The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-05-17
THE COAST AND YELLOW JACK.

THE COAST AND YELLOW JACK.
The idea prevails to a great eA'
tent in the interior Of this State.
that il is not altogether safe 10 So
iourn al our delightful Coast re-
sorts during the most attractive
season of summer, on account OF
the danger Of coming in contact
with yellow jack. Some are almost
afraid to meet a a from The
] Coast in the summer on any coca
sion. There are others who are not
so poorly informed. or so nervous
who would like 10 come, but hesi-
tate on account of The chances Of
being guaranteed away from there
interior homes, in case interior
towns and cities conceive the idea
that The Coast Is in The midst Of an
epidemic. We confess that their
is some good reason and foundation
for the latter apprehension. There
is no anticipating a Missls 'ippi
quarantine when the panic strikes
in. II is, as the poet says Of wo-
man, uncertain, coy and hard to
please.n But we would say 10
such would-be visitors that IN some
respects we have the advantage of
even the Mississippi shotgun quar-
antine In case we want 10 run,
which we seldom have occasion to
do, and can count runnings pretty
we'll with any populons part of The
State. Our advantage is that our
woods are free, and we have lots
of woods. All up through the beau
tiiul pine belt above us we have
thousands of acres OF unoccupied
lands, and if desired there are
many little houses, around which
breastw orks can soon be construct
ed OF logs, palmetto roots or goph-
ers. though the JackSonians may
need nothing but shot-guns.
But it is all a mistake about the
danger Of yellow fever OF the
Coast. In the first place The Cult
Coast is the healthiest portion of
The State by large odds, and the
very extreme purity of The atmos.
phere tends 10 discourage the in
PRODUCTION OF contagious diseases.
In the next place, on account OF
our foreign shipping, we maintain
every summer, boards of healths,
and a weIl-regulated quarantine
system, and are better prepared
that less vigilant localities for
stamping out the first appearance
Of a germ, as we usually do, even
when more isolated localities are
visited with the scourge. Last year
when The yellow fever was crop
ping out all over Alabama and
came near fastening upon Jackson
when her citizens were feeling Sc.
cure and doubtless looking with
plying eyes 10 the imperiled Coast,
we had no yellow fever, although
we are in direct communication by
rail with Jacksonville, Florida,
and never stopped trains nor travel.
But We quarantine Systematically,
and yellow jack stands a better
chance 10 march right up through
the hills, swamps and prairies than
to jump the Coast quarantine and
secure a foothold.
There are hundreds of Mississip-
plans who are sadly in need of a
breath of pure air and a bath in
the salt sea, who, on account of ex-
IRENE and unreasonable tImidity,
with reference 10 yellow fever on
The Coast are languishing and loos-
ing strength, health and beauty
rather than risk a few months on
The Coast. We assure them that
We have many citizens here who
have been here for years and have
never seen a case of yellow lecer,
and the chances for a long life are
better here than in any other por.
ton of the Stale, which a collection
of statistics would undoubtedly
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