Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-14


mere matter Il sociology . how 70 pre-
veat yellow fever from becoming epi-
denic- Dr. W. C. Van Bibber. Of Bal
tmore. has published \ paper real By
him before the Baltimore AcaiemT %
Medicine. DeSemher {. I.>s. in whieh
he Suggests measures b. which the
danger Il yellow fever m.E Be reduced
a. a min mum A. 4 contribution TO
she literature q III dreadful d-trOz r..
DR. Van Eibher- rsp-r hss the Hl~rt
ot hsssffy and dirrrines< lie writes
for the people. and hs suggestions. be
ing grounded upon m sc5eE-
ufc experience wTih The scourSe. are
emnentiy practical aud wi~e Perhaps
the most valuable hiHis to the more
Northern States u those emb aced IN
The Yellow fewer district are those IN
reference 10 quarantine regulation
After point NJ ont that the present s-
tenn OF quarantine j.. wholly inadequate
for the roseciiou o; esti.s against the
infection II Ih~ yellow fever germ. he
psoeeeis 10 deiue how the sanitary
eonsiIgipns u m exposed city or town
e2n he Ten lerei such ~ TO absolutely
TTeveni the development Of disease.
esen IL the I'm shoul,l pass quarantine
lie dos nos ar-ue aga n>t the cont A.
uarlOu of Tigsi quarantine. but rather
against m aa>Oi-le dependence upon
1t A. 4 Precautionary m-a-sIre. and IN
favor Il = change u methods EVER
toiy who reai lat current
reports VI the seXatOsEs and eyea cruel
su~blsetaOns To quarantine Ti-OrUEsl.-s
in>tisztei by unreasonable fear. and IN
MANY case hy i~-Rorance AMI inconi-
P@t-nee To dra. = ia matters Of such
vital Importance wIl understand that
I. EvfoTml % quarantine methods : most
urg-nt- 10 scrrcriy = State south Of
the OHIO = there 4 fSoart q Health o.
gsnLlrd wi.h Competent powers 20 set
e~fhri~1tiy in e1-~ IL evliesHc ansf cor
- u-ut Pauie- aHi "a none of them j..
thsre any hnHaue and adequate system
Of quarantine such 4 thing n inter-
state quarantine uyyulaton doe rot
c2-t. and When IN emery ucy srlsc.
ue ms-t extreme anu often u-nnrccssarv
uea~ure- are reverted to for -pC0,.csol
against ini-et.on- Il is needless to ~
that thee measure are g~rlrrally wor~s
than a-ek->. AMI result in much per
soBsI >uf~rinS zu-i IN ezt-us ve lu5arv
10 vital iute -,> e the State affected
The cruel and uhuuian shotgun ..lar-
antiu~. wheh Aa> masie famous 'zss
faiL l. the nstusai result Il thIs lack OG
ss~'@n aui general sutEo ~
Dr. Nau Bsbter unsI-staAes to show
how tbs state st aIalr- MAJ be rene
is'i by a Little le-a!z,ou and the az
~pea.ii'ure II 4 Moderate amour; e
s"uet- tie >ay> OF Jhr quarantine IL
tEe iu,Iie IN this vOa will see fsslr
hpu>es situated 4 a proper distance
from s1ch other. IN The most aes-S,sae
p0 nj u th- safe Lalt anal AZ p.nt-,i
u a nlaGn-r not oaly To- make tE-u
me-t shlcaeut for the comfort % th..
sek ant afflicted citszeu> auJ ssrzursr.
but To -erve al~o n -eho0gs an msssl,
to teach pT vale eltEreu- now the. au
p~-rvr an1Sug themselves essa. aud
& saalues 5n1 give No fa<iShDit - r--
v~ea1ihb- 8>~2 Ine huusess nlaa ID
the commonwealth cannot then ul--I
isuSF4ncr =. 10 hSw he should All must
bslild rs hOssss AMI manage hS DOM
tie Affairs - a. To pgsssrxe a. oua
health. no, iuiuTe that IL hS nezsHor.
nor impair the reputation OF hs Sale
TE.Se four buildings should have ampl.
Communication with each other and the
OUTSIDE world ~ Telephone AMI whaE
"ther A. Phsuces the future nav have IN
store Thea No q Who i quarant neil
vii feel himself ISOLATED Or hzr>hiv
tTsaieL The citizen from abroad snd
tie dsnrxsH can alike receive =nd sens
me>sages from and To all points"
IN these houses All actual eases are 10
b. treated. snsi these Who are simply
he'll N e~ss-tosiy arc to have losIsment
They are designed 10 provide for he
~ - ~ AAEc A0>A 0Ea0ks
germ nal diseases. yellow fever. eAolera
and smallpox Ihey world BE under the
e%oatrol Of the State Board Of Health n
body which would then have 4 Iocal
kabisatiOu ~ well A. = tame. and full
Owers to deal with the exigene@ ii
the situation - they should arse
>ous sueh system must &c adopted
the temporary makeshifss suggested bx
the p~resenee OF immediate danser 10
longer suizeIng-
Ia regard 10 sanitation Dr- Van BIB
Der Suggestions are VS.. and IN III ;
respect the city OF Louisville should
beSur herself Las. NINE sh- ou-re.I
her gate to th- hylng refugees when
al others were barrel .<airs. taem-
The generosity was prasewarthv. bur the
rsS VA great Ii the eeas0n shousi
arse again she should hs AIRED
- - generous without rseSiessIy ea-
danger ~ the lives u her etEzen<- Not
only sh0uit the streets De thorouwhlx
eieaueA bat the health AUTHORITIES
shoe 4 su leet private houses and wards
froat 11d rear to n more rzHf scrutiny.
ami cOuDel the t~hO1ghtIess and the
careless TO \ more clearly and les slaa-
gvr0ss mode Of EfS-Loaigrs fK-l
forsshsrrctaE
ACCORDING to the iass repOr &C the
Board II I'm grAi5on there - been a
Considerable DECREASE of late IA The
uumbsr u Immigrants Iiurlng the /. 4