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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
NATIONAL BOARD or
HEdLTH.


we present TO our readers this morning
a history Of the National Board Of Health,
as relatedby DR.. Smith, one of its members,
a physician Of ominence, VINO, when the
Board was fst mooied, was somewhat
doubtful as TO the utility OF its organiza-
ton. The doctor makes plain state
ment OF facts, many Of them IA
miliar TO the people of Memphis, and
all Of them susceptible Of proof. These
facts. so far as they concern the workings
and the results Of the Board, are in the
highest degree creditable, but 80 far as
they reflect the action Of Congress, are dis
croditablc tothat body. Wthoutany reason
10 justify II the National Legislature has for
five or six years neutralized the strength
and curtalcd the powers OF an orgnniza-
ton whose usefulness was conspicuous TO
the whole country in 1879. II has per
mttcd itself to DO worked upon by out
side influences 10 degrade most useful
and necessary adjunct Of the Government
Necessary TO tho maintenance Of the
public hcalth-and by the most round.
about methods possible to petty politicians
crcumyont its activities and reduce 1t "a
nulity. There has not been in that time
man In the Senate or In the House OF
Representatives. who had tho courage "a
introduce n bin 10 lcgislato the National
Board Of Health out Of existence, but
there have in the past six years been some
who could introduce legislation Ia
place tho annual appropriations for
the protection Of the public health
ut the DISPOSAL Of the President, who,
lending himself unwittingly, no doubt, Il
the scheme, turns this money over 10 IN,
Secretary Of the Treasury and hc to DR.
Hamilton. Surgeon General OF the Marin,
Hospital Service, whose efforts At Jackson.
vile during the present epidemic there
have proven such failure M TO prccipi'
tate upon the South panic and dread o
yellow fever that has not wholly died out
yet This history of the National Board
Of Health Is instructive, for the lesson Il
teaches Of how Congress could be- w1rkct
upon 10 destroy the usefulness Of an or.
gnnizaiion that, had II been this ycar
cncrgiscd by the money needed for il,
fullopcration, would have sayodth South
as Il did In 1879, from shotgun quar-,
nnuincs and the resulting disturbance o
traffic aud travel. To put the Nations
Board Of Health again upon ils feet or oI
ginizc a Bureau Of Public Health. viii
powers "a largo ~ thosc which II exercise,
In 1879. should bc the ono aim aud cnd O
the people Of the South until II is accom-
plishcd. Tho States south Of the pOtomn,
cannot afford 10 be- disturbed every yoal
~ they have this, ut the very outset Of bus
incss. They must therefore, Ia scli-dcicnsc
urge upon Congress by petition aud b,
appeals TO individual mcmbcu, the iul
measure oisurc,y and safety that Burcal
Of Public Health, charged with tho dut,
oi enforcing international and interstate
quarantine, cooperating with the Stat,
and local Health Boards would give, Il
this work Memphis should bc Gnt, an,
TuE ArrrAL hopes the Exchanges vii
lead OIL at Il nj an early day. They can
not begin too soon.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
TEAR OUT YOUR EYES 4"
And Peter strasbeo obeyod the Inox-
ornble Mandate OF the Spirits.

ANA fetef StraHDco Oboyou the InoN-
ornble Mandate OF the Spirits.
MATrooS, H., Sept 3O--Pctcr Strasbee,
u Chicago machinist, out OF funds, came
10 Nation Friday. About o o'clock Sat
urday night, he became possessed OF the
the halucination OF being controlled by
spirits, aud ut their command danced
until o'clock Sunday morning. when he
fled from his room without coat, hat or
shoes to get away from them. lie jumped
over the fence into an adjoining yard, but
they continued TO torture him. lie rushed
out ON q broad street, but when he stopped
TO recover his wasting yigor, he was again
surrounded by millions Of spirits. In APP
pcaling 10 them he said:
"What can do to induce you to cease
your tortured"
The spirits said: ''rcar out your eyes. "
al have but ono good eye aud do moi
want 30 lose il.
They were inexorihc, however, and in
sisted ON the execution OF their demand
| lie then ran the iorcBngcr OF each hand
| into the sockets and gougod his eyes out
| lie WIS iound about o'clock this morn
my insenNble ncnru barn thrce-iourths O
a mile from the boarling.housc. lie pro
scented CHASTITY appearance. lie wa
taken ia charge by the police, and physi
clans placed the balls In their proper posi-
ton. but on account Of inflammation ii wa
impossible 20 determine whether or no
the sight OF the good eye was injured.
While he was no longer disturbed by th,
spirits, yet the mania is still upon him.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

