Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-07-23
SPITE WORK
By the Louisiana State Board Of Health
Against Memphis and the Ma
ffOoai Board.
A Lively Article from the Times Dem
ocrat on the subject-HfII We
Flicker?

To show how deadly is the hate of the
Louisiana State Board to the National
Board of Health, the APPEAL republishes
| the following special from Washington to
the New Orleans Picdyune.
wAsHrSeroE, July 2o-The president of the
| louisiana State Board of Health has telsgrsphed
OF the marine hospital service. stating that the
reports sent out from there as to the unhealthy
| deaths. from al causes, had occurred within the
last twenty-fonr hours; which was a remarkably
last week the death rate less than twenty per
thousand. He also requested some action TO be |
taken In reference TO the distractions of the I'M
| loading at Memphis Of all such merchandise as |
coffee in bags snd cotton The dsPssh beng
DR.. Hamilton should cause his representative at
New Orleans 70 make an inspection of all boats |
going out OF that city bound for Memphis, and to |
give the captain of each a certificate as to the ex-
and the general health of the boat conveying it, |
He also directed the inspection to be made With
others were to-day before the Senate Sub-Commit-
tee on Appropriations, to advocate increased
appropriation for the National Board of Health.
THE TWO POINTS
of interest in the dispatch are, first, an
effort to induce the treasury department to so
interfere through the marine hospital sery-
ice 10 require the local authorities in
Memphis to receive all goods from New
Orleans whether in their judgment il ia safe
for them TO do so or not In other words,
they shall accept the certificate OF the marine
hospital surgeon in New Orleans as al +
official guarantee that there is no danger
from yellow-fever infection from there. |
That amounts 10 taking the inspection serv-
ice from the National Board and placing II |
IN the hands OF the marine hospital service I
II the inspection service by river and rail s
can be better administered by the marine /
hospital service than the National Board of
Health, let the marine hospital service have
IN and do with he | ,
But the whole Mississippi valley country is
directly interested in all things affecting the a
M portation OF yellow-fever into New Orleans v
Ind its spread from there Just at this il
esson q
IT SEEMS IMPoLITIC b
o make these changes. Moreover, the very Il
objection urged against the National Board q
Inspection by the Louisiana State Board b
z1herv, Federal Interference IN local ar r
airs-is applicable in this instance by the re
reasury department interfering by requiring sc
iemphis TO receive all goods whether il
fishes to do or not. The Memphis pl
may seem to those interested in
hese shipments TO have been a little pre-
Ipifate in their action in placing embargo Ds
n certain leading articles of commerce be-
Veen New Orleans and Memphis; but il M,
lust be considered that this action was in r..
uced BY two considerations-the official Yo
oti6cation of the National Board of Health, -.
trough it's secretary, to its inspectors to be 'e'
repaired to put out of com mission its whole o,
rviee by July 18th; and the other-xa ss.e- 90
ct OF one Imported Case On yellow=ie7er Sea
eng oMclaiiy reported IN Ne" orleans; II NJ
ust be remembered that it is by this kind ~
lnoinerence or negngence on the part OF
lose Responsible LOT the administration Oh
lie Mississippi river Quarantine station De
w New Orleans that every epidemic of yell
viewer that has ever scoursed this country w
as lad its origin.
THE SECOND POINT
interest in the dispatch is that Senator
arris, OF Tennessee, and others were before
e sup-cotn mittee, whlcn was CONSIDERING ~
e appropriations LOT tne mainlenance o. oI
e inspecIloh service unoer Inc Na'ionsi
oard. 70
Inc Ne" orleans 1mes-DenocTdt Oh the As
ct has an interesting editorial on this sub TN
ct, and seems to take the only proper view ea
r final settlement OF this question: Ii sh'
rtainly involves large interests TO New oV
rleans, and unless the country has some WI
surance as TO more reliable repor's ABOUT
e existence or non-existence OF yeilow-feyer spi
that city and efficiency in the administra-
On Of its Quarantine against vessels coming no
rectiy from known injected ports, 1t VIII
ntinue 70 De regarded with oistfust, ana Is SOL
apie al any time curing the dangerous
riod-tnat Il, from one ISL 10 Oc,ooer ISL csi
TO nave us commerce interiered WIN.
AS lar as memphis Is concerned IL hao pet Inc
l, give up all communication with ne"
rleans Tor tnat period thsn De placed even co.
ider suspicion. IL must overcome the sil
eludiGe now against H. wnieh IS Iast oeing W.
me. IL must DC remempereu tnat mem PMS w,
Inc only city IN this country mat mas oeen
p]ected 70 an almost perfect isolation Ior foi
rec months, tust as one injected mouse IN =,
y "ould 10 prevent 'ne injection Oh yeiiow' 'os
yer passing beyond us nml.sc Anotneo
en- experience as tbat Oh 1910 ana 1913 un
"a Inc Town had as well De aoandoneo.
SENSIBLE VIEW.
The following il the article from the Times.
.uoerot. nFrom ali horizons of the M;ss;s-
mi; valley comes Iond and earnest nro,est. pei
s;nst the action of CongTess in vf,tnaIIv
olisbing the National Board of Health by
thdrawing its supplies. No late act Of
,uoress has called forth such Opposition or sui
CHI bitter and upfriendIy comments. or !
omises TO be 40 injurious as this. Vicks-
no protests and demands an Inspection !
vice. Memphis. in her race. issues a omar
time manifesto against the entire South; !