Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1889-03-19
South Side Letter.


To the Chronicle
The recent articles in the Clarks-
vile papers concerning sanitation is
a move in the light direction, and
the citizens should heed the advice
given them. 1t is a fact that the
great epidemic at Jacksonville, Fla,
was due, in great measure, to the
bad sanitary condition of the city at
the time the dreaded disease, yellow
fever, made its appearance in the
place. People had put money into
different enterprises and were so
much taken with money making
that no attention, whatever, was
paid to any sanitary measures, and
as consequence a dire calamity
befell that great Southern city. The
disease did not originate in Jackson
vile, nor did it originate in the State
of Florida. 1t was let into Tampa,
from Havana, Cuba, on account of
pure carelessness on the part of the
people at that place. Tampa is a
Gulf port, on the pininsular, and only
about a days journey, by steamer
from Cuba. Vessels ply back and
forth at will, all seasons of the year,
and for the sake of this small trade
from that country, the officials at
these Southern ports allow fever to
come in on the vessels, and to spread
all over the State. There has never
been an epidemic of yellow fever in
Florida which could not be easily
traced to Cuba, the home of the
scourage.
The mildness of the past winter
makes it almost an impossibility for
the health authorities to effectually
stamp cut the dregs of the last cpl
demic, and it is more than probable
that the disease will make its appear
ance again this summer, and it be-
hooves the cities of the South to be
on their guard in that direction.
There is hardly Il possibility that
this country, ClarksviIleand vicinity,
will ever suffer from an epidemic,
though it is well enough to be on the
safe side. 1t is said that the past
winter is a sister to the one of 1916,
and if this spring and summer are
cOunterparts of those of that year,
death will hold high carnival in the
land. 1t takes very little money and
labor to put such city as GAINESVILLE
in good sanitary condition, and no
time should be lost in removing all
decaying matter outside the city
limits and having it cremated. The
sanitary officers at Jacksonville, and
all other Southern cities, tried sew
eral disinfectants and are of the opin-
ion that lime is the cheapest and
most effective one they used.
A large congregation was noticed
at Salem last Sunday.
A movement is on foot to build
new church somewhere in the Bend
The place has not as yet been located,
but it will likely be on the spot, or
near where Salem now stands.
A picnic will be given to the
members of the Salem Sunday school
al an early date, which promises to
eclipse any former effort in this line,
for which the South Side people are
so famous.
The second quarterly meeting for
the Antioch circuit will held at Sa-
lem the fifth Sunday in March, with
dinner on the ground Saturday.
Rev. j. w. Cullom will preach the
funeral of the late VIM. Pruitt, at
Salem, the first Sunday in May.
Jack Graham>is up from his recent
attack of pneumonia.
Miss He3sie Cooke is confined to
her bed by sickness.
Messrs John Daily and Dick Rich
ardson. accompanied by their wives,
ire expected on the South Side in
May or June to spend the heated
erm with friends. John and Dick
nave their headquarters at Pasestine,
Tex, and host of friends will give
hem hearty welcome in this coun-
ry.
Prof, Whitfield left for his home on
he North side of tho river the other
lay. He is not in Il physical condi- {
ion to teach school at pr, sent, though
he intends coming back and finish {
ng his term at Poplar Grove. s
II. G. j. {
March Is, 1899 j.,