The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-04

Sip. Il u pcssl6lo' foi yDa " desiroy 90
germs OF th( disasso that Lad
iound l0d gmsul IN the blood Of tho . ow
or the passongofp one, Two, or hvn feys
before arrival TO even detect lnelr
Probably nlno ten ihs Of the yellow
fsver epidemios have boon ossej by per.
sons from Injected places, instead OF
Your plan seems 70 bs very hap.
by one Tor the Toast harmful oil these
two vehicles OF injection and almo VI
vaiuelsss TOR the more dangerous
DR.. Van 0shen and Or. oiliphant
must have entertained views some
what similar 70 these, for they Advo-
Dated . detention Of dve days after fu-
lion OF the the new rules.
notice also In tho discussion upon
the subject that Or. Solomon opposed
detention, saying that the new system
would render u unnecessary; that the
danger with shlps lay IN the holds, and
~ these would be dislnfscted by an ao-
olimsted crew Al tho station, thare was
little danger oil the goncration OF conta-
gious diseases after the ship left the sta
ton for the city. You individually en-
dorsed the stat sment made by DIR. Solo
mon, and tho subsequent proceedings
left ne room 70 doubt that
he but voiced an expression
OF majority OF the board
Of health. was at loss 10 te-
termine the line Of argument that had
induced your honorable body 10 adopt q
system fraueht with so much danger
until the remerks above quoted made
the revelation. The tresiest. but by no
means the only danger irsm ships is
In tho holds; but unless you can devise
some way OF preventing sailors from
entering them during the Yoysge even
thorough maritime sanitation cannot
promise retroactive protection In
many vessels the sailors are compelled
to enter those dangerous places, aud
when 1t Is done two or three days before
reaching the quarantine station
and the partieH 40 f-ygsed pass on
without detention, the period Of lncu-
baton generally thought TO be between
three and five days, must necessarily
be complete IN the city.
Again, tho iiolds OF vessels, as before
stated, are not the only places on tho
sea where the poison of yellow foyer can
be transported. The baggage OF OH
GERS, passengers and crew and every
garment worn by. themi the blankets
and bedding OF oyecv cabin, can be
made carriers Of IL. From the hour II
ship leaves An infected atmosphere
there Ia danger TO those on board
until at least five days sf-
purified, and yhe interval of DAYS or
weeks does not materially diminish tho
danger.
When Won establish q rule of action
that yirtuallv ic.uores tho aboye proposi-
tion--a proposition that has 40 often
been demonstrated 10 your city and in
New York---you must turn deaf ear TO
the voice OF history and tho logic of
facts. You have, time and again, ex-
pressed the opinion that yellow fsyer
had originated in New Orleans. Be
that as It may there is no ground for the
assumption that II is indigenous to
Texas. III ever 1t bibernsted within
her borders, we nave Tor many
years feen free from epidemics
and we attribute our remarkable OK
emption to real, substantial, bona fide
quarantine. That old method may have
been q curse TO your city aud CONNER
ciai community, as stated by you, but il
has been bleasing 10 Texas, and be-
hind its yellow fiags her people have
prospered.
TIE OLD SYSTEM FOR TEXAS.
His excellency, the governor, In
structs mo TO eey that the old system
will be maintained and quarantine OF
detention enforced, Ii il hSs 80 be done
by interrlpting the very pheasant rela-
lions thet now exist betwesn Louisiana
and this state.
l have tho honor to DO
Your obedient servant,
x. NJ. SwEARESaEN,
AN EXCURSION.
1t is thought some 400 visitors will go
over to San Antonio tomorrow with the
press excursion.
GETTING BETTER.
The smallpox case is rapidly improv-
ing.
Trains from Dalias fsiled to reach
here last night and today, owing to
" '' AN Ass1cNxENr.
Smith Brothers. retail grocers, made
On assignment to-day. Liabilities
greatly IN excess Of assets,
~ WANTS 10 coMPsoMrsE.
r. Bertram, the wholesale grocer
who ASSIGNED the 0ther dav. made a
propositi0n TO it'd creditors to-day to
settle at 8sH cents on the dollar and It
VIII propspy pc accepted.
Tho s,nrswa conrt AHMED. n. II.
Ryan ct al. W. Texas q Pacific railway,
from Tarrant county.
"a; Isiis snu wiie W; = 1sosen M
y T T 4 Pacific rsiiwsv VS.. Evans Of
al, from Tarrant county.
Reversed and remanded: s. K. Smith
VS.. Texas d Pacific railway, from Tay-
lor county.
International d Great Northern rail-
way vs.. William Klause, from Comal
county.
j. @. Breckenridge VS.. e. v. Verrier,
S>.<x Ma v<~n A.