Democrat whose formulation Of these
charges We thus present does not hesitate
to believe them, and that johnson and
Hawkins are working for common end.
However this may be, THE AppEAL has
mover regarded Mr.. Johnson's candidacy
for Governor in any other hight than as an
aid TO Mr. Hawkins, because the Demo-
cratic party has all TO lose and nothing TO
gain by such candidacy. We 80 declared
when johnson accepted the nomination,
and we 30 believe today.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

MANY Of the Democrats Of Maury coun.
~ arr up In arms In opposition TO the res
olutions Of the convention inslruc,ing the
nominees Tor Senator Harris. They insist
that the same policy that prevailed with
the Davidson Democrats should have pro-
vailed at Columbia, whore dissent aud dis-
satisfaction are being loudly expressed.
A. The NdshrRs Amricln says ut Is NJ.
gnrdcd rs strictly Democratic TO let every
Democrat Ia the county alta time when
they Will all bc ou, say by dcpositins q
ballot who his preference IL ior senator
the rcsul, 10 operate ms instructions W,
cannot imagine anything morc consistent
with the idea OF a representative govern
mcnt, and We think tho action u m,
Mauy county CONVENTION will surpts,
the Democracy Of the State"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

TnE Caamoyi Time, rightcously In.
dgnant at the stupid comment. Of sonc
Of the New York and Philadelphia papcrr
upon the quamntInos 70 rigidly enforced
By many Of the Southern towns and cities,
sousibly says that the sioppagc Of trains
may have been Of temporary inconycn.
fence 10 few small points nothing morc.
There has been no scarcity Of supplies
nor VI help Of any Kind. The trains
were stopped after they had carried
the infection TO half a dozen points, In
several Of which Il had taken root They
were stopped In the inicrus, Of the great.
est number Of the Southern people, and
that tho sioppago hN been a hardship on
few We do not question, nor arc VIC
much gricycd thcrcat II they have been
hur, perhaps they will 20 In for an ciiici'
eni National Health Bureau With ample
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
TIE MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.

In an answer to the inquiry OF "a
Friend" who has had much experience
during the yellow fever epidemics in Mem
phis, and who is very anxious for the re-
yival Of the National Board Of Health or
the organization Of Bureau OF Public
Health, The APPEAL has to say that the
Marine Hospital Service is an adjunct Of
the Treasury Department. II was or
ganized and is conducted for the re-.
lief of men employed in the Merchant
Marine service, whether on the ocean the
gulf, the lakes or our great rivers. At all
OF the great seaports and lake cities, and
in most Of the cities on the Mississippi and
its tributaries, ii has large and commodi-
Gus hospitals for the care and treatment
OF sick or wounded seamen or roustabouts,
and these are maintained by stipulated
tax levied on those who serve on ships
and steamers or steamboats, in any capaci-
ty. This Marine Hospital Service, re.
strictcd ms its name implies, possess
es none Of the requisites OF essentials
in organization for quarantine service. 1t
cannot, M many suppose, send epidemic
patients 10 its hospitals, not even those
who are mariners. For this duty it relies
upon tho local health authorities, who
have places of detention for such persons
where they can be isolated TO prevent the
spread Of disease. Quarantine is as far
away from hospital supervision and
practice as it is possible to conceive
Of and for It's proper enforcement
il requires an organization as specific
as that for marine hospital practice. The
authorities Of New York or of Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania or Maryland have
never placed the organization and enforce
mcnt OF quarantine in the hands OF their
hospital physicians, nor do any Of the Eu.
ropean powers. Quarantine is wholly a
matter Of executive control and di-
rcctlon by competent physician
who understands the law and is
thoroughly up on epidemic diseases,
their duration and methods Of treatment
aud the best practical means Of preventing
their spread or for their suppression. In
the interest Of the whole country Congress
should relieve the Marine Hospital service
Of all responsibility for interstate or inter
national quarantine either, and conlino L
strictly to the objects fixed in the act call
ing 1t into existence, and II SHOULD
either revive the National Board O
Health or authorize the organization OF {
Bureau Of Public Health and invest !
with ample power TO establish and eniorc
quarantine, and thus prevent the sprea'
Of epidemic disease by isolatlng inicctc,
points aud preventing panic and terror
the interruption Of business, the loss O
trade and the prevention of travel an
traihc.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

TurRE are now fifteen cases Of fever
under treatment nj Decatur Ala. tive
deaths occurring yesterday. The physi
clans Of Jackson, Miss, state cmphatically
that the disease there has been yellow
lever, AMI order all refugees TO stay out o.
the city until irost No new cases OF
deaths hnyp occurred there. At Jack
sonyillc, Fla, there was markct
decrease in the number q cases yesterday
and the community have grown hopeful
because Of the cool weather. KILN,
irosis arr reported ut Nashville and Chat
tanooga. although the weather las growr
warmer Ia Memphis
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
Train Goes Through a rrc.,ie.

