie sdtue qu5 peut.
Yesl Nashville stands to-day crowned
with tho glittering dindem not Of foolhardy
daring but of Intelligent courage and sweet
humanity: and her mailed heel Is pressing
the PROSTATE head Of all the cruel Ignorance
and hateful superstition Of the time.
DIED.
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