The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-16
THE CHOLERA.
What Our Physicians Think
OF Its Appearing Next
Spring.
What Ought to Be Done bv
Way Of Sanitary
Prevention.
words Of Warning that Should
BE Hooded and Acted
Upon.

A BAzOO representative yesterday inter
viewed large member of theileading physi-
clans of this city in regard to the probabil-
tiles OF cholera making its appearance in
this Country next spring, and the llowine
is summary OF the opinions expressed by
them:
From the history Ct the disease 10 the
past, there Is every re son TO believe that ii
will make It's appearance here the coming
spriIg or summer, and very little grounds
10 hope it VIII not. Among medical men
throughoui the United States there :. EN-,
~ be but one opinion, which is that the
only hope Of escape lies in TIE most rigid
sanitary and quarantine resui 4tions, aud
tue careful separation OF The ISOLATED cases
which may occur from contact with the
community as sp eddy as possible.
Inc United Sla'es government
ard the ses-coss; to2us are
moving in the matter, and The wis st pr
cautions and most thorough sanitarr meas
ures are being pursued OF course, this
Is the main thing TO be done at presert,sn
will go FAR 10 prevent an epidemic.
THE INTERIOR
OF the country, however, cannot solely de-
PEND upon such precautions to prevent the
disease from Invading the country. At
mOspheric conditions and unfsvorsble san
itary conditions are BELIEVED Dy some To
breed the disease spontaneously, but,
it does or not, with our great net
work of railroads, Constant Immigration
and grest travel, these conditions will un-
develop from clothing or per-
soDs who have come 10 contact with il al
"a =.
sary for interior towns aad cities to ne
due precautions in the way of cleanliness
IS II is Tor coast towns TO do so.
IN sEDALIA,
the generally express d opinion WIS. that
the greatest caution and most CAREFUL prep |
aration should be made. Indeed, remarked |
one physician, we srs in one sense in more
danger than even the sea coast, because |
while they receive the influx mainly from
one ocean, Sedslis is the center
through which passes the traffic and |
immigration OF both coasts |
and thousands Of immigrants from ali |
parts of the Old world pass through here
every yesr on their way south and west |
from the esst, many of whom have not |
changed their clothing since starting from |
Europe, while hundreds of mongolisns |
pass east from the western coast. The |
great wonder is that SD Ills has so long
escaped with so little epidemic as it has,
nor can ii much longer continue to do so |
With its increasing growth, unless the most
,are:ul sanitary conditions are adopted and |
preserved.
OUR PRESENT SANITARY CONDITION
S snJthing but encouraging, and the dill
oriness with which steps are being taken
% improve it are anything but assurir or
wise. Sedslia's board OF health is little
more THAI figure head and is possessed of
fery little power. The condition of the
,ity treasury is claimed to be such as pre-
,ludes the authorities from any extensive
operations such as are necessary owing TO
ne long neglect aud carelessness of the
past. Yet. ii is the universal opinion of
he b $. informed people end medical men
hat unless something is done, the city, in
Ill probability, viii be swept with the
lesolating pestileuce which once Sc
n motion will prove disssastrous
,eyond conception.
Such, In plain terms, is the opinion Of
'edalia's medical faculty, and the BAzoo
lives it place that people may know where
hey stand and what kind of danger is
nensciog them aud what means are neces-
AIRY to evadeit.
The question is, will they unite as the
'eopls of ST. Louis have, and by a volun-
AIRY subscription supply funds sufficient to
cleanse the city before spriUg
omes, and thus be re ldy 10 meet the COM
Dg of any form of epidemic or sickne
luder the most favorable circumstances.
ha PAynn hos hGf0 II 4
many idle men in the city who would be
lad to earn an honest PENNY rather than
i've BY charity, could be employed at this
Tork, In addition 10 which with :
little proper management the great float
ng tramp element just now emigrating to
Iard the south might be largely utilized
nd made TO do few days honest work.
rom twenty to Fifty of these miserable be-
ngs are being jailed nightly by the police
D order to prevent their depreda.ions and
re given their breakfasts next morning {
nd turned loose, on condition that they
I'LL leave the city, because they cannot be
lsliZed IS mstters now stand. Each one
theni, Therefore, simply entails a cost {
poa the city, and finding himself fur I
i,hed With nights lodging and meal !
My induces him 10 return and brings
Tiers With him.
These depredstors should be compelled
work for what Ihey get, and il they were I
cavity fined and compelled to work il I
Ut on the streets, Sedalia would cease to g
rendezvous for trampss
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