Columns. Ga, sept 3O.-A freight
train on tie Columbus 4 Western railroad
Tell sixty.Gye feet through Wild Cat tres.
Ito this morning, killing one man and
wounding a number Of others. Scxteen
cans and the engine wcru smashed. A
surgical corps went down with wrccking
train nj o'clock this morning and re-
turned tonight, bringing the dead and
wounded. ono train hand died tonight.
The trcstlc WIS frame structure, and
could not support the weight Of the big
consolidated engine.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

4 coHmsroSpESr In me NrdrHs Nm.
ocrai makcs the very scrious chang against
MI J. G. johnson. tho Prohibition candi.
date ior Governor thet he Is running
merely ~ an aid b Mr. Sam Hawkins. the
Republican candidate, aud be asserts that
there Is an understanding between them
shat, O) Mr. johnson Is and las always
been a Republican, aud that Die sympa.
lhics, his bolicis and his good wishes have
always been with that party 90, that
Mr. Hodges, the Prohibition Elccior
in the first Congressional District
was an ant.Taylor delegate In the
Gubcrnatohal Convention which nomi.
mated the Governor, and has since stated
that n hc failed 10 beat Taylor In the con.
ycn,ion lac nov intended 10 secure his
doiea, by eutcing Democrats into the
third party movement and thus weaken.
ing Taylor's support; and CO.., that there
has been a conference between the John.
ron and Hawkins people, and the fair
inference 10 that such conference means
o common purpose between the confer.
fcos, and that such purpose IL the
election Of Sam Hawkins." 7hs
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
prnmnca Ga ,Ilc OHIO.

LousyIrLE, KY, Sept 3O.-Sohn d.
Carpcr,on, u printer, son Of the Rcv. II.
g. Carpcnton, prominent Baptist min.
istcr, aud John Pcarcc, m old river man,
were drowned Ia the Ohio above the city
tonight Tho two, and Tony Mcakin, were
Ia a sail boat on pleasure trip when IL
capsizcd from carrying too much sail.
Mcakin swan 90 The shore Pcarcc has
been known ~ the best swimmer about
the fall, but got his Zoo, cntanglod in a
rope aud was held under the water. Both
bodios were found.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
rIouriog MIL. Huro.d.

TolEpo, o., Sept. AT I O'Clock this
morning the Armcda Touring mills, owned
and operated by T.. y. Qualc, caught IRE
from friction in the rolls, and the entire
structure, which was an immense five
story frame, waa entirely destroyed. Tho
entire loss on the mill aud contents ap-
pruximaics 100000, on which there WIS
s19 UOD Insurance.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
A nrIndIInr lnnnInr-

Nav YoEE, Sept. 3o.-A former Maiden
Lane jcwelcr, Sigiricd Sittncr by name,
was prisoner nj police headquarters to.
day ON the charge II SVindlIng a number
Of his former associate on the street Of
1000 Of jowclry. ills method was 20 oh.
tain jcwelry on the memorandum system
for the alleged purposo Of selling and gct.
ting money on II ~ pnvnbrDkcns
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
BlAiSE and Quay havc prcvancd. n,

BiAiSE and Quay have prevailed. Tho
Republicans In the Senate will not prcy
their tarin bill nor support the hshcrc
retaliation bill Well They will have "a
answer 10 the people for next years accu-
mutation Of surplus, 10 prevent which the
Democrats presented aud passed the Mills
bill. This will make easy sailing for the
prYunrral4.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
AMenIen Mnn.,,lun.

LOUISVILLE, Kya Sept, "a. Tho South
crn WOODEN Manufacturing company. ".
A. Carlcy, president, aul II. s Gilmore
SECRETARY, assigned Yesterday To 5. W.
spindle dnl G. A. Wilson. Liabilities,
$4,000. assets about equal, Of which $50.
600 is In plant
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
THE WEATHER.


WA-uiNGToy Sept ~ 9p m.
For Arkansas. Tcuuu,so, and Kentucky
= Warmer. inir. southvcstorly winds
Tor Mississippi slightly warmer; mir weather
ircsh a. Irish sputhVc,trrly winds
The river will iull slowly
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

CoLuNBus, Ga, SEP 90 The steamer
Thronlecska, with 400 bales Of cotton, was
burned at the mouth u Flint river today.
No lives wsrc lost los, $4,000 The
crew were picked up BY the steamer Naiad.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
Local Meteorological Report.

