Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-04-11
NO. 49,.
A SOUTHERN QUESTION.


physician OF Baltimore. Nd. has pub
lishcd a paper recently read By him
before the Baltimore Academy Of
Medicine, upon the prevention Of yell
low fever in the South. DIR. Van BIB
bcr's treatise Is notable contribution
TO the literature OF the terrible scourgc.
and abounds In valuable suggestions
as to the BEST means o, guarding
against it, rise and spread. Argu-
ments are forci5ly presented In favor
OF improved sanitary methods. and .
more enlightened system Of quaran-
tine Ia Southern cities. Upon the
question OF proper sanitary conditions.
DR. Van Bibber says:
in 1881. paper was read before
the American Public Health Associa-
ton. At their meeting in Savannah.
Ga, under the title OF Two Suggcs-
lions Concerning Healthy Buildinga'
The first suggestion made was 20 build
houses upon arches or piers In low.
nat grounds Man has the privilege
Of building under his own control. Hs
must take the earth as he finds IL. bus
one style of building may be more
healthy. convenient and salubrious In
one situation than another. Instead Of
springing the houses out OF the ground
In low. Hat situations. il Is better to in
terpOse n stratum OF air between the
house aud the ground. II the house be
built well up OF the ground. and the
earth paved beneath il, with no in
closed yards. then continued eleanli-
ness could BE- easily maintained. The
surface ventilation of the air would b
one prominent advantage OF this style
OF building, surface drainage. an easy
abatement OF certain nuisances. with
consequent increased healthfulness and
comfort would be she result
If Maeclenny and Jacksonville and
Decatur had been built in this way.
and had been kept according 10 the in
tention OF such style Of building.
their inhabitants would have been
saved the recent epidemic. This plan
OF building the houses well OF the
ground, upon arches. columns or piers.
with clean hard pavements Of brick or
concrete underneath aud around them,
| regard with great favor; II would nos
only be an Improvement in itself. but
would bring after IL many other i'm
p~ovemcnts- The objections which
have been raised against il are the ex-
pense, the inconyeniences and the dam
ger from violent storms The expense
might be little heavier at first, but IL
all did il, this increased expense would
soon be equally distributed-if tho
house cost more to build. the workmea
would get more for building 1t. and
In this way 1t would not be considered
burden amongst the poor. A. 10 in
eonvenienc'ss. Il there be any. they are
not worth balancing against the gain.
and habit would soon make it cease TO
be felt The danger from violent
storms could be overcome by the sup
ports OF chimney stacks sprung from
the ground. or by supporting towers
or beams. By means OF which the
houses could be firmly secured. and all
danger ayerted.
1T il difficult for some minds to
divest themselves Of the early bias
which they have had from infancy,
from building on the ground with Gel
lars. and pits and sinks These arc
not suited 10 low. Hat lands In a warm
climate; sufficient standard of eleanii-
ness can not be maintained In their
presence. or where they exist The
question as to how high the building
line should be of the ground Is an
important one. IL it ever comes to b
considered rs a matter OF statute en-
actment-
Upon the subject OF the quarantine
Of the future. DIR. Van Bibber says:
Let US speak Of the attractive quar-
antine of the future. In this. you will
see four houses situated at u proper
distance from each other. In the moss
accessible point Of the State. built and
appointed in a manner not oRly to
make them most efficient for the COM
fort OF the sick and afflicted citizens
and strangers. but to serve also a.
schools and models to teach private
citizens how they can preserve amongst
themselves continued cleanliness and
give no fOothold 20 preventable dis
ease. The humblest man in the Com
nonwealth can not then plead igno-
rance as 10 how be should and must
build his house and manage his
domestic affairs, 50 n TO preserve his
own health. not injure that OF bis
ncighbOr. nor impair the rcpstA-
tion OF his State. These four
buildings should have ample commu-
nica,ion with each other and the out
side world by telegraph. telephone and
what other appliances the future may
have in store Then no one who 10
auarantined will feel himself isolated
or harshly treated The visitors from
abroad and the denizen can alike re-
ceive and send messages from AID 70
all points
In these establishments all knovl-
edge OF yellow fever is to be centered;
here the disease can not only be treat
ed. but studied under the most favor
able circumstances; and from them all
necessary rules for its prevention
should emanate- They should be under
the control of the Board OF Health. who
should be well selected and thoroughly
competent. aud they should see that
nothing be wanting to make the estab-
lishment as home-like and attractive
as the most agreeable resort"
The face is perfect index Of
character. Learn 70 read il The
man who can read men can tell what
sort Of a man IS carrying face as
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