The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-04-12

The Mississippi State Board of
Health convened in the Senate CHAINS
Der Monday morning last, when there
were present: DR.. F. w. Dancy
President, Drs. E. P. Sale. Robert
Kells, ]. w. Bennett, G. A. Rice, w.
F. Hyer, S. V. d. Hill, B. Kittrell, s.
NJ, Taylor, John Wright and Writ
Johnston.
The following resolutions were Of
fered and unanimously adopted:
By DR.. Hyer:
WHEREAS, By tho unfavorable action
Of Congress in refusing to make nee.
essary appropriations to enable the
National Board of Health to perform
its functions under the law, the Board
of Health OF the State of Mississippi
has been deprived of the assistance of
valuable ally in their endeavors to
prevent the introduction of epidem-
ic disease into the State of Mississp>
pi and
WHEREAS, There is no other organ
lied body or force, having legal au.
thority to make the necessary inspec-
tons in cities on the Seaboard, that
has succeeded in obtaining that a.
mount OF confidence of the people of
the Mississippi Valley,and of the Mis-
sissippi State Board of Health as
fyould justify the Mississippi State
Board of Health in relying on their
faithful cooperation in preventing
the spread of epidemic diseases in the
Mississippi Valley; and.
WHEREAS, The Mississippi State
Board of Health is DESTROYS in time
Of danger to inaugurate and carry out
a quarantine of reason and not one
of instinct, which would work to the
injury Of neighboring States and
citiee; and
WHEREAS, The prevention of the
introduction of epidemic diseases in
to the State of Mississippi is an OBJ
ject Of paramount importance i'm.
portance in the opinion of this Board
therefore, be it
Resolved. By the Mississippi State
Board of Health, that the action OF
the National Board of Health in the
past demand the unqualified endorse
ment to this State Board Of Health;
be it further
Resolved, That the President OF
the United States be and is hereby
respectfully request to entrust the ex-
penditure of the contingent epidem-
ic fund of $1O0,OOO,0O to the Nation.
al Board of Health; be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary be
instructed to forward the above pre-
amble and resolutions to the Presi
dent Of the United States by tele-
graph.
By DR.. Kittrell:
WHEREAS, The intelligent interest
manifested throughout the country in
sanitary affairs afford gratifying evi
dence of the fact that popular sympa
thy ana support have at last been ems
listed in the great cause of preventive
medicine; and
WHEREAS, This result is due, in q
good degree, to the self sacrificing
labors of the puplic spirited citizens,
not members of the medical profes.
sion:
| Resolved, That it is eminently
proper that Boards of Health should
publicly acknowledge the value of the
services of those earnest and faithful
workers, who serve the cause of SAM,
tary service, without hope of fee OF
reward other than the approval Of
their own consciences and the pro.
motion of the public welfare.
| Resolyed, That i affords US espec-
ial pleasure to recognize in the New
Orleans Auxiliary Sanitary Associa.
ton a prominent and well organized
body of sanitarians, composed Of
many private citizens and some mem
bsrs OF the medical profession. who,
by their harmonious cooperation
have merited the public confidence
and support on account of arduous
sanitary services, which have been
characterized by intelligence, efficien>
cy, probiiy and patriotic zeal.
| Resoloed, That a copy of the
above preamble and resolution be
transmitted to the New Orleans Aux
iliary Sanitary Association.