Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-08
Americas Public EEeaEEa AssocT.
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SECOND PAPER.

SECONO 1AGEhs
It will be seen in my first paper
that the first six meetings of the
American Public Health association
met in northern cites, VI lille the last
three have been held in southern
cities, as will the next beat Savan
nah, Ga. It may be asked, "Why
this Transient" The answer is, that
the president-elect, each year, ap-
points an executive committee, one
Of whose duties it is to select the
next place of meeting. Generally,
there are several invitations from
various cities for the association to
''honor them with the next session, y
and the committee selects the one
furnishing the greatest interest and
inducements for q successful meet
ing. Now, since the purpose Of this
association is to wage war continual
ly against disease, and since unusual
diseases intensity public excitement
and interest, and this in turn is the
best pabulum for large and interest
ing public meetings, it is easy to see
why the association has been making
its selections where either yellow
fever, cholera OF dengue have
prevailed, more or less, for the
last four or five summers.
The whole literature of these sub
jects has been, and is being, studied
most assiduously, and the greatest
efforts and scrutiny are seeking to
penetrate into the hitherto mysteri-
GUS agencies at work as cause and
effect III these diseases On the field
OF their own selection,
New Orleans seemed and certainly
proved. to be the most propitious
place for this years meeting. She
sent generous inyi alton, and then
with open hands and warm heart she
most Hospitality welcomed her in
vited guests, who came by hundreds
from the east and west and from the
frozen north, borne on the great iron
arms that reach out invitinely in
almost every direction.
Freedom Of the city was conferred
and enjoyed. The street cars were
free, and with open, airy windows it
seemed that we had suddenly
wakened in a fresh May morning;
through orange orchards, cypress
parks and alligator swamps to the
neighboring lake sides and summer
retreats, and all was free.
The Mississippi river likewise was
Tree to all who wished to walk, swim
or ride, but the most of us, however.
preferred the latter on a well eouin-
ped and provisioned steamer.
but true southern hospitality has
been so often described and enioved
by SO many of your readers that the
mere mention of it is equal to, or
better than, a feeble effort of mine to
describe it.
For several weeks the rain had
poured almost necessarily, and most
Of the city was washed very thor~
some Of the outstreets were
almost impossible for vehicles. /
noticed that the milk seemed rather
diluted, the COWS having fed on such
dai-p grass, and I suppose become
diluted too. l never saw more or
derry city than New Orleans, nor
one under better government.
The business of the association
principally in hearing and
discussing papers on sanitary and
other scientific subjects especially
connected with disease and medi-
cine.
During the present session, papers
On the following subjects were read
md discussed:
Two papers on Abattoirs (slaugh-
5er houses). One on the sanitary
condition of cities. One on the
Texas cattle fever. One on storm
water. One on action of muddy
water on sewage. One on storm
water and house drainage. One on
economic sanitation. One on econo-
mic sanitation of Memphis. One OF
the sanitary feature OF the Florida
ship canal (proposed). One on sani-
alton OF elnigrant ships. Two On
lengue fever. One on epidemics.
One on sanitation aud education. |
0ne on domesoic pestilences. One
on sc1ools-diph theria in. One on
stopping smallpox in Chicago. One |
IN tenament house reform. One on
health is public wealth. One on CON
Illusions of Havana commission. One |
N coast feyers. Thee on yellow
ever.
The time had expired (four days of
'hree sessions per day., and many
papers of great interest had to be !
read by title and referred to the
committee. In subse-
4Ue4t numbers we will review some
u these papers for practical, inter
7stlng thoughts. A, B. TADLocK. {
Ibe County seems to be 81 filled |
with Specific, for the cure of lung dis.
eases that one scaTCely knows which |