The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-08
some grounds for grumbling, seeing that
she has to pay 81 for 1856 miles, and st,
Louis only pays 1928 for 800 miles?
A PLEA FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY

A PLEA FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY.
Now that most OF the people of this Soc
ton have recovered from the yellow fever
scare and that those whom a cunning self
interest induced to go about "cursing the
larger minded men who insisted upon non.
intercourse have quoted down, it is well
TO examine as briefly as these columns de-
mand into the modes OF quarantine in other
countries at similar juncturos and sec how
far the people OF the South were
justified in enforcing rigid non
intercourse with infected places. In
these modern days it has been found that,
Notwithstanding the searching, though
humane inspection OF passengers, the
isolation OF the sick and the detention
Of the healthy passengers OF steamships,
placing them under observation for a
length Of time equal TO the outside limits
Of the incubaliyc period Of disease il
has been carried into places whore there
was the true indus Of filth and there pre-
vailed with dreadful nnl decima,ing Of.
feet. This was the case when the cholera
was imported into Italy Egyptand France
three years ago. DR.. 5. =. Wise, Of Ohio
whose paper on "Cholcm and Qnurau-
tine il safe summary oil facts, thought
fully and fairly presented, says that In the
case OF these countries epidemic cholera
was beyond doubt the result OF Attendant
circumstances, which rendered quarantine
restrictions impmciicabIc, or else the
proper efforts worc not made 10 en-
force it4 measures rigid,y' II was the
knowledge that this would or could
be- the clso that forced the people Of the
South to adopt shotgun qu,rntincs. They
have long been familiar with the fact, rs
Dr. Wise scientifically states il, that "hu.
man portability with atmospheric agency
as a plus condition beyond the micrpbc or
bacillus, have obtained the nearest mp
proach to tho truth o. factors in the origin
u epidemic yellow foyer" The people Of
the South arr familiar with the fact, to
put it plainly, that all cIdcmics have origi-
mated with one ease settled amidst filthy
Surroundings, aud with attending circum-
stances 81 atmosphere, such ~ the lclc.
graph has told u Is 30 murh dreaded IN
Decatur and Jacksonville, aud as wc know
here in Memphis was ~ much dreaded In
1879 aud 1878. 10 prevent thn entrance
Of one man, therefore, is 10 prevent the
sowing Of the seed Of disease ia possibly
well prepared soil like the uncovered paris
OF Mcmphi, aud under possible conditions
oi atmospheric depression. This has been
accomplished by non-iutcronrsc and so
allied shoi.gmi qunmniincs which. o. F.uuk |
Lel''s Nusrutei Ncopgpcr declares, i5thc I
ubstiiulion ui anarchy Tor the rrign Of
NV. Surely people like those Of the
ou,h, who have always lived according to
lac forms nud spirit oi law nnd justice, can
not continue to encourage this SORT OF thing
mother year Business aud "a, wealth
md the safety Of lie forbid H. Therefore
InE ArrrAL urges the organization 81
National Bureau Of Health that should be-
.hlc to exclude disease boy absolute dcicn.
ion, inspection AMI observation at al
sorts aul where aud whenever diseases 49,
eria itself in town, city, village or ham
ct possess the authority nj once ON a
notification Of one ease tn Isolate IL, place
is inhabitants Ia camps IN healthy loca-
tons under inspection aud observation
and thu' leave thc ryst 81 the country free
to g1 abou, iB business unmolos,cd and |
without fear.