The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-22

ton. The lagoon, If deep enough, will form Q
nne harbof fgr. the station BOAT, and Will nier
first ciasa faeiliHtles Tor landing patients near
sapliy. II il proposed to build comfortable
roomy apartments for the eiek and a, as =, the
astsnReJ with yellow fever their ward will Of
course be the largest Nest will be wardh for
the healthy nsssengers Or aeatneh, VIM WI, VII We
or MT they have the goods II disease IN their
system. These wards or BUILDINGS WV e. IT,
moved fer enough to e ha c aea rdn anr other
djaapgea such az small pns. etc
THE arArIoN
will be fitted out also With q iHll supply ol
tents. IL he set no In ease OF overcrowdinR 81
the wards For persoua hale and hearty. life IN
n tipbt tent on snIp Island, with good naterera.
would not he a dsmal existence ny Rny means.
Fish. crabs end oysters ahaund eng suat ea ~
renewed health The National hoard q Health
81 thls station, ani the work viii begin. imne
h. Damreil. vaaaea entering the MIssssippi
ns sas NV Viii t. sa II h,p aand Aha hepa
treated ae above mentioned As coon as the
fact becomes generally known, no Doubt sh're
bbip leland h. save unnecessary travel. The
National Board " Health haa no power over
state boards end aets partly as ~, auxiliary.
sick and infected. whom il never was prepared
e care fF p,NHs,y u hardly to for
borne itself clear II ~ interferepea with
State or local auarantnes. acting rather n ep
advisory and asaistant capacity, The estahlish-
ment of this Silly Island station will prove
great advantage to our cGmmuntty aud the
benefits will soon he realized, for heailes
caring for The suffering siek on ehirboard II
selves but to The whole Mississippi valley.
Heretofore vesaele coming from tropical
ports were required 10 have clean bills Of
II - h,.n Va YYftlI Ep ri IA
however, that all billie Of health pre- clean bills
of health" II y now proposed 10 haze q law
statements and also ID station At some of ihe
principally infected porte, .eueh as Havana
Matanz ,, no e,s esnstt medical rEanta
any OF those ports bound hither.
HoNE AGAIN.
Having taken good look all around we ven
tured to the light houae, aud having taken
parting drink Of water wilt, Mr.; Meuall. the
and rowed aboard the Areturus. aud trinrina
our anchor stood for biloxi. wing and wing;
but before dropnln,s TIE re-, subject ! Tlah to
Gall Informed ue It was twenty feet deep and
Furnishes an abundance Of splendid soft water
i9r both drinking and washing u " rematka,
where one would naturally expect nothing hut
brine. Or. Demlae: who will Walt the ieland
there proposes TO eink drove wellH, and will,
no doubt, procure an extensive supply OF good
water for all purposes
The favoring breeze waited us of last to
Biloxi. whore we parted With Dr Billings aud
Mr., nhodenetein who proceeded to Mobile 10
consuIt with Major namrell aa to the proposed
Morbs, and from thence the Doctor goaa 70
Washington, where be hsa hia headquarters.
The Doctor ia genial gentleman, and the Ma
tional Board evidently made happy seleetion
pf ita vice president He Ia an enthusiast In
his profession and enters heart and soul into
the many sanitary meaeurea proposed tn he
carried out by the National Board and for the
prt N III n a n
terest Of acience DR.. Remaa IL known es one
OF our deepeat thinkera and II moat untirine,
striving always Tor the good Of our citizens and
section. IT the future bears fruit M the bloom
promises. we have aeen the worai of our epl-
denies and ataFnation III business. ana can
look forward to bright daya.