Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-31
RAUcH's RAsHNEss.
His Bogus Claim of Friends in
This State.
A Jack In the Box Who should
Stay at Home.
N. 0. States. %.

The following article appeared iu
the Chicago Times on Wednesday
morning last:
DR.. John q. -Rauch, Secretary Of
the Illinois State Board of Health,
and q member of the Sanitary Council
Of the Mississippi Valley, returned to
Chicago yesterday, after several weeks
absence in the Southern States
While the Doctor was in Louisiana
the State Board of Health passed a
resolution, at the instigation Of DR..
Jones, the President, requesting the
Governor of Louisiana to request the
Governor of Illinois to request Dr.
Rauch to attend to his affairs in this
State, and not NEEDLE in those of
Louisiana. The Sanitary Council is a
voluntary association Shich succeeded
to the National Board of Health's
duties BY agreement In speaking of
the action of the Louisiana Board last
night DR.. Raueh said: 1T amounts to
nothing, have more friends in New
Orleans to-day than Jones has, and
the State Board hasn't the sup
port Of the citizens. There is
an auxiliary sanitary society which
works in harmony with us. Our
suggestions in regard to quarantine
have been adopted, and we could de-
sire nothing further. But the States
along the Mississippi river wouldn't be
satisfied to let the Louisiana State
Board dictate to them as to what the
management of yellow fever should
be. My position has been sustained,
and will be in the future, so that any
petty animosity on the part of mem.
Der Of the Louisiana Board won't in
terfere with the precautions against
yellow fever"
will the lever be likely to make its
way north this year2"
No. | don't think there is any
danger of that. We are safe from il |
General Ord caught the fever at Vera
Cruz"
A PROMINENT GENTLEMAN
of this city, who. is we'll versed in |
health matters, was shown the article |
by States resporter and asked his |
opinion.
The first thing to take up is that
part OF the article which says that DR..
Rsuch has more friends in Louisiana
than DR.. Jones, which is simply
ldiotic. The very fact that recently
all OF our business exchanges, at a
meeting, passed resolutions indorsinp
the State Board of Health, and plac
ing perfect confidence in our Board
shows that DR.. Jones is trusted i'm.
plicitly.
"Dr. Rauch states that the Sanitary
Council is a volunteer association
which succeeded to the National
Board Of Health's duties by agrees
ment.
This statement is nonsensical in all
details, for the reason that the Ma,
tional Board Of Health, when in ex
Silence, was legally constituted BODY.
while the Mississippi Sanitary Council
mas no more legal status than the
Lime Kiln Club" Illegal bodies
cannot succeed legalized bodies, and
1 DR.. Rauch gets as badly mixed in
lis sanitation as he does in his logic.
7 will be quite the proper thing for
he government Of Illinois to keep him
It home.
80 far as the remark about petty
is concerned, it seems to
ne that the Board has grounds for
Iomething more than petty animosity.
Any ons knows it is not the proper
hing for an officer of one State to
'ttempt to interfere with the affairs Of |
lnother. DR.. Rauch is a gentleman
State health Office in Iii
lois. If cholera was introduced into
New Orleans from Chicago, | imagine
le would object strenuously to have
Dr.. Jones visit Illinois, and attempt
o control his method of suppressing
hat disease"
What effect will this statement of
Dr.; Rauch have upon the State Board
# Health?"
so far as his views are concerned,
re has not varied the policy of the
itate Board Of Health of Louisiana a
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