Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-03-21

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To the Chronicle:
| Your former editor having revisited
New Orleans after an. interval OF many
years, imagines that some OF the read
ers Of the CHRONICLE may care to hear
what he has TO say about it.
The business which carried me
South last week was that of attending
as delegate from the State Board oil
Health, the annual meeting of the
Sanitary. Council OF the Mississippi
Valley held at New Orleans on the
10th and 18th inst A few words as to
this useful organization may be in
place. It was initiated as one of the
results of the frightful epidemics OF
Yellow Fever which, few years ago,
not only decimated the cities of
New Orleans and Memphis but left its
deadly traces on almost every town or
city in the Southern basin of the Mis-
sissippi; but its scope of action is not
limited to the area visited by that
scourge alone. Illinois, Iowa, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and
West Virginia were represented at
last weeks meeting as well as Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi. Some of the ablest physi-
clans in the Mississippi Valley were
present as delegates, as well as some
very influential laymen, such as Col
ID. P. Haddin, the able president Of
the taxing district of Memphis and
Mr.. Roland OF Cincinnati, Ohio.
The immediate occasion of the pres
ent meeting was the prevalence of
epidemic Cholera i'll Europe, and it's
probable visitation in the Western
hemisphere during the present year
The Coucil fully conscious that the
States acting separately and independ-
emily can do little to arrest the pro-
gress of the epidemic urged upon the
United States Government vigilant
action commencing in the ports OF in
fected countries in Europe, through
the Intervention of our Consular
agents abroad. This, together with
efficient quarantine of American ports
and especially the placing a revenue
cutter at the mouth of the Mississippi
to detain there, all probably infected
vessels till their sanitary condition is
clearly ascertained.
The point however on which the
Council is now agreed Though divided
on the subject last year, by the non
concurrence of the Louisiana Board)
is in recommending that the Emer-
gency Fund voted by Congress shall
be expended under the direction OF
the National Board of Health, all State
organizations acting in subordination
to it. This recommendation it is be-
lieved, will be sustained by the State
Governments all hindrances on State
rights principles being held in abey-
ance.
In addition to this the committee
on distinction were instructed topre
pare report on disinfection and the
committee on sanitation one on gen
eral prophylactic measures in case OF
the epidemic arriving at our ports.
The final business was the election
CT officers for the ensuing year. These
were DIR. Pinckney Thompson of Ken
lucky, president in the place of the
Hon. d. p. MADDEN of Tennessee, DR..
Rauch of Illinois reelected Secretary,
and DIR. Holt of Louisiana. vice presi-
dent. Votes of thanks to the retiring
officers, ELECTED eloquent speeches of
commentator and replies to them
and the council separated with the
utmost harmony and good feeling.
The council has already exerted
a powerful influence on the sanitary |
policy of the nation, which will be |
augmented now that the divisions
which distracted it in 1884 are healed |
and it acts again as unit.
The writer very naturally took in"
the exposition and, if acceptable, will /!
give the CHRONICLE an account OF his |
visit to the great show next week. |
ID. F. w. !