The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-02-23
1aE QyARAxTlxs P1YxIC1AH.:,
DR.. ". q. Austih..Hs' Many Isafse
Experieuce.-Hjs Forner O0clal
HefyIceS.
what other Leaain9 Pkysiciaas ssy "
the Appoantneat.

what other Leading TAystct0ns 6oy ~
the Appojntneat.
IN. O. PieAyNne.l
DR.. w. q. Austio, who was sscsauy
appolatsd YQaeraAaiae physle,an ~
Qoyarnor Ntcholls, hss feturnsd 60 the
city from NashVitte, Ttnp., whore 10
woat Ia coasultatioa on Tie Scoao so9
Bhhop McTysafs OF Vandasa,lt Unl-.
versity, who died the olhee day. ~
reporter OF the PicAyupe sought the
doctor out and ludulged IL . few Quee-
tions concesning the opposition 70 bic
eppolntunsut. i 4a'' 12f4sY sI,t1
Tue doctor said no had sseni The New !.
Osleausl papers on Saturday svonlnG..
while on the road near Mobile. aud |,
Rad the procesdtnSs Of the board OF
health. ft'''ei t'lisffs ss q
"CAn you assign any reason for tNu
opposiiiou ~ asked the writer.
aI cannot, except Il b, thai the
feleuds OF Dr.. Aby wish to- have, ,Alm
retained In ofl1os, II possibie," ansWss-
ed DR.. Austin. ssMy relations With
DR.. Ably are certainly ota very frlend--'
y character and cannot hsllevs that
no 10 heading or encouraging the op-
posltlon against mo, for ssasops well
known, to hiuassli. I was the ,physl-i
clan OF the Aby family, aud attended
some OF Ito members Id yellow fsvSf.
He knows my capacity ~ Wsil Do NY
elder ooufrec1s.'s sszss=@-,.
"Doetor, I go they have not attached
your ability 10 know and treat yellow;
fever ?"
"Thars trus, but they have said I
n 3 a. D~.a
Kohn, . member OF the boaed aoe
health, stated that Governor NtcAolts
had appointed . feeble old man., ). I
was very much astonished at this state.
msnt from Mr.. Kohn, % l have not
the honor Of bis personal Acquaintance.
am still In the actiys practice oe sany
profession, -nioht and dag, aud con-
sider myself physically able 10, attend
70 all the duties Of quaranttns oficss.
I consider further that quaranslno
Physician should have sxpsrlsucsa asa
kuowlsdgs Of yellow fever, 10 b. abls
to know It when he sees, 1t. ), 1e, .ha
lacked experience he might dstaln
chips to the deiriment OF commsscS.s'
Tho reporter asked the doctor n hS
did not at one tlme act az ptOsideut Of
the board Of health. ai.,.l- 100 yavny.ss
During the absence Of Dr.. Chopin
Dr.. Austin acted az president. When
The yellow fever broke out Ia the
Fourth district Ia 1879, DR.. Ausiin,
with the asslstancs Of the Auxiliary
Sanitary Association, succesded = Ia
stamping oat the disease 10 q 4shert
sime. .. ....,., d. .',........,a, "a.
"Did not your coufrerss generality
recommend you for the place p "FN
"They did not. Governor Nichols
knows that bad been ON the boas1fot
health aud had forty years'. experIeooe
and, therefore, did not require, sny-
thing. l asked no one 10 recon- mend
me-" ''t" ais'H
"Do you enjoy uniformly good
health P'' ...s .a. gpl1a,a1,aA
"Certainiy do. have not been
III since had the yellow fever forty
years ago, except last spring, when l
was laid up on account OF Injuries re.
ceivcd by having my foot run over BY
an ambulance" asfest b, g..
"What do you think Of the proposed
meetings to DO held by the Cotton and
Produce ExchAnges?'' ?''
81 have no fear Of the result, tor the
reason that = sufficient number of nsr-
chants know me and will agres that
com mercc ~ well as the public health
would not be jeopardIzed by me as
quarantine physiclan:" 's.7E"' 30
As the reporter bade the doctor good
night he was handed the foItowiug.
which explains Itself: .,..5 r..g .I
..... NEw ORLEANS, Feb. II, 1850.
This is to certify that have known DIR.
WIN. q. Austin for over twonty years, aud
that during all that time I have never
trouble which could incapaGitate him from
the performance of tho most arduous pro-
f0ssional work. His remarkable PHI ySical
strength and endurance is such aN practi-
cally to mako him much younger than his
years would lead ono to suppose. His
Intellectual force and vast experionce In
yellow fever needs no indors0E ont from
any ono familiar with his history, .ys2
SAMUEL LOGAN, M. d.
DIR. George X. Pratt, the distinguish
ed physician, was also Interviewed ai
his home on Prytania street. Ht
looked upon the appointment Of DR.
Austin as the very best that could b.
made. His past experience in yellow
fever peculiarly fitted him for the
position. He considered him physi
cslly able to perform all the lutiei
required as quarantine physician.
DR.. Pratt felt confident that Dr.
Austin would receive the c0rdiai ant
almost una nfmous Endorsement OF tn,
profession in the city. - ur
Advice TO Mothers.