Gov TAlton continues To make Wig.
orous and aggressive canvass and already,
with five weeks yet 10 run, has made sam
Hawkins sick Bob means TO be elected
by an augmented" majority.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
NATIONAL QUARANTINE.
HOW IT WAS EFFECTIVELY MAIN
TANNED IN 1879.
History of the National Board of Health,
Which is Still vital Organization,
Only Needing a Congressional Appro-
priation to make II as Useful as Ever,

The following are extracts from paper
written by DR.. Stephen Smith, OF New
York. We reproduce them in these col
umns because they are pertinent to the
subject uppermost in the public mind
the re.establishment Of the national board
OF health or a bureau OF public health,
charged with the duties appertaining to
international and interstate quarantine, so
that the southern states may be protected
from shotgun guarantees and unrcasoning
panics like those that still prevail in some
quarters.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

power to regulate quarantine, and especi-
ally with power TO keep yellow fever and
other exotic diseases out OF the country"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01
CLEARINGHOUSE STATEMENT.
Comparative Showing Of the GROSS
Exchanges for the Week.

BosTOY, Mass, Sept 3O.-Ihc follow
ing table, compiled from dispatches
TO the Post from the managers OF the
leading clearing. housos in tho United
States, shows the gross exchanges for
the week ended September 20, 1883,
with rates per cent Of increase or de-
crease, as compared with the amounts
for the corresponding week in 1887:
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

was Loyalty aud vigorously sustained By
the American Public Health association,
bcs Of tho board, most Of whom have
held their positions At personal sacrifice,
have been chocred and sustained by rrso.
buttons Of confidence Of these bodies, and
by encouraging words and communicating
from saniarians aud the more prominent
member Of the med'al profession threugii-.
out the country. Differences Of opinion
should bc a board. or health oilice1
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-01

In the most enlightened spirit, and COM
plctcly succeeded in It's mission, there Is
abundant evidence New rules and rcgu.
'Il' composI'ion u the board was a. follows
~. .Hiri fionlpuHrr Famucl N. lcmis, 0i
lnutllnH d. iiultf T. nowditch, oi ha.sachu
.'is Nf 'Awr T. tabr''. VI NirRiuln. ~. llo.mcf
iunns'.. D m HuH. If i.ahfn ~ hlfhell. oi
IcnTrrat Nr struItH smith Of New lof.i pf
u p. N'Int ~ % sci ~ oluHbia. . - delalis-
neli 'tii stf' ~ % rts Dr. iehu Milin-s e'
tha Arm. 10. T. o. hIlialhe, 81 ihe Marine ~, ~
liial ,uufrs The 90. iarvel y. PhNliia solic
l'VsVoasaAl. l., TaonEs J. lsfaot, 81 ta' navy
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-12-27
Carter's Questions.

Mr.. E. III. Carter's grand Christ
mas prize offering is arousing an
intense interest throughout the
city and county. Mr.. Carter offers
copy ofWebster's unabridged die
tionary, latest edition, to the per-
son first answering correctly the
most of the following fifteen ques-
tions
/. What theories have been ad.
vanced to explain the purpose OF
pyramids /?
2. Did Columbus discover Amer.
ica2
8. Who founded the first circu.
lating library in America I?
4. What provoked the righteou,
indignation of the people over tbs
the dead body of Virginia ?
5. How was the silk werm first
introduced into Europe?
6. Who wrote the Shakspearear
plays?
Z. When and where did Gen
Lees army surrender to Gen. Grant
s. Who built the first steamboat
date of first trip2
8. Who founded the Universit,
of Virginia ?
10. What was the date of tn,
transmission of the first telegraphi
dispatch, between what cities wa
it transmitted and what was the frs
message sent?
IL. Who was "the sick man o
the East" and what nostrums ha
he been constrained to take?
II. Who pronounced the shortcs
funeral Grafton ever recorded2
13. Who was Botany Bay namec
by2
IA. Why ,.as a cart drawn b,
oxen the most convenient poke
book for Spartan?
Is. Where was the "Field o
the Cloth of Gold ?"
The judges of the contest will b,
Prot. d. A. Mcmillan, Rev. ]. A
Matthews and Prof. A. X. Yancey
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WILL MAKE NO EFFORT.
Are we Going to Lose the Race
Meeting pitts of Fair News.

