St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-06-01
a SOUTHERN QUESTION.
0oW - Prevent the Rise and Spread q
Yellow Fever.

yellow levoRs
Dr.. w. c. Van Bibbcr. Q prominent
physician OF Baltimore. Md. has pub
lished . paper recently read by him
before tho Baltimore Academy Of
Medicine. upon the prevention Of ycl-
low fever in the South. DR.. Van Bib
ber's treatise IL q notable contribution
70 the literature OF the terrible scourge.
and abounds In valuable suggestions
as to the best means Of guarding
against its rise and spread. Argu-
ments arc forcibly presented In favor
Of improved sanitary methods, and .
more enlightened system Of quaran-
tine In Southern cities. Upon the
question Of proper sanitary conditions.
DR.. Van Bibber says:
in 1881, q paper was read before
tho American Public Health Associa'
ton. at their meeting in Savannah.
Ga, under the title OF Two Sugges-
tions Concerning Healthy Buildings
The first suggestion made was TO build
houses upon arches or piers In low,
aat grounds Man has the privilege
Of building under his own control. He
must take the earth as he finds it, but
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, It Is better to in
terpose stratum Of air between the
house and the ground. II the house be
built well up OF the ground. and the
earth paved beneath it. with no in
closed yards. then continued cleanli-
ness could be easily maintained. The
surface ventilation OF the air would be
one prominent advantage OF this style
Of building; surface drainage. an easy
abatement OF certain nuisances, with
consequent increased healthfulness and
comfort would be the result
III Macclenny and Jacksonville and
Decatur had been built in this way.
and had been kept according to the IN
tenti0n Of such . style Of building.
their Inhabitants would have been
saved the recent epidemic. This plan
Of building the houses we'll on the
ground. upon arches. columns or piers.
with clean hard pavements Of brick or
concrete underneath and around them.
l regard with great favor; il would not
only be an improvement in itself. but
would bring after it many other i'm
provements. Tho objections which
have been raised against it are the ex-
pense. the inconvenience and the dan
ger from violent storms. The expense
might be q little heavier at first, but II
all did'it this increased expense would
soon be equally distributed-if the
house cost more to build. the workmen
would get moro for building it. and
In this way it would not be considered
b6rdsn amongst the poor. As to in
convenienccs. 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 averted.
1T Is difficult for some minds to
divest themselves Of the early bias
which they have had from infancy.
from building on the ground with cell
lars. and pits and sinka These arc
not suited to low. nat lands In . warm
climate; Q sufficient standard Of cleanli-
ness can not b maintained In their
presence. or where they exist The
question as to how high the building
line should be OF the ground Il an
important one. II It ever comes TO be
considered as matter Of statute en-
actment"
Upon the subject Of the quarantine
Of the future. DE-. Van Bibbcr says:
'.Let us speak Of the attractive quar-
antine Of the future. In this, you will
eco four houses situated at . proper
distance from each other. In the most
accessible point Of the State. built and
appointed in . manner not only to
make them most efficient for the COM
fort Of the sick and afflicted citizens
and strangers, but TO serve also -
schools and models TO teach private
citizens how thcy can preserve amongst
themselves continued cleanliness and
give no fosthold TO preventable dis
case. The humblest man In the Com
monwoalth can not then plead igno-
rance - TO how he should and must
build his house and manage his
domestic affairs, 30 as TO preserve his
own health. not injure that Of his
neiRhbor, nor impair tho reputa-
tion Of his State. These four
buildings should have ample commu-
picatiOn with each other and the out
aide world by telegraph. telephone and
what other appliances the future may
have In store. Then NO one who II
quarantined will feel himself isol.ted
or harshly treated. The visitors from
sbroad and the denizen can alike re-
ceive and send messages from and TO
al points.
In these establishments all knowl-
edge Of yellow fever II to be centered;
here the disease can not only be treat
ed, but studied under the most favor.
able circumstances; and from them al
necessary rules for It's prevention
should emauate. They should be under
the control Of the Board Of Health. who
should be well selected and thoroughly
competent and they should 6ee that
nothing be wanting 70 mako the estab-
lishment - home-like and attractive
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