The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1889-04-12
A SOUTHERN QUESTION.
How 60 Prevent the Rise and Spread oi
Yellow Fever.

lished 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
ber's treatise is a notable contribution
to 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 are forcibly presented in favor
of improved sanitary methods, and a
more enlightened system of quaran-
tine in Southern cities. Upon the
question of proper sanitary conditions,
DR.. Van Bibber says:
I'm 1881, a paper was read before
the 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,
fat grounds Man has the privilege
of building under his own control. He
muat 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, fat situations, it is better to in
terpose a stratum OF air between the
house and the ground. If the house be
built well up off 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.
''If Macclenny and Jacksonville and
Decatur had been built in this way,
md had been kept according to the in
JentiOn of such a style of building,
their inhabitants would have been
saved the recent epidemic. This plan
of building the houses we'll of the
ground, upon arches, columns or piers,
With clean hard pavements OF brick or
concrete underneath and around them,
| regard with great favor; it would not
only be an improvement in itself, but
would bring after it many other inn
provements. The objections which
have been raised against it are the ex-
pense, the inconveniences and the dan
ger from violent storms. The expense
might be a little heavier at first, but IL
all did it, this increased expense would
soon be equally distributed-if the
house cost more to build, the worlrmen
would get more for building it, and
in this way it would not be considered
burden amongst the poor. As to in
convenienccs, if there be any, they arc
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 tho
houses could be firmly secured, and all
danger averted.
cit is 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 are
not suited to low, fat lands in warm
climate; a sufficient standard OF cleanli-
ness can not be maintained in their
| presence, or where they exist The
question as to how high the building
inc should be off the ground is an
Important one, If it ever comes TO be
,ousidered as a matter Of statute en-
tctment"
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 proper
| distance from each other, in the most
| accessible point of the State. built and
| appointed in q manner not only 10
| make them most efficient for the COM
| fort of the sick and afflicted citizens
| and strangers, but to serve also as
| schools and models to teach private
citizens how they can preserve amongst
| themselves continued cleanliness and
| olive no foothold TO preventable dis
| ease. The humblest man in tho Com
| monwealth can not then plead igno-
/ rance as to how he should and must
| build his house and manage his
domestic affairs, so as to preserve his
| own health, not injure that OF his
/ nei0hbor. nor impair the reputa-
| tion Of his State. These four
| buildings should have ample comm u
| nication with each other and the out
side world by telegraph, telephone ana
what other appliances the future may
have I'm store. Then no one who is
ouaraDffued will feel himself isolated
or barshlv treated. The visitors from
| abroad and the denizen can allke re-
| ceive and send messages from ana 70
all points.
| "In these establishments all knoWl-
edoe OF yellow fever Is to be centcrea;
here the disease can not only be treat
| ed. but studied under the most faVor-
able circumstances; and from then az
necessary rules for its prevention
abolIId enanate They should be under
the control OF the Board OF Health, who
| sbould be well selected and thoroughly
comDetent. and they should see that
nothing be wanting to make the cslao-
lishment as home-like and attractive
a. the most agreeable resort
The face is a perfect index ol
character. Learn to read It. The
man who can read men can tell whai
sort of a man Il carrying a face a.
soon as he sees face. The hypocrit'
deceives nobody but those who vii
NOT read a book that is as open ~
human nature
The subscriber 10 a religious papei
writes: stop my paper. You talk toe
much about foreign heather. Better
convert the pagans at home hrst-
Vhoreupon the editor says; ''All right
I'VE viii begin on you. II you will re aS
our paper" Pretty gooa ldoa'
"A carload AnastasiaP Well
,,or,inallv, a carload" OF freight i
about twenty thousand pounds. Ninet.
barrels OF -four IS a carload, and siEt.
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