The directors of the Fair Asso-
ciatinn met in the. parlers of the
Ringn at l0o'elock Friday morning,
WITH ". j. Bolts presiding. The
business of the meeting opened
with a report OF the auditing and
finance committee together with
a settlement with Treasurer
Clark. The report was approved
and the committee discharged
August 6, 1889. was named as
the day for the opening ofthe next
annual fair, which will continue
five days.
Discussion of the question oi
making an effort to secure the next
meeting of the State Trotting AS
sociation was opened, continuing
for sometime. 1t was finally con
cluded to make no effort to secure
the next meeting.
Each director was instructed, al
this mornings meeting, to canvass
among his lady friends for new
ideas as to the preparation of the
next catalogue. Ladies are invited
to communicate with Secretary
Glandon on this subject. Any
fresh idea as to the management
of the art departments will be re
ceived with thanks.
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Morehouse and Francis.


Governor Morehouse is now pre-
pairing a message to the legislature
in which he will argue that no
change should be made in the laws
governing the sale of Intoxicating
liquors by saloon keepers. The
governor has had very opportunity
TO retire from the office with a clean
record, but his step in this direc-
tion will resemble jealousy
whether it is or not. Morehouse
and Francis were both candidates
for the nomination for governor.
Francis won the victory over More.
house and was in due time elected
governor, although opposed on
every hand by the lower class oi
saloons. After the election it was
discovered that these saloon men
wieldeda power above the amount
OF money they paid for the privilege
So it was thought best by the St
Louis Republic and other prom.
lnent newspapers that Ihe saloon
license be raised to two or three
thousand dollars. But as Gov.
Morehouse and the Kansas City
Times are to make a fight over the
matter,presumably for the purpos,
of venting long cherished spit,
against the Republic, the affair viii
be watched with great deal o
! interest.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1888-12-27
The Verdict Unanimous.

w. d. Suit, Druggist, Bippus,
Ind, testities: 81 can recommend
Electric Bitters as the very besi
remedy. Every bottle sold has
given relief in every case. One
man took six bottles, and was cured
of Rheumatism of 10 years stand.
ing" Abraham Hare, druggist
Bellville, Ohio, allirms: 1.-THE
best selling medicine | have evel
handled in my 2Oyears' experience
is Electric Bitters." Thousands o.
others have added their testimony
so that the verdict is unanimou:
that Electric Bitters do cure al
diseases of the Liver, Kidneys oil
Blood. Only half dollar bottle
at J. f. Llewellyn's drug store.
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A NATIONAL ADMINISTRA-
T1ON

General Longstrest has just re-
turned to his home in Georgia from
a visit to Indianapolis, where he
called upon President-elect Harri-
son, and found him genial and
affable. According to the ex-rebel
brigadier Mr.. Harrison was devoid
of all prejudice towards the South,
and said that what he wanted was
friendly counsel, and the visitors
opinion was that the coming Ad.
ministration would be a national
and not a sectional one. If this is
to be SO, and there is no reason te
doubt it from present indications,
what bitter disappointment il
will be to the statesmen of the In.
gals type, who are still SO plenti-
full in the Republican ranks, and t.
those bloody-shirt journals Of the
Chicago Tribune and Commercial
Gazette type. 1t would be crafty
ing to know that these chronic dis
turbers of the public peace were
going to receive their quietus once
for all, and the requisite amount Q
firmness and tact on the part o
General Harlssn would surely &C
complish it.
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A XMAS CAROL.
Bx REV. J. A. MATTHEWS.

Rejoice. rejoice. believers,
Now comes the lenged- for light.
The ena of years If waiting,
Tile END # Inil aud night;
Fer heaven is singing
AUD angels are bringing
The news If our sayiors birth
Rejoice, rejoice believers
For time Is on she wahr,
Our God He Is appearing.
Our prayers are Rnt In vain
For bells are ringing
And Infants singing
The news OF our Savior's birth
Rejoice, rejoice. believers!
Here comes the Prince OF Peace,
The Captain of salvation,
The King of Righteousness.
And Heaven Is weiiing
For shepherds are telling
The news of our sayior's birth
Rejoice. rejoice. believers!
oh, earth, break forth aud sing,
In sweet accord pras. the L7rd
For the birth OF the Infant King.
For the stars are singing
And wise men are bringing
The news of our ,viors birth
Rejoice. rejoice. believers
Help to rebuild our earth.
Help to regain our Eden,
The Christians place of birth.
For prophets are telling
And priests are chanting
The Joy of our SaviOr's birth